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When “Confessions Of A Teen Idol” begins on January 4 on VH1, everyone will finally have a look-see into what is arguably the most intriguing of all of the movie star roles: the teen heartthrob. The thing about “Confessions” is they’re gonna give you a chance to see what makes them tick.

Scott Baio and Jason Hervey (Kevin’s wisecracking brother on “The Wonder Years”) direct this foray into an exclusive club where the guys will live, eat, sleep and drink together, in an attempt to make a comeback…or fall flat on their face. You’d already seen Baio make his comeback attempt on VH1 and so it will be a basic free-fall to see who makes it out alive in this show.

For some the transition to steady work will be easier. For others it may just be that their time in the spotlight was over years ago. The teen idols will be Christopher Atkins (The Blue Lagoon), David Chokachi (Baywatch), Billy Hufsey (Fame), Jeremy Jackson (Baywatch), Eric Nies (MTV), Jamie Walters (Beverly Hills 90210) and Adrian Zmed (TJ Hooker, Grease 2).

Walters (above picture) had a brief moment in the sun with his hit single “Hold On,“ which went as high as No. 16 on the 1995 Billboard charts. The song was released at about the time 90210 was popular.

As you can see this isn’t an A-list roster. In fact, it would be premature to call them E-listers. But the seven obviously have the drive to get back into the game, else they wouldn’t have joined the cast. So get ready for a look inside what it’s really like to be famous with “Confessions Of A Teen Idol.”