Hot Man Thursday: Rick Springfield

Rick Springfield

Birth Name: Richard Lewis Springthorpe
Nickname: Rick
DOB: August 23, 1949
Where: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height: 6'1''

Trivia
-During the late 1980s and early 1990s, suffered from depression and decided to devote his time to his family
-In 1982, won a Grammy Award for his song "Jessie's Girl"

-His first single was "Speak to the Sky" in 1972
-During the 1970s, he was often mistaken for Bruce Springsteen because of the music they played and their surnames

Can I have him as my doctor?

-On Sept. 18, 2000 was arrested by Malibu police after a spousal assault charge and spent the night in jail before posting $50,000 bail


This is from 2011, from a drunk driving charge

-In 2006, became a US citizen while also holding his Australian citizenship
-Was ranked #12 on TV Guide's list of TV's 25 Greatest Teen Idols on hte Jan. 23, 2005 issue
-Refers to Linda Blair as the first love of his life, because they went out in the 1970s, when she was only 15 and he was 25