Jon Provost Discusses Life as Lassie Star

Posted on October 7, 2008

Jon Provost has written a book about his life during and after the classic television series Lassie. Jon Provost played Timmy Martin on the show fifty years ago.

The book is called Timmy's in the Well: The Jon Provost Story. EW's PopWatch Blog asks, "Is 'Timmy's in the Well' the best celeb autobiography title ever?" They think it is and it is definitely a very clever title.

CBS's Harry Smith talked to Jon Provost. You can see the clip of the interview below. Provost said to get the job he had to spend three days living with Lassie. Lassie gave him "two paws up" and he got the job. Provost says they made over 250 half-hour episodes in the show's seven-year run. Jon Provost also has an official website here.

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