![]() For one season (1983–1984), Atkins had a recurring role as camp counselor Peter Richards on Dallas. ![]() For his performance in the film A Night in Heaven (1983), Atkins won the 1983 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor. His song "How Can I Live Without Her", which peaked at #71 on the Billboard Hot 100, was used in that film. In 1982 Atkins posed nude for Playgirl, and co-starred with Kristy McNichol in The Pirate Movie (1982), an update of Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta The Pirates of Penzance. A TV Guide reviewer wrote that "Atkins looks as if he would be more at home on a surfboard," and Gary Arnold wrote in The Washington Post that Atkins' performance "evoke modeling sessions and beach-party movies." Although Atkins was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture – Male for The Blue Lagoon, critical responses to his performance were negative. While Blue Lagoon was controversial due to its nude scenes and sexual content, it nevertheless became a "pop culture phenomenon". Atkins appeared both nude and scantily clad in the film. Released in 1980, the film grossed over $58 million with a production cost of $4.5 million but received negative critical responses. Atkins and co-star Brooke Shields played teenaged cousins who find love while living in an isolated tropical paradise after being marooned as children. The film's director, Randal Kleiser, stated that Atkins was a sailing instructor with no acting experience when he was cast in the film. A friend suggested that Atkins audition for The Blue Lagoon.
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