Rippy became so popular he starred in another ad singing the tune "Take Life a Little Easier," which made it onto the Billboard music charts. Appearances on The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson as well as guest roles on TV series soon followed. He also stole the show as a presenter at the 1974 American Music Awards with Donny Osmond, Michael Jackson and fellow child actor Ricky Segall, announcing The Carpenters as Favorite Pop Group.
Now 44, the thesp still acts from time to time, like his brief cameo in David Spade's 2003 comedy, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star; runs his own PR firm, Ripped Marketing Group; and works as the National Director of Marketing at Metro Networks, aka Westwood One.
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