Biography
He was just an electrician's son from New Jersey but everyone wanted to make him a star. While still a teenager, Greg Evigan scored an ensemble role in the Broadway hit "Jesus Christ, Superstar" and a year later was heading the Chicago run of "Grease." Rock impresario Don Kirshner spirited the strapping newcomer to Hollywood with the promise of a starring role on a Normal Lear sitcom but "A Year at the Top" (CBS, 1977) fizzled after four …
Career Milestones
1971 | Performing debut as part of pre-Broadway tour of "Jesus Christ Superstar" at age 17 |
1972 | Broadway debut, "Jesus Christ Superstar"; played Annas and, subsequently, title role |
1973 | Took over the role of Danny Zuko in the Broadway production of "Grease" |
1975 | Co-starred in a busted NBC sitcom pilot "Hereafter"; pilot subsequently retooled and developed into "A Year at the Top" |
1976 | Feature debut, "Scorchy", an crime drama starring Connie Stevens |
1977 | Co-starred as Greg with Paul Schaffer (as "Paul") in the short-lived sitcom "A Year at the Top" |
1977 | TV series debut, played a recurring role on the short-lived syndicated serial "All That Glitters" |
1978 | Starred in the NBC TV-movie pilot "B.J. and the Bear" |
1979 | First TV special, appeared as an NBC Team Member on ABC's "Battle of the Network Stars VI"; the first of many such appearances on similarly athletic specials (e.g. "Circus of the Stars") |
1979 | Starred as trucker B J (Billie Joe) McCay on the popular NBC comedy adventure "B.J. and the Bear" |
1983 | Co-starred with Rod Taylor and Kirstie Alley in the short-lived ABC espionage series "Masquerade" |
1987 | Co-starred with Paul Reiser on the family sitcom "My Two Dads" |
1990 | Debut as a TV host, "The World's Greatest Stunts, Part II" |
1991 | Co-starred with Connie Selleca on the short-lived CBS detective series "P.S. I Luv U" |
1993 | Starred as Jake Cardigan in "TekWar", the first in a series of four sci-fi adventures (including "TekLords", "TekLab" and "TekJustice") aired as part of the syndicated "Action Pack" series of telefilms |
1995 | Reprised the role of 21st century ex-cop Jake Cardigan in "TekWar", a syndicated sci-fi series on USA Network |
1996 | Joined cast of Fox's primetime soap "Melrose Place" as a gay doctor/former addict |
1997 | Co-starred in the Fox primetime soap "Pacific Palisades" |
1998 | Starred in the ABC movie "Nobody Lives Forever" |
1999 | Cast in the UPN television movie, "Survivor" |
1999 | Had a reoccurring role on the hit NBC series "Veronica's Closet" |
2007 | Co-starred in the independent horror/thriller, "Hoboken Hollow" |