I'm Jimmy Darren and this was my first apartment here in California in 1954 I wasn't even in the acting business then as a matter of fact uh I lived up there right well actually this apartment right here on the left and um go up those stairs there wasn't any security gate there in 54 CU you didn't need security gates in 54 it was a lot a lot a more peaceful time you know and then my friend Vicki Thal and Mona her sister lived in the Apartment 5 and we'd have all the she'd have all the actors come in uh John Saxon who was actually Vicky's boyfriend and James Dean and we just sit around there and discuss acting I didn't know what the heck I was talking about because I wasn't really an actor you know but I was happy to be in that company and then we go across the street to googies or to Green blats you know which is right next door it's pretty cool yeah hello what'sapp my viewers I'm glad that you are watching and for the new person here please kindly subscribe to hmtv and I will be glad so another breaking sad news coming on to my desk James Darren known in movies like gig and TV shows that's to say Star Trek Deep Space 9 and TJ hooker has passed away at the age of 88 years the veteran actor died peacefully in his sleep Monday at ceda's Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles his son Jim morray confirmed the cause of death is unclear but James's son says his famous father was having heart issues and was being treated at the hospital's cardiac unit we're told James initially went to the hospital for an aortic valve replacement but was deemed too weak to undergo the procedure and was sent home only to be taken back to the hospital James became a Teen Idol back in the day when he played a surfer known as Moon doggy on 1959's gigit and its two sequels gigit goes Hawaiian and gig goes to Rome on TV James had a recurring role on TJ hooker as police officer Jim corrian appearing in 66 episodes across Four Seasons James also had a recurring gig on Deep Space 9 playing holographic Lounge singer Vic Fontaine in the late 1990s TV series in addition to acting James enjoyed a successful career as a singer and he also directed a variety of TV episodes on shows like Melrose Place Beverly Hills 90210 and The A Team among others James sang the theme song for gig and performed another track in the flick and in 1961 he reached number one three on the Billboard charts With Goodbye cruel world he survived by his three sons and five grandkids may his soul rest in Eternal peace peace I conclude by sending my deepest condolences to the family and friends of James Darren in this difficult time thanks for watching