James Darren, who went from teen idol status acting ... he studied acting with Stella Adler in New York and was signed to Columbia Pictures, where his first role was in "Rumble on the Docks." ...

Darren was born James Ercolani in 1936 and grew up in South ... he got a break when he went to New York to get some pictures taken and the photographer’s office put him in touch with a talent ...