finny tonight here the former Teen Idol from the gig films he could do it all he was the teenage heart throb there's no such thing as the next best thing to love in the 1959 Surfer movie g hi hi James Darren is Moon doggy the summer Crush of Sandra d the film igniting the surfer craze born in South Philadelphia he said he never sang professionally before that role the director even considered having him lip syn but he said I can do it he would go on to star in two more gig movies G goes Hawaiian gow Cates hawan and G goes to Rome he would release more than a dozen albums hit songs including her royal majesty and Goodbye cruel world oh goodbye Cru world I'm off to join the Army going to be a brokenhearted guy he would go on to star in the 1980s cop show TJ hooker alongside William Shatner what you see hooker you're talking about my life here I'm a cop he was The Godfather to Nancy Sinatra's daughter and tonight Sinatra writing one of my dearest closest friends in all the world of all my life has passed away just like me and you Ming James Darren tonight thank you for watching I'm David mure I hope to see you right back here tomorrow night until then good night