I had never seen 1986's Youngblood until last week. Sure, I downloaded the scene of Rob Lowe in a jockstrap, but that was the only scene that I'd seen. Last week I saw it playing on my on demand 80's movie channel and decided to DVR. I'm glad I did.
In addition to Lowe's gratuitous jock strap scene, there were also many moments of hot men. The film also featured Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves and an actor I'd seen before, but not really focused on until seeing this film, The gorgeous Jim Youngs played Kelly Youngblood, the older brother of Rob's character Dean. Although he only had a handful of scenes, Youngs was a highlight. Not only was his character pivotal in getting Dean back on the ice, Youngs beautiful face and sexy eighties hair had me wanting to see and find out more.
The Secrets of Midland Heights (1980)
Youngs got his big break in the late 70's starring along side Ken Wahl in The Wanderers. (1979) He went on to appear on television in TV movies including The Executioners Song, Splendor in the Grass and the short lived prime-time soap The Secrets of Midland Heights. The nighttime drama was cashing in on the success of Dallas and also featured Linda Hamilton and Lorenzo Lamas.
Youngs was back on the big screen in 1983 and had supporting roles in a string of box office hits including Youngblood, Hotshot and as Lori Singer's boyfriend in Footloose. Incredibly talented, good looking and charismatic, Youngs roles on screen began to diminish as the 80's went on. By the time the 90's rolled around, Youngs was back doing guest shots on television including roles with former co-star Wahl on Wiseguy, and turns on NYPD Blue, Babylon 5 and Silk Stalkings.
Hotshot (1986)
Youngs last official credit was sadly back in 1995. It's always difficult to understand why some actors, especially those as talented as Youngs hit a wall, especially have his string of hits. There were rumors of projects in 2012, but thus far, nothing has made it past the pre-production stage.
Footloose (1984)
In researching Youngs, I could only come up with one nude scene, and it's not the greatest. Youngs had a brief flash of butt in the 1985 teen drama Out of Control. You can check it out on the NEXT PAGE HERE:
Youngs with Ken Wahl
Youngblood (1986)
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