Person · Male

Rick Springfield

From: South Wentworthville, Australia
Since: 1949–present
Rating: ★ 4 (2 votes)
Releases: 74

power pop
aor
pop rock
hard rock
new wave
pop
rock
synth-pop

About

Richard Lewis Springthorpe (born 23 August 1949), known professionally as Rick Springfield, is an Australian-American musician and actor. He was a member of the pop rock group Zoot from 1969–71, then started his solo career with his debut single, "Speak to the Sky", which reached the top-ten in Australia in mid-1972. When he moved to the United States, he had a number-one hit with "Jessie's Girl" in 1981 in both Australia and the United States, for which he received the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. He followed with four more top-ten US hits: "I've Done Everything for You", "Don't Talk to Strangers", "Affair of the Heart" and "Love Somebody". Springfield's two top-ten US albums are Working Class Dog (1981) and Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet (1982).

As an actor, Springfield starred in the film Hard to Hold in 1984 and the television series High Tide from 1994 to 1997. He appeared in supporting roles in Ricki and the Flash and True Detective (both 2015). He portrayed Noah Drake on the daytime drama General Hospital (1981–1983, 2005–2008, 2012), returning in 2013 for the show's 50th anniversary with his son, actor Liam Springthorpe. He played a depraved version of himself in Californication (2009). He has also appeared in episodes of Supernatural, Hot in Cleveland, and American Horror Story. In 2010, Springfield published his autobiography, Late, Late at Night: A Memoir.

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