Cliff De Young
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Clifford Tobin De Young was born on February 12, 1945 in Los Angeles,
California. He was the lead singer of the late-1960s rock band Clear
Light, which played with such artists as
The Doors,
Jimi Hendrix and
Janis Joplin. He went to New York City in
1970 after the band broke up, starred in the Broadway production of
"Hair" and the Tony Award-winning "Sticks and Bones". After four years
in New York, he came back to California and starred in the television
movie Sunshine (1973) and the
subsequent series of the same name
(Sunshine (1975)). He has made more
than 80 films and television series, including
Harry and Tonto (1974),
The 3,000 Mile Chase (1977),
Centennial (1978),
Shock Treatment (1981),
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
and Vinh Quang (1989). After 25 years and
countless performances in films, television and theater, he is still
going strong in such projects as the ABC drama series
Relativity (1996), and the films
The Substitute (1996) and
Suicide Kings (1997).
