David Naughton- why wasn't he a bigger star?

I still love that song Makin' It

He was too nice. There was no hint of a bad boy waiting to come out in him.

His eyes looked as witless as Silvester Stallone.

And his jaw was as outsized and shapeless as Margaret Rutherford's—

His name was too similar to this freaky performer--

Probably because he was so damn ugly

He didn't have "it."

Failure to parlay.

I always found him pretty appealing. Other people have become big stars with less.

Makin' It was a piece of shit. Nobody wanted to see a disco-themed sitcom or new Garry Marshall show in spring 1979. At the same time, the show gave him a hit song. But I don't think he even tried to follow it up with an album.

And American Werewolf in London got really good reviews, but he just showed up in B-grade schlock after that.

My Sister Sam was another good opportunity, and there's no evident reason why he couldn't have landed another sitcom sidekick gig. But he just didn't.

Maybe he's just lazy. Or an asshole.

Makin' It went to #5 in July 1979 (despite what this video says), which was super-late for a disco song to become a hit.

As a cultural gauge: "Bad Girls" and "Good Times" went to #1 that summer. But when "My Sharona" hit #1 in late August, disco was dead.

He had good hair even before he became a werewolf.

I always enjoyed him. He's 70 which sounds crazy to me even though it shouldn't. He;s only 4 years younger than my parents.

To me, old people will always be people who grew up during the Depression then fought in WW2. Not people who grew up in the '60s then disco'd the night away. And it will never be me!

RE: David Naughton, Makin' It wasn't just a flop, it became a bit of a punchline. It was such a blatant ripoff, and no one was interested. What could the problem be, surely not the premise...it must be the lead actor! This is how people in Hollywood think.

I think he was hot, and I loved him running around naked in the werewolf movie...

the song only became a hit after it was used in the movie Meatballs.

September 1979 birthday; that song was awesome!!!

His brother, James Naughton, was very sexy. Especially in the Planet of the Apes tv series.

There were some songs charting as late as 1983 that still had a bit of a70s disco beat. When people talk about disco being dead as early as 1979, I think they mean the culture.

Denise Miller was a ham.

I listened to Makin it last week; I still remember Friday nights at the roller rink. Then it was a short walk to Dairy Queen. Good times.

[quote] His brother, James Naughton, was very sexy. Especially in the Planet of the Apes tv series.

And Who's The Boss and The Devil Wears Prada.

The Brothers Naughton were both very good looking.

He still looked great in the early 90s episode of Seinfeld called "The Red Dot." He plays a coworker of Elaine's who she is dating. Turns out he's an alcoholic who falls off the wagon when Jerry mistakenly hands him a class of vodka at the office Christmas party.

Then George, who Elaine has gotten a job at Pendant publishing, beds down the female janitor in his cubicle.

Beating his wife probably didn't help his career trajectory.

He was adorable back then. I even bought the 45 of "Makin' It" I loved it so much. Dumb song looking back, but at the time, to a 12 year old, it was pretty great. Just a dumb, fun summer song. I remember there was a TV show associated with it, and I'm sure I watched a few episodes, but I can't recall what it was about at all. I still thought he was hot in "My Sister Sam" about 10 years later. He always seemed like he would be the perfect boyfriend.

I used to jerk off to his werewolf transformation.

Male ingenue= nowhere to go