▁ ▁J esse ▁H utch ▁as ▁James ▁" J im my " ▁R iley : ▁An ▁American ▁Band stand ▁dance ▁partner ▁of ▁Meg ' s ▁who ▁eventually ▁leaves ▁to ▁fight ▁in ▁Vietnam ; ▁he ▁would ▁later ▁return ▁to ▁American ▁Dream s ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁season , ▁in ▁a ▁wheel ch air . ▁ ▁Samuel ▁Page ▁as ▁D rew ▁Mand el : ▁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 ▁dis like ▁for ▁D rew . ▁It ▁ends ▁when ▁she ▁catch es ▁him ▁che ating ▁on ▁her . ▁ ▁Johnny ▁Lewis ▁as ▁Leonard ▁" Len ny " ▁Be e ber : ▁Ro x anne ' s ▁second - season ▁boy friend ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁goes ▁on ▁tour . ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁Len ny ▁and ▁the ▁Pil gr ims . ▁ ▁Mil o ▁Vent im iglia ▁as ▁Christopher ▁" Chr is " ▁Pier ce : ▁Sh elly ▁Pier ce ' s ▁son , ▁who ▁becomes ▁Meg ' s ▁new ▁love ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁season . ▁ ▁Rod ney ▁Scott ▁as ▁Daniel ▁" D anny " ▁O ' Con nor : ▁Qu arter back ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Catholic ▁football ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁season , ▁and ▁who ▁has ▁a ▁short - l ived ▁relationship ▁with ▁Meg ▁in ▁season ▁two . ▁His ▁older ▁brother ▁was ▁declared ▁missing ▁in ▁action ▁in ▁Vietnam . ▁In ▁season ▁three , ▁D anny ' s ▁brother ' s