Jon Provost, a well-known American actor, began his profession in Hollywood on the age of three when he was solid within the movie So Massive because the son of Jane Wyman and Sterling Hayden.

Nonetheless, he’s principally acknowledged for his function as Timmy Martin within the TV collection Lassie, which aired for 17 seasons and transitioned from black and white to paint in the course of the Sixties.

Provost joined the present in season 4 when he and his household adopted Lassie. Even at 72 years outdated, he nonetheless remembers the time he spent filming the collection and the bond he shared with the three completely different canines who performed Lassie.

Provost’s mom introduced him to his first audition when he was nonetheless a toddler, hoping to get a signed autograph from Jane Wyman. Nonetheless, he was solid within the function as an alternative. His dad and mom had no connection to the leisure trade; his father was an aeronautical engineer.

Regardless of not having an agent, Provost went on to star in 12 films earlier than beginning his function in Lassie.

He labored with three completely different Lassies over the seven years he spent on the present, with the final one being his companion for 5 years alone.

After the present, Provost acted in different films earlier than ultimately leaving Hollywood. He was married to Sandy Goosens, with whom he has two youngsters.

Nonetheless, the couple break up after nearly 15 years collectively, and Provost later discovered love with creator and researcher Laurie Jacobson.

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