Ricky Nelson: Television star and teen idol

Ricky Nelson was born Eric Hilliard Nelson on May 8, 1940, in Teaneck, New Jersey, to Ozzie and Harriet Nelson; he was the second of two sons, with his older brother David. He rushed to fame with the radio sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, joining the show when he turned 8. In 1952 the show moved to TV, where it would run until 1966 and become one of the longest-running sitcoms in TV his…