Making Of a Male Model (1983) Jon-Erik Hexum, Joan Collins, Jeff Conaway, Ted McGinley

[@mexicounexplained]

I'm here on October 18, 2024, exactly 40 years after Hexum was legally declared dead. RIP

[@newgrowthclay]

Never heard of him but this will be my Friday night movie! 🍿

[@mexicounexplained]

@@newgrowthclay Good choice. I'm feeling nostalgic for the 80s myself.

[@CarefulObserver1]

I'm here three days later, and have been thinking about Jon-Erik a lot lately. I used to watch him on Voyagers! as a kid and recall the news of him shooting himself and always thought it was especially strange. Extraordinary man and actor!

[@mexicounexplained]

@@CarefulObserver1 You always thought it was especially strange because it WAS especially strange and I still have questions about this accident to this day. I was 16 when it happened. I watched this movie as a teenage boy because people were starting to tell me that I had "the look" and since I was always taller than my age group I should consider signing on with an agent and make a go of modeling. So, I followed JEH's career very carefully (and I did eventually become a model and TV commercial actor when I was in college). I have a good memory and when the accident first happened, the studio issued an official statement saying that JEH was alone when the accident occurred and there were no witnesses. If you go to the JEH Wikipedia page, you can see in the reference section, the first reference from the Eugene Register-Guard backs that up. A few days after the "accident", on Entertainment Tonight and in other print sources the story began to emerge that JEH was frustrated about how long he was on the set and said something like, "I hope there's one in here for me," before firing the prop. How do they know that he said that if there were no witnesses? I never bought the whole scenario that someone that intelligent would do something so reckless, or that someone so professional who is so early on in his career would be so frustrated with a long filming day (it happens and I experienced that myself). People made snarky comments that he was a hunk with no brains, and that was far from true if you knew anything about his story. This man inspired me to do more as we had similar backgrounds. I would have to say that he was the very first person to have such an influence on me. It's ironic that I would end up following in his footsteps for a brief period of time and got to experience the silly and tragic world of modeling/acting myself. I'm glad I stayed in school, though, got those degrees and left that crazy world behind.

[@athomenotavailable]

His voice has that magical spectrum of frequencies

[@stanibol]

Sounds like he has a permanent cold. I like his face more than his voice. It's not because it is a deep baritone, it's the bilious quality. I like a clear sounding voice, less throaty.

[@joelbuchanan471]

Jon-Erik Hexum was sent to show us what is possible. What an amazing man. I was destroyed when he died so very young. He was hotter than ANY actor today.

[@Melinda8162]

Truly. He was.

[@joseluisnovoa6472]

He was gorgeous and sexy as Henry Cavill 😍😍😍

[@zacheryspencer]

@@joelbuchanan471 he was the most beautiful looking male actor/model ever. No one was better looking then him

[@user-or6yn8pm3c]

Apparently I heard he would have replaced Christopher Reeve as Superman. Interesting that Henry Cavill looks like him.

[@zacheryspencer]

@@user-or6yn8pm3c Henry Cavill looks absolutely nothing like Jon-Erik Hexum

[@ian1753]

This guy was going to be a Megastar

[@thehollyberry7975]

He was, indeed. Very sad. RIP Jon-Erik

[@edwardnashen5960]

Absolutely he was! Golden Hollywood Mega Male Beauty!

[@edwardnashen5960]

Pre Broke Back Mountain Beauty!!!

[@jelsner5077]

Such a hunk! I liked him better before his NY model makeover.

[@DylanRomanov]

I found myself falling in love with him cause he’s so gorgeous, I looked up to see how he aged and I found out he died in such a tragic way 😢 He was also dating Eg Daily at the time. She went on to have a successful voice acting career but I wonder if his death affected her singing career. Just a sad story all around.

[@shayekisitu]

Wow, what a beautiful human being Jon-Eric was. Not just physically, but you can tell he had something really special. I was sad to hear of the horrible incident that ended his life. He was fantastic in this movie and could have been an amazing actor in the big budget film industry. GOD rest his beautiful heart and soul. 🤲🏻🙏💕❤️

[@michaelvaughn8864]

The late Jon-Erik Hexum was a hunk of a guy❤ Damn shame he passed on so young🙁 His star was on the rise when he tragically died

[@pravaraakhya4u]

On October 18, aged 26, six days after the accident, Jon-Erik Hexum was declared brain dead. Such beautiful face and lovely eyes. RIP. We still remember you.

