Willie Aames

Willie Aames (born Albert William Upton July 15, 1960, in Orange County, California, U.S.) is an actor best known for the roles of Buddy Lembeck on "Charles in Charge", the film "Zapped!", Tommy Bradford on "Eight is Enough" and the voice of Hank on the cartoon "Dungeons & Dragons". He also hosted a game show "The Krypton Factor" from 1990-91.

Infobox actor
name = Willie Aames

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birthname = Albert William Upton
birthdate = birth date and age|1960|7|15|df=y
birthplace = Los Angeles, California, USA
spouse = Maylo McCaslin (1986-present)
Victoria Averbach (1979-1984) (divorced)

He played the character of "Robbie Hamlin" on the ABC soap opera "Edge of Night". He also originated the role of Leonard Unger, the son of Felix Unger (Tony Randall), on the ABC-TV series "The Odd Couple", a part that was later played by Leif Garrett.

He attended Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California, and was in both the choir and the Madrigal Ensemble.

During the late 70s/early 80s, he formed a rock band called "Willie Aames & Paradise," where he was lead singer/guitarist. "Paradise" was also the name of a 1982 movie in which he appeared with Phoebe Cates. He also appeared in the films "Scavenger Hunt" and "Zapped!" (with his future "Charles in Charge" co-star Scott Baio).

From 1995 to 2004, he starred in a video series and annual touring performances as the Christian superhero Bibleman, although he has since retired from the role.

In 2005, he appeared on VH1's "Celebrity Fit Club 2", where he lost 19 pounds. Aames is one of the more notorious contestants to appear on the show, after a huge blow-up with the trainer, Drill Instructor Harvey Walden IV. Aames gained weight at several of the show's weigh ins, but still managed to lose 10.2% of his body weight. Since appearing on the show, Aames has found a passion for hunting, and has his own hunting program on TV. Aames started Fit Club at 187 lbs, and finished the show at 168 lbs, but, subsequently gained back all of the weight climbing to 191 lbs. Aames appeared on "Celebrity Fit Club 6: Boot Camp", where he lost 26 lbs for a total of 165 lbs. He won the individual prize.

Aames struggled with drugs and alcohol for over twenty years. [http://www.adherents.com/people/pa/Willie_Aames.html] He became a born–again Christian about three months before he married his second wife, Maylo McCaslin, and purchased a house in Bolivar, Missouri.

Aames resides in Olathe, Kansas, with second wife Maylo McCaslin. They married on March 15, 1986, and have a daughter, Harleigh Jean (born 1990). Aames also has a son, Christopher (born 1981), from his first marriage.

He and his wife were both victims of childhood sexual abuse and both are active relating to that cause.

Filmography

Film roles

Television roles

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NAME= Aames, Willie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Upton, Albert William
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= 1960-7-15
PLACE OF BIRTH= Los Angeles, California, USA
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