Post by PlanetM on Dec 21, 2008 18:29:02 GMT
Ricky Bartlett Schroder was born in Staten Island, New York, the son of Diane, a telephone company employee, and Richard Bartlett Schroder, Sr., a telephone company district manager. He has a sister, Dawn.Ricky debuted in the 1979 remake of the movie The Champ, winning the Golden Globe Award for Best New Male Star of the Year in a Motion Picture at the age of nine for his role as T.J. Flynn in the movie.
In the following year, he made a Walt Disney feature film called The Last Flight of Noah's Ark with Elliott Gould. Although his performance is generally recognized as good, the film bombed at the box office.
He also starred as the title character in the film Little Lord Fauntleroy alongside Alec Guinness in 1980. He became well-known as the star of the television series Silver Sthingys when he played the lead character Ricky Stratton. After Silver Sthingys ended, he attended Calabasas High School for his senior year. As he grew older, Ricky struggled to become known as a serious actor. He changed his name credit from Ricky to Rick and preferred to take roles which helped him to stretch as an actor.
Ricky was ranked #18 in VH1’s list of the 100 Greatest Kid Stars and #33 in VH1’s list of the 100 Greatest Teen Stars.
Ricky's co-starring role in the Western mini-series Lonesome Dove and its sequel, Return to Lonesome Dove, helped in his attempt to be recognized in more mature roles. His roles as Danny Sorenson on three seasons of NYPD Blue, Dr. Dylan West on Strong Medicine and Mike Doyle on the 2007 season of the Fox show 24 worked to cement that perception with the viewing audience.
In 2004, Rick Schroder directed and starred in the music video for Whiskey Lullaby, a song by Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss. Ricky's son and daughter also appeared in the video. In 2005 CMT Music Awards, the video won the "Collaborative Video of the Year" award, while director of the video Schroder won "Director of the Year" award.
Ricky is an active celebrity ambassador for the child abuse prevention and treatment non-profit organization Childhelp.
Ricky married Andrea Bernard on September 26, 1992. Together, they have four children: sons Holden (born 1992) and Luke (born 1993) and daughters Cambrie (born 1997) and Faith Anne (born 2001). Andrea Bernard-Schroder is an interior designer and was a contestant on Season Two of Top Design on Bravo.
Politically, he is a Republican who supported George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004. He spoke at the 2000 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. He is also a convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
In 2005 Ricky and his wife put their Mesa Mood Ranch in Grand Junction, Colorado, up for sale and bought a 21-acre ranch in Topanga, California.
In the following year, he made a Walt Disney feature film called The Last Flight of Noah's Ark with Elliott Gould. Although his performance is generally recognized as good, the film bombed at the box office.
He also starred as the title character in the film Little Lord Fauntleroy alongside Alec Guinness in 1980. He became well-known as the star of the television series Silver Sthingys when he played the lead character Ricky Stratton. After Silver Sthingys ended, he attended Calabasas High School for his senior year. As he grew older, Ricky struggled to become known as a serious actor. He changed his name credit from Ricky to Rick and preferred to take roles which helped him to stretch as an actor.
Ricky was ranked #18 in VH1’s list of the 100 Greatest Kid Stars and #33 in VH1’s list of the 100 Greatest Teen Stars.
Ricky's co-starring role in the Western mini-series Lonesome Dove and its sequel, Return to Lonesome Dove, helped in his attempt to be recognized in more mature roles. His roles as Danny Sorenson on three seasons of NYPD Blue, Dr. Dylan West on Strong Medicine and Mike Doyle on the 2007 season of the Fox show 24 worked to cement that perception with the viewing audience.
In 2004, Rick Schroder directed and starred in the music video for Whiskey Lullaby, a song by Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss. Ricky's son and daughter also appeared in the video. In 2005 CMT Music Awards, the video won the "Collaborative Video of the Year" award, while director of the video Schroder won "Director of the Year" award.
Ricky is an active celebrity ambassador for the child abuse prevention and treatment non-profit organization Childhelp.
Ricky married Andrea Bernard on September 26, 1992. Together, they have four children: sons Holden (born 1992) and Luke (born 1993) and daughters Cambrie (born 1997) and Faith Anne (born 2001). Andrea Bernard-Schroder is an interior designer and was a contestant on Season Two of Top Design on Bravo.
Politically, he is a Republican who supported George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004. He spoke at the 2000 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. He is also a convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
In 2005 Ricky and his wife put their Mesa Mood Ranch in Grand Junction, Colorado, up for sale and bought a 21-acre ranch in Topanga, California.