[@blueskys8876]

Every single time I watch that movie I fall in love with him all over again rest in peace beautiful man,

[@RosaCharajaBar-tw7jy]

Jon Erik Hexum an american actor of norwegian ancestry was also a model , and before getting involved in the art of acting he was a broadcast presenter in New Jersey , the city where he grew up , since he was young he showed his skills in the field of acting…..a man not only with a handsome face but a talented boy …..

[@freegoods1495]

Not of Norwegian ancestry he was 100% Norwegian

[@TheKnoxvicious]

@@freegoods1495 He’s American 🇺🇸

[@freegoods1495]

@@TheKnoxvicious he’s 100% Norwegian ethnically

[@TheKnoxvicious]

@@freegoods1495 So what? I’m 100% Colombian by blood but I don’t consider myself Colombian in the least. I don’t live there. I don’t speak Spanish. I don’t eat their food. I don’t know their culture. This is probably all the same as well for him. For Americans, our loyalties don’t lie in where our blood comes from because at the end of the day we live HERE. He was a COWBOY in this movie for Pete’s sake. He’s American. Sorry.

[@HowieHoward-ti3dx]

@@TheKnoxvicious You're not American. You are a Latin American invader and Colombians are the worst of the hispanic race.

[@TotallyDolls]

Jon-Erik looks the way I imagine Ken would look if he was real. Such a classically handsome guy. Those piercing blue eyes can make anyone melt.

[@apuspeak8764]

that's very homosexual of ya, Ken in Barbie movie is PERFECT.

[@anthonylagano]

Alexis and John Erik ….can’t go wrong lol. I remember watching this when it first aired in the 80’s 😎😎😎

[@scotnick59]

Jon had a great speaking voice as well

[@zacheryspencer]

Jon-Erik was the best looking guy ever in Hollywood. No other actor or model was better looking then him

[@AlphaVisionPro]

LOL

[@unowen-nh9ov]

He didn't start off that way but boy did he swan.

[@zacheryspencer]

@@unowen-nh9ov he definitely did look different when he was younger.. he must have really blossomed in his 20’s.. he seemed way older though.. like mid, late 30’s honestly.. I’m 38 and I feel like him and I look similar in age, but I can’t believe he was only 26

[@dianalanyi4788]

@@AlphaVisionPro he was a good actor and handsome

[@fexbd]

@@AlphaVisionPro Nobody you name will come close apart from Henry Cavill and hes a straight downgrade

[@kathrynralli4557]

I knew Jeff in 1980. He really isn't acting in this movie, but being himself. He was a kind soul and I don't think I actually ever saw him happy. I was in love with his best friend Jerry Doyle. Sadly both gone now. I hope they found each other again on the other side.

[@Sean-me4fv]

I love how simple and linear the story line is

[@santi7616]

I love the eighties and its movies

[@jenpot25]

Total package he was..Thank you for uploading this movie.

[@sfinthecity]

Glad you enjoyed.

[@Imthesoulofthes]

Would you want him if he was worse than Hitler

[@amarigamer1192]

​@@Imthesouloftheswhat?

[@davidhansel897]

Although he was extremely handsome, it wasn't just his looks. Jon-Erik Hexum had an incredibly sexy deep bass voice that drove people nuts - and that Adam's apple! What a tragedy he died so young!

[@BBRocker75]

Jon-Erik Hexum was A GOD FALLEN FROM HEAVEN! My gosh, he passed away so young.

[@gusbean]

This is amazing. Can't get any more 80s glam than Joan Collins!

[@999raycurran]

Stumbled across this movie while reading about the tragedy of John Erik. Thank you for uploading, I love a good 80s tv movie.

[@luxmaggie]

This movie is probably the reason I was born in 1984

[@OpinionatedChicken59]

Jon-Erik Hexum was so beautiful, such a shame that he died so young

[@rayali9854]

Jon Erik hexum is the definition of tall dark and handsome..a knight in shining armor.

