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* NiceGuy: Despite his rather troublesome life, he's always got time for the fans, and is said to be one of the most genuine and sweetest guys in show business. It's also the reason why his subsequent breakdown took many by surprise.
** [[http://www.leifgarrettfans.com/sightings.html These fan encounters]] have this trope in full effect.
** [[http://www.leifgarrettfans.com/sightings.html These fan encounters]] have this trope in full effect.
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* {{Earworm}}: [[PunctuatedForEmphasis ''I! Was made for dancin'! All-all-all-all night long!'']]
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** BeserkButton: Mispronounce Leif's name while talking to any {{fangirl}} and prepare to run for your life...
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* StepfordSmiler: A Type 1 during the height of his fame.
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** Then again, ''Feel The Need'' was this to ''Leif Garrett''. A new disco sound was adopted in favour of the PowerPop, PopRock treatment of covers used beforehand. His subsequent TeenIdol catalogue had a mixture of both sounds.
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* HazelEyes: Has a lovely pair of these. They're often incorrectly assumed or remembered as being blue.
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* CarefulWithThatAxe: In many of his songs, naturally during his cover of "Smells Like Teen Spirit".
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** '''''Feel the need''''' ''oh,'' '''''feel the need''''' ''in me...''
** '''''Same goes for you''''', ''your mama too...''
** ''The feeling inside,'' '''''can't explain...'''''
** '''''Feel the need''''' ''oh,'' '''''feel the need''''' ''in me...''
** '''''Same goes for you''''', ''your mama too...''
** ''The feeling inside,'' '''''can't explain...'''''
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* CreatorBreakdown: His legal troubles have unfortunately earned him more airtime than his creative endeavours in the past decade and-a-half.
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* BrotherSisterTeam: Was this with his younger sister, Dawn Lyn. They appeared in many television and film spots together, where some of the storylines even resulted in an [[Squick awkward]] case of BrotherSisterIncest.
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* RemixTheSong: A remix of "I Was Made For Dancin'" appeared on the 2007 release ''The Three Sides Of...''
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Garrett has had many run-ins with the law, particularly regarding his long-running drug habit. An episode of BehindTheMusic in 1999 reconciled him with his former best friend who he paralysed in a substance-fuelled car accident.
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* AudienceParticipation: His recent live gigs often involve inviting audince members to sing with him onstage.
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** Plus he's covered songs like "Lola", "Sky High", "The Final Countdown" and "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)" for iTunes releases.
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* ButtMonkey: Is frequently made fun of in World's Dumbest.
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* AudienceParticipation: His recent live gigs often involve inviting audince members to sing with him onstage.
** He's also used "I Was Made For Dancin'" an an AudienceParticipationSong. At the halfway mark he invites audience members onstage to dance with him.
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* FaceOfTheBand / IAmTheBand: Qualifies as this for the two bands he joined following his decline in Idol status.
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** He alludes to this in the song "Just Like Me".
* BreakUpSong: "Borrowed Time", "Alive (Today)"
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* DrugsAreBad: Ironically, he covered the song "Kicks" in 1979 for the album ''Same Goes For You'', around the time he started using.
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* DrugsAreBad: Ironically, [[IsntItIronic Ironically]], he covered the song "Kicks" in 1979 for the album ''Same Goes For You'', around the time he started using.using.
** His 2004 collaboration with The Crush-Ups, ''Betty Ford For X-mas'', uses this ironically. It also qualifies as a StealthParody.
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* IntercourseWithYou: "Are You Satisfied?"Satisfied?", to an extent.
* LoveIsADrug: He also covered the song "Love Is The Drug" by RoxyMusic.
* LoveNostalgiaSong: "Still I Wish"
* LoveNostalgiaSong: "Still I Wish"
* LyricsDissonance: "Symptoms". The song speaks of a dying relationship to an upbeat soundtrack.
* NewSoundAlbum: Went from a PowerPop/{{Disco}}/TeenPop sound during his heyday (though he has acknowledged that this sound was due to ExecutiveMeddling) to an AlternativeRock / {{Grunge}} sound in the 1990s.
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* HypocriticalHumor: Uses this to full effect on ''World's Dumbest'' when criticising the subjects of the videos for their outlandish, lawbreaking behaviour.
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* CreatorBacklash: Despite openly saying he doesn't care for "I Was Made For Dancin'", he's still known to frequently perform it live, for the sake of his former teenage fanbase attending his concerts for nostalgia.
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* TeenIdol: A classic, if tragic, example.
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* TeenIdol: A classic, if tragic, example. His fanbase in the late 1970s and to a lesser extent the early 1980s and late 1990s rivalled that of JustinBieber or OneDirection today.
