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Johnny Whitaker

Finding it harder to transition into young adult roles and following the tragic death of his 18-year-old Family Affair (1966) co-star Anissa Jones, he took what was supposed to be an extended sabbatical from acting and a return to "normalcy" by attending public schools again. He instead went into missionary work.
He was the only six-year-old who screen-tested for the role of Jody Davis in Family Affair (1966), which originally was supposed to be for a ten-year-old boy, but when the producers saw the chemistry between him and Anissa Jones (Buffy), they promptly rewrote the parts for six-year-old twins.
Speaks several languages fluently, including Portuguese, Spanish, French and American Sign Language.
Divorced in 1988. He went through a 12-step program to rid himself of drug dependency.
Originated the role of Scotty Baldwin, a General Hospital (1963) character still seen on the show.

[Family Affair (1966)] was much too sugar-and-spice. We never lied or cheated. No children are as angelic as we were supposed to be."
[about the drug death of former co-star Anissa Jones] Although we played twins we were poles apart as human beings. It didn't keep us from getting along well, but we were being raised in very different homes. I felt terrible about her death, but I wasn't all that much surprised.