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Last updated on December 22, 2024.
Thomas Lee Kirk was an American actor, best known for his performances in films made by Walt Disney Studios such as Old Yeller, The Shaggy Dog, Swiss Family Robinson, The Absent-Minded Professor, and The Misadventures of Merlin Jones, as well as the beach-party films of the mid-1960s. He frequently appeared as a love interest for Annette Funicello or as part of a family with Kevin Corcoran as his younger brother and Fred MacMurray as his father.
Disney was a family film studio. I was supposed to be their young, leading man. After they found out I was involved with someone, that was the end of Disney.
When I was about 17 or 18, I finally admitted to myself that I wasn't going to change. I didn't know what the consequences would be, but I had the definite feeling that it was going to wreck my Disney career.
After I was fired from Disney, I did some of the worst movies ever made.
I consider my teenage years as being desperately unhappy.
I want to be remembered for Swiss Family Robinson and Old Yeller. I think Swiss is probably my favorite film.
After I was fired from Disney, I did some of the worst movies ever made and I got professionally involved with a manager who said it didn't matter what you did as long as you kept working. I wound up completely broke.
Eventually I became involved with somebody, and I was fired.
I started my own little carpet and upholstery cleaning business. I've done it for 20 years. I live well.
I said, to hell with the whole thing, to hell with show business. I'm gonna make a new life for myself, and I got off drugs, completely kicked all that stuff.
I'm not ashamed of being gay, never have been and never will be. For that I have no apologies.
I said, to hell with the whole thing, to hell with show business. I'm gonna make a new life for myself, and I got off drugs, completely kicked all that stuff
I want to be remembered for Swiss Family Robinson and Old Yeller. I think Swiss is probably my favorite film
Disney was a family film studio and I was supposed to be their young, leading man. After they found out I was involved with some guy, that was the end of Disney.
After I was fired from Disney, I did some of the worst movies ever made...
When I was about 17 or 18, I finally admitted to myself that I wasn't going to change. I didn't know what the consequences would be, but I had the definite feeling that it was going to wreck my Disney career
I started my own little carpet and upholstery cleaning business. I've done it for 20 years. I live well
Eventually, I became involved with somebody and I was fired.
I'm not ashamed of being gay, never have been and never will be. For that I have no apologies