"Trip" Pryor III: JJ and Beth's son, born in November 1965 during the third season. Adina Porter as Gwen Walker: Henry's wife and a housekeeper, who died in Season 2 of cancer. Aysia Polk as Angela Walker: Henry and Gwen's daughter, roughly Patty's age. Keith Robinson as Nathan Walker: Henry's outspoken nephew. Spent some time in jail; eventually rehabilitated himself and now operates a delivery service. Jamie Elman as Luke Foley: A record store clerk. Meg's boyfriend in the first season; after they broke up, Luke and Roxanne developed a relationship and began living together in the third season. Jesse Hutch as James "Jimmy" Riley: An American Bandstand dance partner of Meg's who eventually leaves to fight in Vietnam; he would later return to American Dreams in the second season, in a wheelchair. Samuel Page as Drew Mandel: A college student at the University of Pennsylvania; he and Meg date during the show, despite both her brother J.J. and her father's dislike for Drew. It ends when she catches him cheating on her. Johnny Lewis as Leonard "Lenny" Beeber: Roxanne's second-season boyfriend with whom she goes on tour. Head of the band Lenny and the Pilgrims. Milo Ventimiglia as Christopher "Chris" Pierce: Shelly Pierce's son, who becomes Meg's new love interest in the third season. Rodney Scott as Daniel "Danny" O'Connor: Quarterback of the East Catholic football team in the first season, and who has a short-lived relationship with Meg in season two. His older brother was declared missing in action in Vietnam. In season three, Danny's brother's body is found in Vietnam. Paul Wasilewski as Thomas "Tommy" DeFelice: JJ's macho friend and former football teammate. JJ later ends the friendship when he notices a strong racist side to him when Sam enrolls at East Catholic. They resume their friendship when Tommy takes the blame for something JJ did. Kevin Sheridan as Kenny Keegan: JJ's East Catholic friend and teammate; a mediocre athlete. Jessica Collins as Colleen: JJ's coworker and sometime girlfriend in season one; she is older than JJ and a divorcée. Joseph Lawrence as Michael Brooks: The original floor producer of American Bandstand. His character left after the show's first season. Michael E. Rodgers as Colin: Floor producer of Bandstand who took over after Michael Brooks' departure. Peter Spellos as Gus: A witty production assistant of American Bandstand. Michelle Morgan as Teresa McManus: A regular dancer on Bandstand