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** He's also covered "Singin' in the Rain", "Bad to Me", "California Girls", "Put Your Head on My Shoulder", "Johnny B. Goode", "That's All", "Stuck in the Middle With You", the list goes on...
** Plus he's covered songs like "Lola", "Sky High", "The Final Countdown" and "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)" for iTunes releases.
** And that's not even going into the covers he's done live.
** Plus he's covered songs like "Lola", "Sky High", "The Final Countdown" and "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)" for iTunes releases.
** And that's not even going into the covers he's done live.
* IWasQuiteALooker: People often comment, in various media and in RealLife, about how cute Garrett was as a teenager.
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* SignatureSong: The disco hit "I Was Made For Dancin'". His covers of "Runaround Sue", "The Wanderer" and "Surfin' USA" also qualify.
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* SignatureSong: The disco disco-ready international hit "I Was Made For Dancin'". His covers of "Runaround Sue", "The Wanderer" and "Surfin' USA" also qualify.
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* AwesomeMcCoolname: After his father had left the family, Leif's mother suggested he change his name for his burgeoning acting career. He initially went by 'Leif Per' (Per is his middle name), but found that casting agents had trouble pronouncing it. One day he received a paycheck that was accidentally addressed to a 'Leif Garrett'. He then decided to adopt that name.
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* AwesomeMcCoolname: AwesomeMcCoolname / MeaningfulName: After his father had left the family, Leif's mother suggested he change his name for his burgeoning acting career. He initially went by 'Leif Per' (Per is his middle name), but found that casting agents had trouble pronouncing it. One day he received a paycheck that was accidentally addressed to a 'Leif Garrett'. He After he and his mother discovered that the name 'Garrett' meant 'mountain' and denoted strength, he then decided to adopt that name.
* BrotherSisterTeam: Was this with his younger sister, Dawn Lyn. They appeared in many television and film spots together, where some of the storylines even resulted in an awkward case of BrotherSisterIncest.
* CashCowFranchise / TheMerch / MerchandiseDriven: In the late 1970s, he was this. He appeared in everything from records, television specials and magazines to even notebooks.
* ContractualPurity: This and the various other pitfalls of fame is said to have contributed to his drug use.
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* FormerChildStarFormerChildStar: Parodied in his role on ''Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star''. He even contributes vocals to the song "Child Stars on Your Television".
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* NotChristianRock: He claims the song "Sight Unseen", Unseen" to be this, despite the fact he performed it with a the Christian Metal group.group Liberty n' Justice.
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* VocalEvolution: Went from a polished alto in the late 1970s to a deep, husky growl in his Alternative period.
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Television Work:
* ''Nanny and the Professor'' (1970)
* ''Black Noon'' (1971)
* ''Circle of Fear'' (1973)
* ''Strange Homecoming'' (1974)
* ''The Last Survivors'' (1975)
* ''[[StarmakingRole Three for the Road]]'' (1975) (cancelled after 13 episodes)
* ''Flood!'' (1976)
* ''Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion'' (1977)
* ''Family'' (1978)
* ''Wonder Woman'' (1978)
* ''CHiPs'' (1979)
* ''VH1's 8-Track Flashback'' (1995–1996)
* ''American Black Beauty'' (2005)
* ''Celebrity Fear Factor'' (2005)
* ''Ty Murray's Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge'' (2007) (cancelled after 6 episodes)
* ''TheSmokingGunPresentsWorldsDumbest...'' (2008)
* ''Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew'' (2010)
Television Work:
* ''Nanny and the Professor'' (1970)
* ''Black Noon'' (1971)
* ''Circle of Fear'' (1973)
* ''Strange Homecoming'' (1974)
* ''The Last Survivors'' (1975)
* ''[[StarmakingRole Three for the Road]]'' (1975) (cancelled after 13 episodes)
* ''Flood!'' (1976)
* ''Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion'' (1977)
* ''Family'' (1978)
* ''Wonder Woman'' (1978)
* ''CHiPs'' (1979)
* ''VH1's 8-Track Flashback'' (1995–1996)
* ''American Black Beauty'' (2005)
* ''Celebrity Fear Factor'' (2005)
* ''Ty Murray's Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge'' (2007) (cancelled after 6 episodes)
* ''TheSmokingGunPresentsWorldsDumbest...'' (2008)
* ''Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew'' (2010)
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* ''Thunder Alley' Alley'' (1985)
