Mike Lookinland
Mike Lookinland | |
|---|---|
Bobby Brady in The Brady Bunch franchise | |
| Spouse |
Kelly Wermuth (m. 1987) |
| Children | 2 |
Michael Paul Lookinland[1] (born December 19, 1960)[2] is an American actor and cameraman. He is best known for his role as the youngest brother, Bobby Brady, on the ABC sitcom The Brady Bunch from 1969 to 1974, and all of its sequels and spinoffs.
Early life
Lookinland was born in
Michael was raised as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He began working as an actor at age seven. By age nine, he had appeared in numerous television commercials for such products as toys, Cheerios cereal, and Band-Aid bandages.[2]
Career
Lookinland was a TV-commercial actor before he was cast in The Brady Bunch, having done around thirty commercials. He had been offered two roles - Eddie on The Courtship of Eddie's Father and Bobby on The Brady Bunch; his parents chose the latter, feeling it would be healthier for him to be around other children closer to his age rather than an only child on an all-adult cast (the role of Eddie eventually went to Brandon Cruz).[5] He has naturally sandy-colored, wavy hair. Because his hair color did not match TV-siblings Peter's or Greg's natural dark brown color, his was dyed dark brown and straightened. Occasionally, the lights on set were so hot that his dye would run down his face.[6] During the last two seasons of The Brady Bunch, his natural hair color was allowed to show.
Within weeks after the final season of The Brady Bunch wrapped filming, he was cast in a supporting role alongside Jennifer Jones and Paul Newman in the 1974 disaster film The Towering Inferno. In 1975, he made a guest appearance on the 1970s TV show The Secrets of Isis with fellow child actors Tommy Norden and Buddy Foster.
Lookinland continued to reprise his role as Bobby Brady in the show's many sequels and spin-offs. In 1976, he was uninterested in participating in
Having left show business, Lookinland operates a business that makes decorative concrete in Salt Lake City, Utah.[8][9] In 2021, Lookinland returned to acting, starring in the Lifetime Christmas movie, Blending Christmas, alongside his Brady Bunch co-stars Barry Williams, Christopher Knight, Susan Olsen, and Robbie Rist.[10]
In 2022, Lookinland, Knight, and Williams competed in
Personal life
Lookinland graduated from
He wed on May 1, 1987, Kelly Wermuth (born 1962), an occasional actress. Together, they have two children, sons Scott Michael Lookinland (born July 6, 1990), who portrayed him in Growing Up Brady (2000), and Joseph Kelly "Joe" Lookinland (born August 6, 1993), both born in Utah.[13][2][14][1][15] The two worked together, with Lookinland as a production assistant and Wermuth as an extra on Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers.[16]
Lookinland is a self-described
On November 9, 1997, shortly after 7:30 p.m., after leaving the set of the TV series
In December, he completed court-ordered rehabilitation service and on May 27, 1998, was sentenced to 24 hours of community service and fined $1,500.[21] He cited this incident as having inspired him to stop drinking.[22][23]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | The Towering Inferno | Phillip Allbright | |
| 1988 | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | N/A | Production assistant[16] |
| 1988 | Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers | N/A | Additional first assistant camera, additional photography |
| 1995 | The Brady Bunch Movie | Cop #3 | Scenes deleted |
| 2003 | Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star | Mike Lookinland |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969–1974 | The Brady Bunch | Robert 'Bobby' Brady | Main role |
| 1971 | The Point | Oblio/Son (voice) | TV film |
| 1971 | The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou | Claude | Disney TV film |
| 1971 | Funny Face
|
Richie | Episode: "A Crush on Sandy" |
| 1971 | Dead Men Tell No Tales | Bud Riley | TV film |
| 1972 | The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie | Bobby Brady (voice) | Episode: "The Brady Kids on Mysterious Island" |
| 1972–73 | The Brady Kids | Bobby Brady (voice) | Main role |
| 1975 | Isis
|
Tom Anderson | Episode: "How to Find a Friend" |
| 1976–77 | The Brady Bunch Hour | Bobby Brady | Main role |
| 1977 | Little House on the Prairie | Patrick | Episode: "Times of Change" |
| 1981 | The Brady Girls Get Married | Bobby Brady | TV film |
| 1988 | A Very Brady Christmas | Bobby Brady | TV film |
| 1989 | Day by Day | Bobby Brady | Episode: "A Very Brady Episode" |
| 1990 | The Bradys | Bobby Brady | Main role |
| 1994 | The Stand | Sentry #1, plus Second Assistant Cameraman | Episode: "The Stand" |
| 1994 | Gambler V: Playing for Keeps | Bosun | TV film |
| 2000 | Growing Up Brady | Camera Man | TV film |
| 2019 | A Very Brady Renovation | Mike Lookinland | TV series |
| 2021 | Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch[24] | Bobby Brady | Paramount Plus TV special
|
| 2021 | Blending Christmas | Andrew | TV film |
| 2022 | The Masked Singer
|
Mummy | Group costume with Barry Williams and Christopher Knight |
References
- ^ a b "Mike Lookinland Biography (1960-)". FilmReference.com.
- ^ Biography.com. A&E Networks. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ^ a b Pierce, Scott. "Utahn who was a 'Brady Bunch' star helps HGTV remodel the famous Brady house". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ISBN 0-446-39137-9.
- ISBN 978-0762439621.
- ^ The Brady Bunch 35th Anniversary Reunion Special: Still Brady After All These Years - (9/29/2004), archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2019-10-22
- ISBN 978-1-55022-888-5.
- ^ Baltimore Sun. p. A&E 4.
- ^ Nasvik, Joe (April 8, 2009). "Paul Lundy and Mike Lookinland; Concrete in Counters, Santa Clara, Utah Just Add Water, Salt Lake City, Utah". Concrete Construction. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ^ Jones, Marcus (2021-05-19). "Lifetime reunites High School Musical, Brady Bunch stars for holiday movies". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ^ Chadwick Community School Yearbook 1974. California. 1974.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Chadwick School". nndb.com. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Mike Lookinland as Bobby Brady from The Brady Bunch Cast: Then and Now". E! Online. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- MyHeritage.com. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ^ "Scott Michael Lookinland". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ a b Janisse A., James (September 14, 2018). "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) KILL COUNT". YouTube. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- WGN Radio, August 19, 2016.
- ^ "Artist: Wonderful Broken Thing". getsongbpm.com.
- ^ "'Brady Bunch' star faces DUI charge after rollover". Deseret News. 1997-11-12. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ "Mike Lookinland". The Smoking Gun. November 1, 1997.
- Sun-Sentinel.com. June 11, 1998. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ Dam, Julie K.L.; Miller, Samantha (1999-12-13). "The Family Still Matters". People. Archived from the original on 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ "WATCH: This 'Brady Bunch' Star's Surprising New Career". HuffPost. 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ "'Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch' Delivers a Satisfying Twist on a Beloved Sitcom: TV Review". Variety. 30 June 2021.
External links
- Mike Lookinland at IMDb