Rick Springfield

Personal information

Known for: Acting
Known credits: 71
Gender: Male
Born: August 23, 1949
Place of birth: South Wentworthville, New South Wales, Australia
Also known as: Richard Lewis SpringthorpeRichard Springthorpe

Biography

Richard Lewis Springthorpe is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. As a musician, he is known for the 1981 No.1 single "Jessie's Girl", which became a blockbuster of 1980s pop rock music and helped establish the emerging music video age. As an actor, Springfield is known for playing Dr. Noah Drake on the daytime drama General Hospital. He originated the character from 1981–1983 and then returned to play him again from 2005–2008.