Lance Kerwin, James at 16 and Salem's Lot star, dies at 62

[+ jeezopete]

RIP

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/lance-kerwin-james-16-salems-234253382.html

[+ WilliamM]

So sorry!

[Guest]

I never had heard of him before, but it looks as though he had a rough life punctuated by drug addiction, according to his GoFundMe page:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-lance-kerwin-and-his-family?utm_campaign=p_cp_display&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer

"...Having himself been helped by the U-Turn for Christ program, he left Hollywood behind; and in 1997 began serving as overseer of the U-Turn for Christ ranch in Perrin, California. In 2006, he began serving with the U-Turn for Christ ministry out on the small island of Kauai, Hawaii-a residential faith-based treatment program helping men to overcome addiction. Since that time, the ministry has helped hundreds of men turn their lives around and leave behind lives of hopelessness in favor of a life of hope and faith...".

62 is too young to die! 😢

[+ jeezopete]

I remember having a teenage crush on him when he starred in James at 15/James at 16. Also enjoyed him in Salem's Lot, but don't recall seeing him in anything else.

[misterhumphries]

I remember how controversial "James at 15" was when it was aired. There was no show before it that dealt frankly and realistically with male teen sexuality.