A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon

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A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon

film by Richert [1988]

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Matthew Perry
Family and early acting career
…made his big-screen debut in A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon, a coming-of-age film that starred River Phoenix. The following year Perry had a memorable role on the hit sitcom Growing Pains, playing a boyfriend of Carol Seaver (Tracey Gold) who dies in a drunk-driving accident. Perry later…
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…made his big-screen debut in A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon, a coming-of-age film that starred River Phoenix. The following year Perry had a memorable role on the hit sitcom Growing Pains, playing a boyfriend of Carol Seaver (Tracey Gold) who dies in a drunk-driving accident. Perry later…
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River Phoenix
Career
…role in the teen comedy-drama A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon, and he starred in the thriller Little Nikita opposite Sidney Poitier. Later that year Phoenix played Danny Pope, the teenage son of a fugitive family, in the drama Running on Empty. His sensitive performance in Running on…
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…role in the teen comedy-drama A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon, and he starred in the thriller Little Nikita opposite Sidney Poitier. Later that year Phoenix played Danny Pope, the teenage son of a fugitive family, in the drama Running on Empty. His sensitive performance in Running on…
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