Johnny Whitaker : Biography, Pictures, Photos, Trivia, Address, Filmography (Family Affair)

Graduated from Sylmar High School in Southern California after "Family Affair" was cancelled. He then spent two years in Portugal as a full-time, volunter missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When he returned to the United States, he attended Brigham Young University and obtained a degree in communications in 1986.

He was divorced in 1988. He went through a 12 step program to rid himself of drug dependency.

He was the fifth of eight children born to Thelma and John O. Whitaker, Sr. He was born at 12:14 AM, Pacific Standard Time.

He was the only 6 year-old who screen tested for the role of Jody Davis, which originally was supposed to be for a 10 year old boy, but when the producers saw the chemistry between Johnny and Anissa Jones (Buffy), they promptly rewrote the parts for 6 year old twins...and a television legend was born!

He gave Jodie Foster her first on-screen kiss in Tom Sawyer (1973).

Speaks several languages fluently, including Portuguese, Spanish, French and American Sign Language.

Began his acting career at the tender age of three. He was discovered while singing in the church's children's program where he broke up the entire congregation after he'd forgotten the words to the song and started to improvise with his own. He went on to do his first on-air performance in a commercial for OK Used Cars.