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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. His dislike of the song has caused him to sometimes [[RearrangeTheSong reappropriate]] it is an acoustic ballad or a straight-up rock song.

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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, live for the sake of his former teenage fanbase attending his concerts for nostalgia. His dislike of the song has caused him to sometimes [[RearrangeTheSong reappropriate]] it is an acoustic ballad or a straight-up rock song.
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* ChannelHop: Went from being signed to Atlantic Records in 1976 to being signed to Scotti Bros in 1978. It ended up being one of the biggest mistakes of his professional career, as he still doesn't have the rights to the music he recorded with them. He ended up starting his own label, ''Tongue and Groove Records'', in the mid-1990s.

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* ChannelHop: Went from being signed to Atlantic Records in 1976 to being signed to Scotti Bros in 1978. It ended up being one of the biggest mistakes of his professional career, career as he still doesn't have the rights to the music he recorded with them. He ended up starting his own label, ''Tongue and Groove Records'', in the mid-1990s.

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%%** He seems to be heading for another one as of late 2012 with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkaL4xwI1qE this parody]] of the Chanel No.5 advertisement starring Creator/BradPitt.

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%%** He seems seemed to be heading for another one as of late 2012 with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkaL4xwI1qE this parody]] of the Chanel No.5 advertisement starring Creator/BradPitt. However, that never fully came to fruition.
* ChannelHop: Went from being signed to Atlantic Records in 1976 to being signed to Scotti Bros in 1978. It ended up being one of the biggest mistakes of his professional career, as he still doesn't have the rights to the music he recorded with them. He ended up starting his own label, ''Tongue and Groove Records'', in the mid-1990s.



* CreatorBreakdown: His legal troubles have unfortunately earned him more airtime than his creative endeavours in the past twenty years.

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* CreatorBreakdown: His legal troubles have unfortunately earned him more airtime than his creative endeavours in the past twenty years.few decades.



* ReclusiveArtist: Though not properly reclusive by any means (he's rather outgoing and open to talking to fans), it took him until around April 2015 to take to social media. That's what qualifies in TheNewTens as reclusive ... Right?

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* ReclusiveArtist: Though not properly reclusive by any means (he's rather outgoing and open to talking to fans), it took him until around April 2015 to take to social media. That's what qualifies in TheNewTens as reclusive ... Right?Right?
* ScrewedByTheNetwork / ScrewedByTheLawyers: Scotti Bros did not give Leif the rights to his own music, leaving very little in the way of royalties for him.
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* ActingForTwo: Plays a set of twins in the Series/WonderWoman episode “My Teenage Idol Is Missing”.


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* NonActorVehicle: Despite being a professional actor from the age of five, most of his appearances on TV and film were designed to be this due to the general public’s common perception of him as a pop singer.
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* DevelopmentHell: Was writing a memoir as far back as 2010. In 2018 he signed with a literary agent and rewrote it with Chris Epting before finally releasing it in November 2019.

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* DevelopmentHell: Was writing a memoir as far back as 2010. In 2018 he signed with a literary agent and rewrote it with Chris Epting before [[SavedFromDevelopmentHell finally releasing it it]] in November 2019.
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* DevelopmentHell: Was writing a memoir as far back as 2010. In 2018 he signed with a literary agent and is reportedly back to square one in writing it.

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* DevelopmentHell: Was writing a memoir as far back as 2010. In 2018 he signed with a literary agent and is reportedly back to square one rewrote it with Chris Epting before finally releasing it in writing it.November 2019.
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* ReclusiveArtist: Though not properly reclusive by any means (he's rather outgoing and open to talking to fans), it took him until around April 2015 to take to social media. That's what qualifies in TheNewTens as reclusive ... Right?
* SpiritualSuccessor: In 1978 he was deemed this by the media to David Cassidy, Donny Osmond, Bobby Sherman and other teen idols.

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* ReclusiveArtist: Though not properly reclusive by any means (he's rather outgoing and open to talking to fans), it took him until around April 2015 to take to social media. That's what qualifies in TheNewTens as reclusive ... Right?
* SpiritualSuccessor: In 1978 he was deemed this by the media to David Cassidy, Donny Osmond, Bobby Sherman and other teen idols.
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* DevelopmentHell: Fans are still waiting on the autobiography he was writing four years ago.

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* DevelopmentHell: Fans are still waiting on the autobiography he was Was writing four years ago.a memoir as far back as 2010. In 2018 he signed with a literary agent and is reportedly back to square one in writing it.
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* CareerResurrection: Had a brief period of this towards the end of TheNineties after VH1 broadcast his episode of ''Behind The Music''.

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* CareerResurrection: Had a brief period of this towards the end of TheNineties after VH1 Creator/VH1 broadcast his episode of ''Behind The Music''.
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** He seems to be heading for another one as of late 2012 with [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkaL4xwI1qE this parody]] of the the Chanel No.5 advertisement starring BradPitt.

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** %%** He seems to be heading for another one as of late 2012 with [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkaL4xwI1qE this parody]] of the the Chanel No.5 advertisement starring BradPitt.Creator/BradPitt.
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* ReclusiveArtist: Save for the odd concert or television appearance (more often than not on RealityTV), he is essentially MIA in the entertainment industry.

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* ReclusiveArtist: Save for the odd concert or television appearance (more often than Though not on RealityTV), he is essentially MIA properly reclusive by any means (he's rather outgoing and open to talking to fans), it took him until around April 2015 to take to social media. That's what qualifies in the entertainment industry.TheNewTens as reclusive ... Right?
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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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* CreatorBreakdown: His legal troubles have unfortunately earned him more airtime than his creative endeavours in the past decade and-a-half.twenty years.
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* DevelopmentHell: Fans are still waiting on the autobiography he was writing four years ago.
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* CareerResurrection: Had a brief period of this towards the end of TheNineties after VH1 broadcast his episode of ''Behind The Music''.
** He seems to be heading for another one as of late 2012 with [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkaL4xwI1qE this parody]] of the the Chanel No.5 advertisement starring BradPitt.
* 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. His dislike of the song has caused him to sometimes [[RearrangeTheSong reappropriate]] it is an acoustic ballad or a straight-up rock song.
* CreatorBreakdown: His legal troubles have unfortunately earned him more airtime than his creative endeavours in the past decade and-a-half.
* ReclusiveArtist: Save for the odd concert or television appearance (more often than not on RealityTV), he is essentially MIA in the entertainment industry.
* SpiritualSuccessor: In 1978 he was deemed this by the media to David Cassidy, Donny Osmond, Bobby Sherman and other teen idols.

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