Former 70's teen idol Leif Garrett sentenced to drug rehab for heroin addiction.

Former teen pop sensation Leif Garrett pled no contest in court to heroin possession after being arrested in a Los Angeles subway station last February. The judge sentenced Garrett to enter drug rehabilitation center.

 

In the 1970's Leif Garrett made the young girls squeal with delight [much like his far younger teen idol contender Justin Bieber does now] as he bounced around swinging  his long hair and dancing in his skin tight leather pants. These days those young teens are now grown women who cringe at the rough looks of their former teen crush and his life that has been full of troubles with the law due to alcohol and dug addiction.

 

Leif began his career when he was 5 years old scoring roles in tv shows and movies, as he became a teen he started a singing career and continued acting on the drama Family.

 

Leif kept the company of 70's darling such as Kristy McNichol, Brooke Shields and Marie Osmond.

 

 

Garrett struggle through out the 80's to keep his dying out career alive and 1983  scored the role in 'The Outsiders' along side of such stars as Matt Dillon,Patrick Swayze and Rob Lowe as Bob Sheldon.

 

Attempting to revive his former music career in 1995 proved to be an unsuccessful battle for Garrett. Leif Garrett fell into a series of troubles with the law all from drug and alcohol related incidents.

 

David Spade had pal Garrett guest spot in a small role in 2006 in his movie"Dickie Roberts Former Child Star. That same year Garrett competed on a  Celebrity Fear Factor  edition winning $50,000.

 

Since then Leif Garrett has spent two years As a celebrity commentator on Tru Tv's The Smoking Gun Presents World's Dumbest.

Garrett will be  appearing on season four of 'Celebrity Rehab' this year along with actor Jeremy London and Tiger Woods' mistress Rachel Uchitel.

 

Nikki G.of Cincinnati stated "Leif Garrett seems like he could have had a successful career if he could have managed to stay away from the drugs, I am surprised he has done all he has done through out the years,I guess I didn't realize he was on so many shows."

 

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