Ron Yarbrough, the Christopher Atkins Lookalike

Many readers believe that this photo,  from my post "Five Nude Photos of Christopher Atkins," is of somebody else.

Their evidence:
1. This scene does not appear in Blue Lagoon (1980).
2. Christopher never had tan lines.
3. He's not that big.

Several alternates have been suggested.  The latest is Ron Yarbrough, who appeared in a "Boy on a Dolphin" feature in the July 1976 issue of Playgirl.    He swims nude with a dolphin, frolicks on the beach, and hangs with a lady.

Definitely looks like Christopher in Blue Lagoon, or rather Christopher in Blue Lagoon, four years later, looks like him.

In the February 1978 issue, he is shown making out with a woman on the beach.  The bio tells us that he's  23 years old, born in Oregon, grew up surfing in Southern California, and now lives in Hawaii, where he intends to stay.  Also his idea of a perfect woman is one who "makes me feel on top."

I haven't been able to find out anything else about Ron Yarbrough.  There's a lawyer, an orthodontist, a golf pro, and a real estate broker with that name, but none in Hawii.

Close up, he doesn't look much like the guy in the photo, but who cares?  He was hot.  A flashback to the carefree days of the 1970s, when the sun was always shining and the BeeGees were always singing in the background.






See also: 5 Nude Photos of Christopher Atkins