[@AndreRitter-qp3vm]

Lol dark? He white af 😂

[@franciscovilcheavila960]

@@AndreRitter-qp3vm maybe for the tan .

[@Knight_clause]

No he doesn't fall in this category lol. Tall dark handsome fit someone who has dark haris and aggressive looking low trust face . He is above that category masthetic Nordic Chad

[@Knight_clause]

​@@AndreRitter-qp3vmin tall dark handsome this phrase has nothing to do with skin colour its more of a dark hair and low trust face thing . And hexum doesn't fall in this category

[@mexicounexplained]

@@AndreRitter-qp3vm This phrase was popular when the US was +90% white (for most of its history) and it does apply to Hexum, although I think they may have exaggerated his height a bit.

[@alexsalvin]

Most spectacular man ever in showbiz. He would be 67 and would had become a huge worldwide star.

[@dougl945]

I miss the 80’s. It was totally like this.

[@santi7616]

@@dougl945 the nineties too,👍

[@Alex00789]

Jon-Erik Hexum is probably the most handsome man ever.

[@simonesewitt1040]

Was*

[@creepycrawlers6950]

@@simonesewitt1040 nope...still is

[@pj-fx7gx]

@@creepycrawlers6950Agree 💯

[@dt90210]

I still think Jon-Erik is one of the most handsome men ever. I was 11 years old when he died. I was crushed.💗

[@H3nry488]

Every shot in this film looks like a romance pulp paperback cover from the 80s

[@somersetdc]

Honestly, not much of a movie, kind of thin on plot, but Jon-Erik Hexum is beautiful to watch...very elegant as well as being handsome as heck. The camera 📸 just loves him.

[@anjaplushenka5995]

*He was a star. Gorgeous. Face and body carved by the gods. So unfortunate that he died of an accidental self-inflicted wound via gunshot while taping. He died at 26 years old. May his soul rest in peace and love.*

[@rafalegre1684]

And don't forget that voice.... deep and smooth, like Barry White's. He had a great future with it.

[@averydavis4050]

If Superman and Wonder Woman produced a child together, it’s Jon-Erik Hexum.

[@nancystone6044]

40 YRS AGO - CANNOT BELIEVE HOW TIME IS PASSING BY.

[@theman36]

He was a natural. This was HUGE in the 80’s. Every girl LOVED him! Sad he wasn’t able to have a full career.

[@lucasdesimone9931]

The best part of his performance is, his naturalness and his rebellious spirit.

[@JoeyNYSDnomad]

He was hot! I was a young closeted kid in the 80's but I remember needing an excuse to watch this on our 1 TV in the house.

[@anopinjama]

Me too, he was my first tv crush I cried when I knew he died!

[@negativeanthony]

I was born in 1983. If I had been a decade or so older, I would've been thirstin' for Jon-Erik.

[@woiptyui-htyu]

Considered the most beautiful man in the Universe.

[@xxkarlosxxxxxx7233]

One of the most handsome... Since there's a lot of competition

[@jamesr1703]

Gorgeous Norwegian-American man. His voice...so masculine.

[@jayzokan]

yes great voice and you could see this Norwegian in him. R. I. P. gorgeous Man

[@davidhansel897]

@@jamesr1703 Yes, his voice is terrific: forget baritone - a manly bass!

[@JamesRivera-fi2kk]

John Erik Hexum was absolutely gorgeous.❤

[@joelbuchanan471]

Now imagine tom cruise standing next to JEH. You would laugh until you fell on the floor.

[@olavwilhelm6843]

yes cause he'd look like a dwarf lol

[@deborajr]

I didn’t know who he was and I just found out how he died. It was a terrible accident. It’s so sad 😢 so young and extremely handsome! It’s a shame. I can’t believe how strong his mother was to donate his organs to people who needed! I am amazed by that.

[@timward3116]

Hexum would have been one of the biggest stars ever. What a loss.

[@cyclexy]

Thanks for posting this! I do not remember this movie but I do remember John Erik Hexum. He was great on Cover Up! Would love to see that series again.

