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Schroder in November 2008 |
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| Born | Richard Bartlett Schroder April 13, 1970 Staten Island, New York, United States |
| Other names | Ricky Schroder |
| Occupation | Actor and director |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Spouse | Andrea Bernard (1992-present), 4 children |
Richard Bartlett "Rick" Schroder, Jr. (born April 13, 1970) is an American actor and film director.
He debuted in the 1979 hit film The Champ, going on to become a child star on the sitcom Silver Spoons. He has continued acting as an adult, notably on the western Lonesome Dove and the television crime drama NYPD Blue.
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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.[1] His great, great, grandmother came from Oslo, Norway and his paternal grandparents from Hamburg, Germany, which makes him both, of Norwegian and of German [2] descent. Schroder 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. 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 Spoons, when he played the lead character Ricky Stratton. After Silver Spoons ended, he attended Calabasas High School for his senior year.[3] As he grew older, he 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. He made an appearance as the guest timekeeper in Wrestlemania 2 for The Main Event steel cage match between Hulk Hogan and King Kong Bundy.
Schroder 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.
Schroder'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, nurse Paul Flowers in Scrubs, Dr. Dylan West on Strong Medicine, and Mike Doyle on the 2007 season of 24 worked to cement that perception with the viewing audience.
In 2004, Rick Schroder wrote and directed the feature film Black Cloud, a drama about a Navajo boxer. The same year he directed and starred in the music video for "Whiskey Lullaby",[4] a song by Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss. Schroeder'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.
In 2007, Schroder announced that he was changing his credit back to "Ricky" beginning with his role on 24.[5]
In 2009, he directed the adventure horror film Hellhounds.[6]
Schroder guest-starred in a January 2011 episode of ABC's No Ordinary Family.[7]
He currently has a reality show project for the US Army.
Schroder married Andrea Bernard on September 26, 1992. Together, they have four children: Holden Richard Schroder (born January 8, 1992), Luke William Schroder (born August 1, 1993), Cambrie Schroder (born September 14, 1997), and Faith Anne Schroder (born August 8, 2001). Andrea Bernard Schroder is an interior designer and was a contestant on Season Two of Top Design on Bravo.
Politically, Schroder is a Life Member of the National Rifle Association and a Republican who supported George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004, and John McCain in 2008. He also spoke at the 2000 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia.
He is a convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[8] In April 2000, he was baptized into the Church by his father-in-law.
Schroder is an active celebrity ambassador for the child abuse prevention and treatment non-profit organization Childhelp.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The Champ | T.J. | Credited as Ricky Schroder |
| 1980 | The Last Flight of Noah's Ark | Bobby | Credited as Ricky Schroder |
| 1980 | The Earthling | Shawn Daley | Credited as Ricky Schroder |
| 1980 | Little Lord Fauntleroy | Ceddie Errol (Little Lord Fauntleroy) | Credited as Ricky Schroder |
| 1982 | Something So Right | Joey Bosnick | Television film; credited as Ricky Schroder |
| 1983 | Two Kinds of Love | Robbie Farley | Television film |
| 1985 | A Reason to Live | Alex Stewart | Television film |
| 1988 | Too Young the Hero | Calvin Graham | Television film |
| 1989 | Terror on Highway 91 | Clay Nelson | Television film |
| 1989 | Out on the Edge | Danny Evetts | Television film |
| 1990 | A Son's Promise | Terry O'Kelly | Television film |
| 1990 | The Stranger Within | Mark | Television film |
| 1991 | Across the Tracks | Billy Maloney | Television film |
| 1991 | Blood River | Jimmy Pearls ("The Kid") | Television film |
| 1991 | My Son Johnny | Johnny | Television film |
| 1992 | Miles from Nowhere | Frank Reilly | Television film |
| 1993 | Call of the Wild | John Thornton | Television film |
| 1994 | Texas | Otto MacNab | Television film |
| 1994 | To My Daughter with Love | Joey Cutter | Television film |
| 1994 | There Goes My Baby | Stick | |
| 1995 | Crimson Tide | Lt. Paul Hellerman | |
| 1996 | Innocent Victims | Billy Richardson | Television film |
| 1997 | Ebenezer | Samuel Benson | Television film |
| 1997 | Too Close to Home | Nick Donahue | Television film |
| 1997 | Detention: The Siege at Johnson High | Jason Copeland | Television film |
| 1997 | Heart Full of Rain | Isaiah Dockett | Television film |
| 1998 | I Woke Up Early the Day I Died | Cruiser Cop #2 | Cameo performance |
| 1999 | What We Did That Night | Henry | Television film |
| 2001 | The Lost Battalion | Major Charles White Whittlesey | Television film |
| 2002 | Poolhall Junkies | Brad | |
| 2003 | Face of Terror | Nick Harper | |
| 2003 | Consequence | John Wolfe | |
| 2004 | Black Cloud | Eddie | Directorial debut |
| 2005 | 14 Hours | Dr. Foster | Television film |
| 2008 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | Jonathan Brock | Television film |
| 2009 | Locker 13 | Tommy Novak | |
| 2009 | Blood Done Sign My Name | Vernon Tyson | |
| 2010 | Get Him to the Greek | Himself |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982–87 | Silver Spoons | Ricky Stratton | Seasons 1-5 |
| 1998–2001 | NYPD Blue | Det. Danny Sorenson | Seasons 6-8 |
| 2005–06 | Strong Medicine | Dr. Dylan West | Season 6 |
| 2007 | 24 | Mike Doyle | Season 6; credited as Ricky Schroder |
| 2008 | The Andromeda Strain | Major Bill Keane MD | Television miniseries |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1983 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Hansel | Credited as Ricky Schroder; Episode: "Hansel and Gretel" |
| 2003 | Scrubs | Nurse Paul Flowers | Episodes: "His Story", "My Karma", "My T.C.W." & "My Kingdom" |
| 2006 | Robot Chicken | Cloudkeeper | Episode: "Password: Swordfish" |
| 2010 | No Ordinary Family | Dave Cotten | Episode: "No Ordinary Friends" |