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I Know My First Name Is Steven is a 1989 American television miniseries about kidnap victim Steven Stayner. [1] [2] The original title was I Know My First Name Is Joe Walz, but producers ultimately decided to use the real name of the victim. [3] The two-part miniseries was first broadcast by NBC on May 22 and 23, 1989.
Steven Gregory Stayner (April 18, 1965 – September 16, 1989) was an American kidnapping victim and the younger brother of serial killer Cary Stayner. On December 4, 1972, seven-year-old Stayner was abducted in Merced, California, by child molester Kenneth Parnell. He was held by his abductor 38 miles (61 km) away in Mariposa County, and later ...
His first major film role was Tucker: The Man and His Dream in 1988. [2] He appeared in several TV shows, earning an Emmy nomination [4] for his portrayal of Steven Stayner in the NBC miniseries I Know My First Name Is Steven. He starred alongside actors Jack Palance, Peter Boyle, and Charlton Heston in the 1990 feature film Solar Crisis .
She appeared in the 1989 television films, Desperate for Love as Tammy Lauren 's best friend, with Christian Slater and as Jodie in I Know My First Name is Steven, before appearing in her most recognized role as Amy Szalinski in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.
Media adaptations Stayner's account of his time with Parnell formed the basis of a 1991 book by Mike Echols. Prior to publication, the manuscript served as the basis for the 1989 TV miniseries I Know My First Name Is Steven (also known as The Missing Years ), with Arliss Howard as Parnell.
Summary Steven Stayner, then 7 years old, was kidnapped and molested by serial predator Kenneth Parnell to the point of changing the boy's name to Dennis (which became the premise to the 1989 Emmy Award -nominated miniseries I Know My First Name is Steven ). [5]
Son Steven was infamously kidnapped in 1972, when he was 7 years old, then miraculously returned home seven years later. (His case was later depicted in the 1989 hit TV miniseries I Know My First ...
The film was a moderate box office success. He made guest appearances in television programs such as Diff'rent Strokes, Family Ties, Blossom, Roseanne, and Married... with Children. He appeared in the television movies In Love and War, I Know My First Name is Steven and What a Dummy.