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Filmography:
* ''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'' (1969)
* ''Walking Tall'' (1973)
* ''Devil Times Five'' (1974)
* ''Macon County Line'' (1974)
* ''Walking Tall Part 2'' (1975)
* ''God's Gun'' (1976)
* ''Paper Tigers'' (1977)
* ''Kid Vengeance'' (1977)
* ''Walking Tall: Final Chapter'' (1977)
* ''Skateboard'' (1978)
* ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' (1978)
* ''Longshot'' (1981)
* ''The Outsiders'' (1983)
* ''Shaker Run'' (1985)
* ''Thunder Alley' (1985)
* ''Delta Fever'' (1987)
* ''Cheerleader Camp'' (1987)
* ''Party Line'' (1988)
* ''The Banker'' (1989)
* ''The Spirit of '76'' (1990)
* ''Dominion'' (1995)
* ''The Whispering'' (1996)
* ''The Next Tenant'' (1998)
* ''I Woke Up Early the Day I Died'' (1998)
* 'The Art of a Bullet'' (1999)
* ''Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star'' (2003)
* ''Popstar'' (2005)
* ''Fish Mich'' (2009)
* ''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'' (1969)
* ''Walking Tall'' (1973)
* ''Devil Times Five'' (1974)
* ''Macon County Line'' (1974)
* ''Walking Tall Part 2'' (1975)
* ''God's Gun'' (1976)
* ''Paper Tigers'' (1977)
* ''Kid Vengeance'' (1977)
* ''Walking Tall: Final Chapter'' (1977)
* ''Skateboard'' (1978)
* ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' (1978)
* ''Longshot'' (1981)
* ''The Outsiders'' (1983)
* ''Shaker Run'' (1985)
* ''Thunder Alley' (1985)
* ''Delta Fever'' (1987)
* ''Cheerleader Camp'' (1987)
* ''Party Line'' (1988)
* ''The Banker'' (1989)
* ''The Spirit of '76'' (1990)
* ''Dominion'' (1995)
* ''The Whispering'' (1996)
* ''The Next Tenant'' (1998)
* ''I Woke Up Early the Day I Died'' (1998)
* 'The Art of a Bullet'' (1999)
* ''Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star'' (2003)
* ''Popstar'' (2005)
* ''Fish Mich'' (2009)
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Leif Per Nervik, [[StageNames aka Leif Garrett]] (b. November 8, 1961) is an American singer, actor and former TeenIdol.
[[FormerChildStar Since the age of five]] [[LongRunner he has appeared in numerous productions in many mediums]], including television (including his StarMakingRole as Endy Karras on ''Three For The Road''), film, stage and records.
Garrett has had many run-ins with the law, particularly regarding his long-running drug habit. An episode of BehindTheMusic in 1999 reconciled him with his former best friend who he paralysed in a substance-fuelled car accident.
Garrett is now a commentator on TheSmokingGunPresentsWorldsDumbest, where he often showcases his [[SelfDeprecation self-deprecating]] humour in regards to his life, career and legal troubles. He's also appeared on other reality programmes such as FearFactor and CelebrityRehab.
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Discography:
* ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Leif Garrett]]'' (1977)
* ''Feel The Need'' (1978)
* ''Same Goes For You'' (1979)
* ''Can't Explain'' (1980)
* ''My Movie Of You'' (1981)
* ''[[GreatestHitsAlbum The Leif Garrett Collection]]'' (1998)
* ''[[NewSoundAlbum Godspeed]]'' (1999)
* ''F8 and F8 Demos'' (2002/2003)
* ''The Three Sides Of...'' (2007)
* ''[[GreatestHitsAlbum The Best Of...]]'' (2010)
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!!This actor/musician shows examples of:
* AbusiveParents: Had an abusive father as a very young child. The father ultimately deserted his family.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: After his father had left the family, Leif's mother suggested he change his name for his burgeoning acting career. He initially went by 'Leif Per' (Per is his middle name), but found that casting agents had trouble pronouncing it. One day he received a paycheck that was accidentally addressed to a 'Leif Garrett'. He then decided to adopt that name.
* BottleFairy: Was this along with using other substances.
* TheCameo: As an actor he's had quite a few of these, but one worthy of note is his self-parodying one on FamilyGuy.
* CareerResurrection: Had a brief period of this towards the end of TheNineties after VH1 broadcasted his episode of BehindTheMusic.
* CoverVersion: Is known for these. He's performed everything from [[TheBeatles Happy Birthday]] to [[{{Nirvana}} Smells Like Teen Spirit]]. In fact, his BreakthroughHit was a cover of TheBeachBoys' "Surfin' USA".
* DreamTeam: Has collaborated with The Melvins and punk-rock artist Craig Else.
* DrugsAreBad: Ironically, he covered the song "Kicks" in 1979 for the album ''Same Goes For You'', around the time he started using.
* FaceOfTheBand: Qualifies as this for the two bands he joined following his decline in Idol status.
* FormerChildStar
* HairOfGold: One of his defining trademarks during TheSeventies.
* HiddenDepths: Had been playing the guitar and singing since the age of thirteen. Apparently he's also a good artist.
