John P. Navin, Jr.

John P. Navin, Jr.

Born: July 24, 1968
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John P. Navin Jr. (born July 24, 1968) is an American film and television actor from Philadelphia. He is well known for his roles in the 1981 drama film Taps and the 1983 movie Losin' It, in both of which he co-starred with Tom Cruise. He also starred in National Lampoon's Vacation as Cousin Dale.

Navin starred in the short-lived 1983 television series Jennifer Slept Here with Ann Jillian.

He has made guest appearances on the television shows The Facts of Life, Gimme a Break!, Silver Spoons, Cheers, and Double Trouble.

He has the honor for being the first patron on Cheers, appearing as a teenager who presents a fake I.D. to try to get a drink.

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Movies for John P. Navin, Jr....

Title: Mr. Sunshine
Released: March 28, 1986
Type: TV
Mr. Sunshine is the title of an American sitcom that aired on the ABC network for a season beginning in 1986. The series followed the trials and tribulations of Paul Stark, a blind university professor. Co-stars were Barbara Babcock and Leonard Frey. The series was controversial during its run, attracting criticism from interest groups claiming that Mr. Sunshine poked fun at the visually impaired by using the lead character's disability as a focus for much of the show's humor. Supporters of the series said the show treated the character and the disability respectfully.
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Explorers
Title: Explorers
Character: Couple at Drive-In
Released: July 12, 1985
Type: Movie
Middle schooler Ben spends his free time watching sci-fi films, playing video games and reading comic books. Surprisingly, his affinity for all things fantastical yields a real result – when he has a vivid dream about technology, his prodigy best friend Wolfgang manages to create a working spacecraft. Joined by their buddy Darren, the boys take off into outer space and encounter some very odd extraterrestrial life.
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The Toughest Man in the World
Title: The Toughest Man in the World
Character: Billy
Released: November 7, 1984
Type: Movie
Mr. T's first starring made-for-TV movie role has him playing a tough and scowling, but softhearted, nightclub bouncer who finds himself involved with a bunch of kids after being conned into taking over a youth center.
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Title: Double Trouble
Character: Miles
Released: April 4, 1984
Type: TV
Double Trouble is an American sitcom that aired from 1984 to 1985 on NBC. The series stars identical twins Jean and Liz Sagal as Kate and Allison Foster, two teenagers living under the watchful eye of their widowed father. The show was considered an updating of the "twins in mischief" concept seen in films like The Parent Trap or the Patty Duke Show of the 1960s.
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Title: Jennifer Slept Here
Character: Joey Elliot
Released: October 21, 1983
Type: TV
Jennifer Slept Here is an American fantasy sitcom series that ran for one season on NBC from October 21, 1983 to September 5, 1984.
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National Lampoon's Vacation
Title: National Lampoon's Vacation
Character: Cousin Dale
Released: July 29, 1983
Type: Movie
Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.
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Title: Cheers
Character: Boy
Released: September 30, 1982
Type: TV
The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and wonderful people who worked and drank there.
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Title: Silver Spoons
Released: September 25, 1982
Type: TV
Silver Spoons is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 25, 1982 to May 11, 1986 and in first-run syndication from September 15, 1986 to March 4, 1987. The series was produced by Embassy Television for the first four seasons, until Embassy Communications moved the series to syndication. Silver Spoons was created by Martin Cohan, Howard Leeds and Ben Starr. The show's title refers to family wealth and to the expression that rich children are born with "silver spoons" in their mouths—they are given only the very best and want for nothing.
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Losin' It
Title: Losin' It
Character: Wendell/Whimp
Released: August 20, 1982
Type: Movie
In 1965, four Los Angeles school friends -- Woody, Dave, Spider and Wendell -- go on a series of misadventures when they head to Tijuana, Mexico, for a night of cruisin', causing trouble, and to lose their virginity.
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Taps
Title: Taps
Character: Derek Mellott
Released: December 20, 1981
Type: Movie
Military cadets take extreme measures to ensure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers.
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Title: Gimme a Break!
Released: October 29, 1981
Type: TV
Gimme a Break! is an American sitcom which aired on NBC for six seasons, October 29, 1981, until May 12, 1987. The series stars Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief and his three daughters.
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Title: The Facts of Life
Released: August 24, 1979
Type: TV
The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from August 24, 1979, to May 7, 1988, making it the longest running sitcom of the 1980s. A spin-off of the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, the series' premise focuses on Edna Garrett as she becomes a housemother at the fictional Eastland School, an all-female boarding school in Peekskill, New York.