Christian Dareen is the second son of the late James Darren, who lost his life while sleeping at 88 in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
James’s wife Evy Norlund, children James Jr. (Jimmy), Christian, Anthony, goddaughter Nancy Sinatra, and five grandchildren survive him.
Highlights
- Christian Dareen started his writing career in the entertainment industry in three episodes of Werewolf in 1987.
- His professional life is in the limelight, but he has successfully maintained his personal life private.
- His father, James Darren, was experiencing issues with his aortic valve but was unable to undergo surgery to correct it.
James William Ercolani wished to be an actor from a young age and studied in New York City.
His credits include Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, T. J. Hooker, The Time Tunnel, Gidget, All the Young Men, and Diamond Head.
He married his second wife, Evy Norlund, two years after divorcing Gloria Terlitsky.
Gloria and James dated in 1953 and married in 1955 against her father’s wishes because James was Catholic and they were Jewish. Later, they divorced in 1958.
They have a son, James Jr., whom Gloria’s third husband, journalist and TV commentator Jim Moret, adopted.
Similarly, James has two children from his second marriage with Evy Norlund, 1958 Miss Denmark .
Christian Darren Established Himself As A Writer
64-year-old Christian Darren was born on September 30, 1960. He followed in his father’s footsteps and contributed to the entertainment industry.
He is a writer famous for his work in animation and television series.
At 27, Christian gained worldwide recognition for writing three episodes of the 1987 horror thriller television series Werewolf.
Later, he wrote an episode of the action war drama Tour of Duty following the year that won a Primetime Emmy Award.
He wrote and teleplay an episode of Jake and the Fatman in 1992.
Christian also wrote the biography sports drama Hustle, A Gambling Addiction Dims Baseball Legend Pete Rose’s Star in 2004.
Nonetheless, his story of animal adventure animation Surf’s Up was nominated for an Oscar in 2008. The success of Surf’s Up motivated him to write Surf’s Up 2: WaveMania in 2016.
Although Christian Darren’s professional life is in the limelight, he has successfully maintained his private life. He seemed married but has yet to talk about them.
Additional Information
- James Darren was of Italian descent, born in lower Moyamensing, Philadelphia, on June 8, 1936.
- He was experiencing issues with his aortic valve but was unable to undergo surgery to correct it.
- He released his first album, James Darren No. 1, in 1960 and his last album, Live! For The First Time was released in 2019.
- He had an estimated net worth of $9 million at his demise.
