James Darren, ‘Gidget’ & ‘T.J. Hooker’ Star, Dies at 88

Actor and singer James Darren, who rose to fame as a teen idol in the 1959 comedy film Gidget and went on to have roles in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and T.J. Hooker, has died. He was 88.

According to Variety, Darren passed away on Monday, September 1, at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, California. His son, Jim Moret, told the outlet that his father had been able to express his love for his family while being treated in the cardiac unit.