Editing Leif Garrett (section)

===2006–present===
In September 2006, Garrett appeared on the celebrity edition of ''[[Fear Factor]]''. He won the grand prize of $50,000. On New Year's Eve 2006, Garrett first appeared in [[Las Vegas]] with retro act Original Idols Live!, hosted by [[Barry Williams (actor)|Barry Williams]]. The show also featured the [[Bay City Rollers]], [[Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods]], and [[the Cowsills]], with selected appearances by [[Merrill Osmond]], [[Tony DeFranco]], and [[Danny Bonaduce]].

In August 2007, [[Country Music Television]] (CMT) cast Garrett in the short-lived ''Ty Murray's Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge'', among nine celebrities appearing on the show. However, he quit after one episode, citing soreness and lack of desire to continue.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.registerbee.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=DRB/MGArticle/DRB_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173352327754|title= Reality TV vet tries his hand at rodeo|first= Susan|last= Elzey|access-date= August 10, 2007|date= August 10, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://archive.today/20070928060953/http://www.registerbee.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=DRB/MGArticle/DRB_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173352327754|archive-date= September 28, 2007}}</ref>

In November 2007, Garrett released the album ''Three Sides of...'', which constituted songs he recorded with his current band F8 and his 1990s band Godspeed as well as some new songs.

In 2008, the producers of [[TruTV]]'s ''[[The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest...]]'' added Garrett to their cast, which features comedic commentary from celebrities like Garrett who have had brushes with the law. Garrett has frequently spoofed his troubled past and participates in a wide variety of sketches and skits written specially for him by the show's producers. In a 2010 episode, Garrett reenacted his recent arrest with two actors, including [[Todd Bridges]], another show regular, portraying police officers.{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}}

Garrett toured [[South Korea]] in May 2010, with shows in [[Seoul]] and [[Busan]]. This marked the 30th anniversary of Garrett's first performance in Korea since June 1980. He embarked on another tour of the country in 2013.

Garrett was a cast member in the [[List of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew episodes#Season 4|fourth season]] of ''[[Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew]]'', which documented Garrett's struggle with addiction to heroin. The season premiered December 1, 2010.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.collegenews.com/index.php?/article/celebrity_news_leif_garrett_rachel_uchitel_celebrity_rehab_patients_071920101332265|title=Celebrity News: Leif Garrett, Rachel Uchitel latest "Celebrity Rehab" patients|publisher=Collegenews|access-date=September 2, 2010}}</ref> Garrett's sister, Dawn Lyn, and mother, Carolyn Stellar (November 6, 1934 – September 2, 2022), who was battling Stage 4 lung cancer, both appeared in Episode 7, which was filmed during Family Day, when the recovering addicts were visited by their loved ones to discuss how their addiction affected their family relationship.<ref name=CelebRehab4.7/>
[[File:Leif Garrett 11 12 2016 -4 (30846282622).jpg|thumb|Garrett performing in 2016]]
In the early 2010s, Garrett began collaborating with punk rock artist and songwriter [[Craig Else]]. He released two singles on the Internet, sharing Else's credits, "Everything" (released in 2010) and "Help You, Make You" (released in 2012). The two also recorded a cover of [[Neil Young]]'s "[[Old Man (song)|Old Man]]".

He published an autobiography entitled ''Idol Truth'' in 2019.<ref name="thevinyldistrict.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thevinyldistrict.com/storefront/2019/02/tvd-radar-leif-garrett-idol-truth-a-memoir-in-stores-7-16/|title=TVD Radar: Leif Garrett, Idol Truth: A Memoir in stores 7/16 - The Vinyl District|date=December 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203151051/https://www.thevinyldistrict.com/storefront/2019/02/tvd-radar-leif-garrett-idol-truth-a-memoir-in-stores-7-16/|access-date=September 3, 2021|archive-date=December 3, 2019}}</ref> In the biography and related interviews, Garrett explained that in multiple tracks in his earlier albums, [[Jim Haas]], actually replaced his vocals entirely. The producers had wanted him to "smooth" Garrett's uneven vocals, but made the choice sometimes to replace Garrett entirely on his own albums. In some cases, Garrett's producers even brought in Haas to sing for Garrett behind a curtain during some live concert tour performances.<ref name="Leif1">{{cite news |last1=Nolasco |first1=Stephanie |title=Former teen idol Leif Garrett explains descent into hard drugs: 'There has always been more to my story' |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/leif-garrett-teen-idol-memoir |access-date=June 29, 2021 |work=Fox News |date=January 4, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Leif2">{{cite news |last1=Ruggiero |first1=Bob |title=Leif Garrett: An American Idol |url=https://www.houstonpress.com/music/things-to-do-read-the-idol-truth-by-leif-garrett-11417712 |access-date=June 29, 2021 |work=[[Houston Press]] |date=January 10, 2020}}</ref>