Profile
Rick Springfield
Australian Musician and Actor
Male
Born
Aug 23, 1949
Age
63
Hometown
South Wentworthvi...
Genres
Pop rock + Hard r...
Performed With
Zoot (band)
Record Label
RCA Camden
Other Names
Springthorpe, Ric...
Rick Springfield is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. He was a member of pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971 and then started his solo career with his début single "Speak to the Sky" reaching the top 10 in Australia. In mid-1972… Read More
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Romance
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Barbara PorterMarried 1984
Family
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Rick Springfield
Age 63
parents
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Norman SpringthorpeFather, d.1981
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EileenMother
siblings
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Mike SpringthorpeBrother
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Rick Springfield To Publish Debut Novel In 2014Yahoo News - May 28, 2013
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Rick Springfield To Write 'Spiritual' NovelUSA Today - May 27, 2013
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Michael Buble Gives Impromptu Performance To Shocked Nyc Subway RidersUS Magazine - Apr 26, 2013
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Watch: 'General Hospital': The MusicalABC News - Apr 07, 2013
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1949
Birth
Richard Lewis Springthorpe (later known as Rick Springfield) was born in South Wentworthville, a western suburb of Sydney, on 23 August 1949.
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1960
10 Years Old
Due to his father's Army career, the Springthorpe family moved to London, where they lived between 1960 to 1962.
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TEENAGE
1964
14 Years Old
In 1964, he joined Moppa Blues as a guitarist alongside fellow guitarist Mike Elliott.
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1968
18 Years Old
In 1968, Springfield was approached by Pete Watson (ex-MPD Ltd, bass guitarist) to join his group Rockhouse and he was first referred to as "Rick Springfield".
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1969
19 Years Old
In September 1969, Springfield replaced Roger Hicks as lead guitarist and vocalist in Zoot, with Birtles on bass guitar and vocals, Darryl Cotton on lead vocals and guitar, and Rick Brewer on drums.
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TWENTIES
1972
22 Years Old
After recording his début album, Beginnings in London, Springfield moved to the United States in mid-1972.
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In 1973, Springfield signed to Columbia Records and recorded his second album, Comic Book Heroes, which was also produced by Porter.
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1974
24 Years Old
From September, he starred as "himself" in the ABC-TV Saturday morning cartoon series Mission: Magic!, for which he usually wrote and performed an original song in each episode. In 1974, Springfield issued an Australia-only album, Mission: Magic! which was "full of infectious bubblegum pop songs".
1976
26 Years Old
His single, "Take a Hand", reached the US top 50 in 1976 and was from the album Wait for Night, which was issued by his new label Chelsea Records.
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THIRTIES
Springfield continued to write and record, and in 1981 released his next album, Working Class Dog; it spawned the single, "Jessie's Girl", which peaked at No. 1 for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart.
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In 1984, Springfield made one full length feature film, Hard to Hold, and in 1998 he played in the film Legion.
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1989
39 Years Old
In 1989, Springfield starred in the film Nick Knight, in which he played an 800 year old vampire seeking a cure for his condition.
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FORTIES
1991
41 Years Old
In 1991, Springfield appeared in the made for TV movie, Dying to Dance.
1995
45 Years Old
In addition to the roles on television and in film, Springfield also acted in musical theatre. In 1995, he was a member of the original Broadway cast of the musical Smokey Joe's Cafe.
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FIFTIES
2000
50 Years Old
From February 2000 through December 2002, Springfield performed in EFX Alive! at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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2005
55 Years Old
In December 2005, Springfield was asked by the General Hospital producers to return to the show, and he returned to his role as Dr. Noah Drake after a 23-year absence.
2007
57 Years Old
His run was subsequently extended, although as of 2007 he remains a guest star on recurring status, and not a full contract cast member.
LATE ADULTHOOD
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In 2010, Springfield published his autobiography, Late, Late at Night: A Memoir.
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