* HypocriticalHumor: Uses this to full effect on ''World's Dumbest'' when criticising the subjects of the videos for their outlandish, lawbreaking behaviour.
* IntercourseWithYou: "Are You Satisfied?"
* LittleBoyBlueNote: Released his debut album at age fifteen.
* NewSoundAlbum: Went from a pop-rock/disco/teen-pop sound during his heyday (though he has acknowledged that this sound was due to ExecutiveMeddling) to an alternative-rock sound in the 1990s.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Is actually an incredibly deep, creative and intelligent man despite his portrayed image.
* SanitySlippageSong: "I Know".
* SpiritualSuccessor: In 1978 he was deemed this by the media to David Cassidy, Donny Osmond, Bobby Sherman and other teen idols.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Pulls this a lot in World's Dumbest.
* TeenIdol: A classic, if tragic, example.
* VocalEvolution: Went from a polished alto in the late 1970s to a deep, husky growl in his Alternative period.
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Leif Per Nervik, [[StageNames aka Leif Garrett]] (b. November 8, 1961) is an American singer, actor and former TeenIdol.
[[FormerChildStar Since the age of five]] [[LongRunner he has appeared in numerous productions in many mediums]], including television (including his StarMakingRole as Endy Karras on ''Three For The Road''), film, stage and records.
Garrett has had many run-ins with the law, particularly regarding his long-running drug habit. An episode of BehindTheMusic in 1999 reconciled him with his former best friend who he paralysed in a substance-fuelled car accident.
Garrett is now a commentator on TheSmokingGunPresentsWorldsDumbest, where he often showcases his [[SelfDeprecation self-deprecating]] humour in regards to his life, career and legal troubles. He's also appeared on other reality programmes such as FearFactor and CelebrityRehab.
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Discography:
* ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Leif Garrett]]'' (1977)
* ''Feel The Need'' (1978)
* ''Same Goes For You'' (1979)
* ''Can't Explain'' (1980)
* ''My Movie Of You'' (1981)
* ''[[GreatestHitsAlbum The Leif Garrett Collection]]'' (1998)
* ''[[NewSoundAlbum Godspeed]]'' (1999)
* ''F8 and F8 Demos'' (2002/2003)
* ''The Three Sides Of...'' (2007)
* ''[[GreatestHitsAlbum The Best Of...]]'' (2010)
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!!This actor/musician shows examples of:
* AbusiveParents: Had an abusive father as a very young child. The father ultimately deserted his family.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: After his father had left the family, Leif's mother suggested he change his name for his burgeoning acting career. He initially went by 'Leif Per' (Per is his middle name), but found that casting agents had trouble pronouncing it. One day he received a paycheck that was accidentally addressed to a 'Leif Garrett'. He then decided to adopt that name.
* BottleFairy: Was this along with using other substances.
* TheCameo: As an actor he's had quite a few of these, but one worthy of note is his self-parodying one on FamilyGuy.
* CareerResurrection: Had a brief period of this towards the end of TheNineties after VH1 broadcasted his episode of BehindTheMusic.
* CoverVersion: Is known for these. He's performed everything from [[TheBeatles Happy Birthday]] to [[{{Nirvana}} Smells Like Teen Spirit]]. In fact, his BreakthroughHit was a cover of TheBeachBoys' "Surfin' USA".
* DreamTeam: Has collaborated with The Melvins and punk-rock artist Craig Else.
* DrugsAreBad: Ironically, he covered the song "Kicks" in 1979 for the album ''Same Goes For You'', around the time he started using.
* FaceOfTheBand: Qualifies as this for the two bands he joined following his decline in Idol status.
* FormerChildStar
* HairOfGold: One of his defining trademarks during TheSeventies.
* HiddenDepths: Had been playing the guitar and singing since the age of thirteen. Apparently he's also a good artist.
* HypocriticalHumor: Uses this to full effect on ''World's Dumbest'' when criticising the subjects of the videos for their outlandish, lawbreaking behaviour.
* IntercourseWithYou: "Are You Satisfied?"
* LittleBoyBlueNote: Released his debut album at age fifteen.
* NewSoundAlbum: Went from a pop-rock/disco/teen-pop sound during his heyday (though he has acknowledged that this sound was due to ExecutiveMeddling) to an alternative-rock sound in the 1990s.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Is actually an incredibly deep, creative and intelligent man despite his portrayed image.
* SanitySlippageSong: "I Know".
* SpiritualSuccessor: In 1978 he was deemed this by the media to David Cassidy, Donny Osmond, Bobby Sherman and other teen idols.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Pulls this a lot in World's Dumbest.
* TeenIdol: A classic, if tragic, example.
* VocalEvolution: Went from a polished alto in the late 1970s to a deep, husky growl in his Alternative period.