[@sfinthecity]

He's here: kzbin.info/aero/PLAkFwZCQjyWxveZVxozQfZMBNkbcpYfzl

[@zero_bs_tolerance8646]

I'd forgotten how gorgeous Jon-Erik was.

[@bonniemabinova6185]

Best 80' era , music , fashion entertainment everything just loved❤❤❤❤

[@rebeccae.5217]

I'll always remember him fondly as Bogg from "Voyagers!" Just loved that show as a kid. So tragic how he died.

[@delsongalasinao706]

If jhon erick hexum was alive today.he is one of the golden celebrities of hollywood

[@davidlogan4329]

Nice to see him alive in the film. Terrible shame how his life ended.

[@Vanitas91190]

It’s great seeing Ms. Collin’s play a more warm personality then her great achievement with Dynasty. I’ve read and watched programs about and with her. I find her tenacity for always evolving to be AMAZING ❤

[@helenefrench4275]

Just finished rewatching Dynasty :)

[@howardmoore1332]

Joan Collins at the height of her career thanks to "Dynasty" and Jon-Erik Hexum's career was on the upswing. This was a fun movie in 1983.

[@gustavov3698]

He was one of the most beautiful men I've ever seen, terrible fate😪

[@Melinda8162]

Oh wow, what a gorgeous man he was. Such a shame he's gone so young.

[@1991AF]

He was so handsome!

[@seand2711]

Damn he sure was beautiful. I'll be watching this restored HD version. Thanks.

[@sfinthecity]

You will enjoy, others on KZbin have commercials and wanting video resolution.

[@donnamanzares8440]

I never heard of him. I probably was busy raising my children. I am so intrigued by him. Beautiful man inside and out.

[@vk311z8]

Joan Collin was a cougar mama back then she was 51 years old. i bet she loved every love scene with the then 25 year old Jon-Erik Hexum . But i must admit Joan Collins is a hot mama herself back then /

[@charlesmento5968]

Jon was so good.

[@kateruterbories2692]

You had me at Jon Erick Hexum!

[@Topmember]

Heavens! 40 years ago he was featured in PLAYGIRL magazine. RIP.

[@aaronc4899]

His physique was perfectly awesome.

[@Lovesdevine]

He was looking for love in all the wrong places 😂

[@WonderWhatHappened]

This movie was released on October 9 1983 at 9 PM on ABC. The #1 Song on this date was Bonnie Tyler's "Totally Eclipse of the Heart". After this television movie aired, Jon-Erik Hexum died as a result of a freak accident on the set of a new series he was filming titled Cover Up (1984). Goofing around between takes, Hexum put a prop pistol to his head and it went off. Joan Collins is living her best life at the age of 91.

[@sfdudeca]

Too bad NYC will never be this fabulous again!!

[@TheIkaika777]

Nope. Now it’s a third world country.

[@markelijio6012]

In some cases, the 1983 movie was filmed at the Warner Hollywood Studios in Los Angeles, California USA.

[@lindwm]

@@TheIkaika777it is no where near a third world country. you’re delusional

[@anopinjama]

He was so handsome! It was a pity he died so young! He was my first tv crush!

[@Caleb_Mandrake872]

2024 - 40 years ago Jon-Erik Hexum died by putting a prop gun to his head that shoots blanks & pulled the trigger. Not realizing that a wad of compressed paper shoots out, it fractured his skull the size of a quarter & pushed it into his brain, killing him. His heart went to a 36 y/o transplant recipient.

[@orlandosanchez8123]

That's so sad

[@Topmember]

I remembered his name and my mind flashed back to the November issue of PLAYGIRL magazine in 1984 that he was featured in, after his death on October 18 the same year. What a tragedy. RIP.

[@Caleb_Mandrake872]

@@Topmember Was he naked in Playgirl? ....Asking for a friend

[@mexicounexplained]

The recipient was a pimp in Las Vegas.

[@acer4237]

What a great movie, ending was sad but necessary for both to live their dreams out. Watched this out of curiosity for this actor from a short on KZbin. Tragedy that he passed away in real life, so much potential! May he RIP.

