James Darren, the former teen idol and pop singer who played the dreamy surfer Moondoggie in three Gidget movies before starring on television on The Time Tunnel and T.J. Hooker, died Monday.

James Darren, who went from teen idol status acting in youth-oriented movies like "Gidget" to become an actor in TV shows ... "T.J. Hooker" and a singer and director, died Monday at Cedars-Sinai ...