▁former ▁President ' s ▁son ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy , ▁Jr ., ▁before ▁dro pping ▁out ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁sevent een ▁and ▁moving ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁to ▁purs ue ▁his ▁acting ▁career . ▁On ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁becoming ▁a ▁full - time ▁actor , ▁Sp ader ▁under to ok ▁jobs ▁such ▁as ▁b art ending , ▁teaching ▁y oga , ▁driving ▁a ▁meat ▁tr uck , ▁loading ▁rail road ▁cars , ▁and ▁being ▁a ▁stable ▁boy . ▁ ▁Career ▁Sp ader ' s ▁first ▁major ▁film ▁role ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁End less ▁Love ▁( 1 9 8 1 ), ▁and ▁his ▁first ▁st arring ▁role ▁was ▁in ▁T uff ▁Tur f ▁( 1 9 8 5 ). ▁He ▁rose ▁to ▁st ard om ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁when ▁he ▁played ▁the ▁rich , ▁ar rog ant ▁play boy ▁Ste ff ▁in ▁Pre tty ▁in ▁P ink . ▁He ▁co - star red ▁in ▁Man ne quin ▁( 1 9 8 7 ) ▁and ▁the ▁film ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Less ▁Th an ▁Zero ▁( 1 9 8 7 ), ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁played ▁a ▁drug ▁deal er ▁named ▁R ip . ▁Support ing ▁roles ▁in ▁films ▁such ▁as ▁Baby ▁Bo om ▁( 1 9 8 7 ) ▁and ▁Wall ▁Street ▁( 1 9 8 7 ) ▁followed ▁until ▁his ▁break through ▁in ▁Sex , ▁L ies , ▁and ▁V ide ot ape ▁( 1 9 8 9 ), ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁played ▁a ▁sexual ▁vo ye ur ▁who ▁comp