[@YahRiYah_Ahava777]

Wow!!! Hunks and Joan?? Thanks!!!

[@sfinthecity]

Sure!

[@DouglasKarup]

He sure was hot it sucks how he died so young. RIP.

[@benfisher1376]

It's tragic. He was only 26😮

[@jadafons]

“You’ve got a lot more Living to do”. Sadly he was gone shortly after that 😢 RIP

[@jordanbergman9931]

This is a great movie its really sad hexum died so early he would have gone huge in hollywood🕊️

[@no_onein2024]

OMG,, he was DELICIOUS!!!!!! WOW!!! Researching him it said he died at 26???? Shot himself w/ a blank loaded gun on set???? How horrible!!!

[@kellda]

Nobody should play with a gun, even if he thinks it's not loaded! I watched "Voyager," the TV series that he starred in in 1982-83. I loved it. He and a young boy were traveling through time "to set right what once went wrong," or something like that. I acknowledge that his good looks were part of the reason that I watched the show. I did not watch "Cover Up," the series he was filming when he accidentally killed himself.

[@no_onein2024]

@@kellda Yeah Alec Baldwin just went through a similar experience only it ended up killing someone else

[@HowieHoward-ti3dx]

@@no_onein2024 Not just, it was a few years ago.

[@edwardnashen5960]

He was absolutely beautiful!!! Tragic death.😢

[@averydavis4050]

@@edwardnashen5960 He was destined for greatness. He had the look and acting chops. He gave Scandinavian/Viking Men a big boost.

[@andgo1400]

Super cheesy with bad acting but has wonderful nostalgia of the 80 ties ;the fashions, the simpler life, slimmer people with no phones nor computers. Fun to watch.

[@sonquatsch8585]

yes, i was laughing the whole time, and i bet the actors laughed as well at the cheesiness of it all.

[@DaniellaAdorno]

This young lead actor who plays the male supermodel had such a tragic trajectory.

[@deborajr]

He was a real model not like the ones nowadays creepy with no charm at all.

[@EllanDay-hz2ib]

Good movie ! Jon was brilliant ,he was a very beautiful man such a shame he died from a mistake with a prop gum ! But God took him in his prime I remember him as a teen ager even by today’s standers still the best looking man on earth ! Bless him 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@itsjemmabond]

Very beautiful man. Rest in peace.

[@glendonhyde6047]

Some of the best bad lines ever!!! A veritable smorgasbord of b list celebs in a spectacular fashion. 😂

[@HOTSHOTNYC]

I think maybe one of the sexiest hottest guys to ever live

[@josephadiaz8343]

This was a cool show back in the day 👍🏼♥️🙏🏼✝️✌🏼😎

[@MadrewOnno]

He is so handsome. His eyes are so beautiful

[@AMSS777]

I remember seeing this movie in '83, and I never knew Jon died.

[@Layput]

Joan Collins also died.

[@HowieHoward-ti3dx]

@@Layput When? It was her sister Jackie who died.

[@Topmember]

​@@Layput Joan Collins is 91 and it's August 19, 2024.

[@jakecavendish3470]

​@@Layput on screen, often

[@mexicounexplained]

@@Layput no

[@gabrielletanner5339]

Oh my collins was fifty and Hexham twenty seven ..he died a year later..very sad.

[@turnerification123]

This guy was a real cowboy and how cute he really didn’t care about the job

[@gregbrown7498]

Being a Texas gay boy born in '69, I really thought this was real life. The 80's was a great era to grow up in!

[@rosealaska6595]

RIP my beautiful JONERIK HEXUM handsome he was

[@Chamsk]

Joan Collins is absolutely a confident actress lol love her …she always over shinning her co actors even main character lol

[@woiptyui-htyu]

Joan Collins.

[@Chamsk]

@@woiptyui-htyu yes my bad queen Joan Collins

[@mintberrycrunch4333]

Not just beautiful but actually a decent actor

[@cultmamacultmama3571]

Perfect face, perfect body AND perfect deep masculine voice - just like Armie Hammer 😍😍 Too bad these two most perfect men ever both got tragically killed - each in his own way. Armie Hammer is still alive, but he got killed as Armie Hammer ....

