Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From 1976 to 1980, Kristy portrayed Letitia "Buddy" Lawrence on Family. Her older brother, Jimmy McNichol, also burst onto the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But being that open, raw and real came at a cost. After years of constant work, fame and the quiet burden of hiding parts of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Born on September 11, 1962, Kristy was young when she started appearing alongside her brother Jimmy McNichol in commercials. She ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. So, what happened to your favourite stars of the decade ...

Kristy McNichol has come out publicly as a lesbian in hopes of helping others who have been bullied because of their sexual orientation, People reports. McNichol, best-known for starring in the ABC ...

Rarely-Seen '80s Actress, 62, Is Nearly Unrecognizable While Meeting '90s Music Legend originally appeared on Parade. As one of the most successful child actresses of the '70s, Kristy McNichol was ...

Family and Empty Nest star Kristy McNichol has avoided the spotlight for decades—so much so that when the former teen idol came out Friday to People magazine, many of our, ahem, younger gay friends ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1977 and 1979, McNichol won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her role as Buddy Lawrence. In her ...

Kristy McNichol, former star of the 90s sitcom "Empty Nest," has been out of the public eye for nearly two decades. But she is so fed up with child bullying, she re-entered the spotlight to make a ...