Leif Garrett

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Leif Garrett (born Leif Per Nervik; November 8, 1961) is an American singer and actor. He became famous as a teen idol and received publicity as an adult for his drug abuse and legal troubles.

Former teen idol Leif Garrett pleads not guilty to heroin charge [Updated] - Los Angeles Times

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Former teen idol Leif Garrett pleads not guilty to heroin charge [Updated]
Los Angeles Times
Former teen idol Leif Garrett pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom to one felony count of heroin possession. The '70s heartthrob was arrested Feb. 1 by LA County sheriff's deputies patrolling the Metro subway station at ...
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Garrett arrested for heroin possession

LOS ANGELES | Former 1970s teen idol Leif Garrett has been charged with felony possession of heroin after his arrest in a Los Angeles subway station. The 48-year-old singer and actor was charged Friday and is free on bond. He is scheduled to be arraigned Feb. 24. Los Angeles County sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore says deputies confronted Garrett at the downtown Metro Red Line station Monday. They say he admitted having black tar heroin in his shoe. Garrett was also arrested for heroin possession at an LA subway station in 2006. A phone message left for publicist Barbara Papageorge was ...