[@HighMonkeyMonk.]

I wish we could have seen him in his 40’s/50’s

[@Craigcargill80]

Love his gorgeous blue eyes

[@eduardodifarnecio2336]

He shot himself with blanks. They’re normally safe but they were close enough to his skull that it killed him. Apparently he was just toying with a gun on a film set. Why can’t they just use water guns in sets?

[@j.g.c.2494]

and wasn't it ironic that the blonde actress greeted him by saying: "we thought you were going to kill yourself" (4:22).

[@Randy_Batswinger]

"Now on KZbin, the GAYEST TV MOVIE EVER MADE!" PS ,THANK YOU for uploading it!! 🙏💕 😊

[@sfinthecity]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@Sean-me4fv]

Nice to see Jeff Conaway in this

[@blkncutvibe1970]

Wow!!...That was one BEAUTIFUL Man! R.I.P ...he died way too young! 😥😥😥 smh

[@Laura-i2r9r]

Yes Jon Erik Hexum was a male model before also starting acting . A handsome hunk sadly he died from a gunshot in the late 80s in the middle of all his success in television and modeling .

[@HowieHoward-ti3dx]

1984 is not late 80s. It is early to mid 80s when he was shot and killed.

[@Laura-i2r9r]

@@HowieHoward-ti3dx REALLY 😳😳🙄🙄

[@HowieHoward-ti3dx]

@@Laura-i2r9r Yes. really!

[@keithsmits6203]

He was very handsome with talent

[@MozartHerbert]

Thank you so much, this is the best quality available, probably a DVDrip! He was so handsome and had such a beautiful and sexy hairy chest and deep voice, what a hunk😍🤤🔥 I was channel surfing late at night the other day and stopped at a random channel, ecstatic with his beauty (and his hairy chest). I couldn't believe I still didn't know who this handsome hunk was. I looked up the show and it was Voyagers. Thanks to that, I got to know him and looked for more information about him. It's sad the way he died. He could have been one of the greatest actors of his generation and one of Hollywood's greatest icons.

[@sfinthecity]

Glad you enjoyed it and Mr. Hexum. KZbin analytics tell me this film is a runaway hit amongst all my videos.

[@jackson4socks]

I remember him from the 80s. He was sex on a stick. And I recall hearing about his passing and the unusualness of it. So tragic.

[@MozartHerbert]

@@sfinthecity what's the source of this video? DVD rip?

[@sfinthecity]

I believe so, Mozart.

[@leonardolupini3484]

John lived down the road from my dad's house in Burbank, Ca in 1984. Still to this day, I can recall him driving past in his old light blue Chrysler as if it were yesterday. It was all so surreal having him living close by, and also seeing him on TV so often in The Voyagers and Cover Up. When I heard that he had died, I was truly shocked, I really was.

[@thecitizenjoan]

KZbin really wants me to watch this so I am

[@MichaelB.-ju5vg]

i heard recentl he was so nice and funny and was a friendly man hexum but he died so young in an accident with an unloaded gun,,,but i say what a silly movie to have such beautiful people in it ,,oh wait it was the 80s i remember now!!lol

[@evealkazar]

He was the Henry Cavill of the 80's -sigh- Enourmosly gorgeous man 🥰💖✨💕

[@baylorsailor]

Henry Cavill will always be my top pick 💕

[@joanofarcxxi]

I would never want to be a model. They are often treated as replaceable objects and are not respected as multi-dimensional human beings. Things might have been worse in the past, but there has been some improvement in recent times. I enjoyed this movie. It's nostalgic, and although some of the acting was terrible and the whole movie cheesy, the message is positive. It portrays a real man, simple and in touch with his principles, a man who came to his senses and who did not sell out to the superficial and insubstantial world of fame and frivolity. It's so tragic and perhaps ironic that he passed away in his prime, so unexpectedly. He was gorgeous beyond belief, and actually a good actor. One big plus, I absolutely love his voice. And to top it all, this young man saved 5 other lives through the donation of his organs. He was a blessing to many in different ways. ❤ RIP Jon-Erik. 💜