

But four knee operations changed his plans.
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As a teenager he dreamed of becoming a professional athlete. What the heck, it's all in fun.'Ĭhristopher hadn't considered acting as a career until he was interviewed in Hollywood. The photographs ami very artsy, very tasteful. 'The picture in Playgirl were taken by a friend of mine, Greg Gorman, so I was relaxed.

It was no big deal for me to adjust to my nude scenes in 'Blue Lagoon' or running around in a loin cloth. The human body, unfortunately, makes some people self-conscious. 'There's a difference between nudity and sex. There's nothing really wrong or immoral about the nudity. 'You only go around once in this life so you do it all. That's their problem, like the preachers who tried to ban 'Blue Lagoon.' I don't worry about them.'Ĭhristopher, like Bo, is undisturbed about running around unclad, although he hadn't give it much thought until the casting director for 'Blue Lagoon' asked him how he felt about taking off his clothes. 'The biggest objections will come from people who don't see the layout.
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There's no full frontal poses in the layout. 'There will probably be some negative stuff, but there could be some positive results, too. 'Look, I posed for Playgirl to stir up some controversy,' he said, wearing a broad grin along with his clothes. It's getting so Christopher won't be recognized unless he's in the buff. Recently he completed his second film, 'The Pirate Movie,' with Kristy McNichol, a spoof of 'The Pirates of Penzance.' And yes, he has one scene in which he appears in a loin cloth. Then he was beckoned out of the blue to test in Hollywood for 'Blue Lagoon.' A week or so after getting his diploma from a Rye, N.Y., high school he was on his way to Fiji and sunburn. Until three years ago, Christopher was just another high school graduate with vague dreams of studying medicine.
