Ricky Schroder

At 54 years old, Ricky Schroder has this physical status:

Richard Bartlett Schroder (born April 13, 1970) is an American actor and film producer.

Schroder, a child actor whose name was given to as Ricky Schroder, appeared in the film The Champ (1979), and went on to become a child star on the sitcom Silver Spoons.

He has continued acting as an adult, mainly as "Newt" on the western miniseries Lonesome Dove (1989) and in the crime-drama film NYPD Blue, he has continued to act as an adult.

Early life

Schroder was born in Brooklyn, New York City, and raised on Staten Island, the son of Diane Katherine Bartlett and Richard John Schroder, both former AT&T workers. His paternal grandparents were German immigrants. Dawn Schroder's mother resigned from her position to raise him and his sister Dawn. Schroder appeared in several catalogs as a child, and by age six, he had appeared in 60 advertisements.

Personal life

Schroder married Andrea Bernard on September 26, 1992. They have four children: Holden, Luke, Cambrie, and Faith. They appeared in Schroder's Our Wild Hearts (2013).

Schroder attended The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2000, becoming his wife's parish. In a 2015 interview, he was not particularly vocal about his religious convictions, but at the same time, he believes there is more to believe."

In 2016, he and his wife divorced, and she filed for divorce later this year.

He learned to shoot from actor William Holden on the set of The Earthling at the age of 10. For 16 years, he owned a 15,000-acre ranch near Grand Junction, Colorado, adjacent to Grand Mesa National Forest.

Schroder was described as one of the few out-of-the-closet conservatives" in the entertainment industry in a 2004 news article. Schroder has long regarded as a Republican, and he spoke at the 2000 Republican National Convention, although he said in 2010 that he did not endorse either major political party.

Schroder was detained twice within a month on suspicion of domestic assault, but no charges were made. In November 2020, Schroder contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to Kyle Rittenhouse's $2 million bail fund, a 17-year-old boy who was not charged in the shooting deaths of two people during the August 20 riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Schroder posted a video on social media in May 2021 exposing him harassing a Costco worker about the company's policies and California law requiring face masks or coverings to be worn inside stores during the COVID-19 pandemic. Schroder started feeling backlash shortly after the incident, prompting him to produce a second video apologizing to the employee, who said that although he adhered to the mask law, he regrets if he offended the employee's feelings.

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Career

In The Champ, a 1979 remake of the 1931 film of the same name, Schroder made his film debut as the son of Jon Voight's character. In 1980, he was nominated for, and later received, a Golden Globe award for Best New Male Star of the Year in a Motion Picture, becoming the youngest Golden Globe winner in history. Schroder was dropped from school by his parents in the third grade in order to concentrate on his work after his participation in The Champ. He and his mother moved to Los Angeles, but his father stayed in New York City and kept his AT&T job. Schroder appeared in Elliott Gould's Disney feature film The Last Flight of Noah's Ark the following year. He appeared as the title character in Little Lord Fauntleroy alongside Alec Guinness.

Schroder first became well-known as the star of the television series Silver Spoons. Ricky Stratton, the son of a wealthy and eccentric millionaire, Edward Stratton, appeared in a film. His success received him two Young Artist Awards. When Silver Spoons ended, he struggled with his identity as an actor. Prospective roles were uncommon, and he was mainly chosen to perform boyish-looking teenagers or blond-haired heartthrobs. Schroder avoided the vices of other child actors and established himself as a more mature actor by removing the letter "y" from his first name. Schroder's brother was enrolled in Calabasas High School, but he had a difficult time adjusting to the new environment.

Schroder starred in a prime time CBS television film based on a true tale, Too Young the Hero, in 1988, as a 12-year-old Calvin Graham who died in World War II. In another match between Hulk Hogan and King Kong Bundy, he also served as the guest timekeeper in Wrestlemania 2.

Schroder enrolled himself in Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colorado, after graduating from high school. His co-starring role in the Western miniseries Lonesome Dove and its sequel, Return to Lonesome Dove, inspired him to be considered in more mature roles. Danny Sorenson's appearance 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 helped cement his image with the viewing audience. On ESPN2, he hosted The New American Sportsman, a recreation of the 1965-1986 outdoor TV series The American Sportsman, a tribute to the 1965-1986 outdoor TV series The American Sportsman.

Schroder made his directorial debut in 2004 with the film Black Cloud, a comedy about a Navajo boxer that also written by him. Both at the Phoenix Film Festival and Best Director award for Schroder at the San Diego Film Festival were all applauded at film festivals, including two at the Phoenix Film Festival and Best Director award for Schroder. He also produced and appeared in "Whiskey Lullaby," a song by Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss. Schroder received an award for Best Music Video at the 2005 Nashville Film Festival, while the 2005 CMT Music Awards garnered an award for Collaborative Video of the Year, and Schroder received the Director of the Year Award.

He produced the adventure horror film Hellhounds in 2009. In an episode of ABC's No Ordinary Family in January 2011, he appeared on an episode.

Starting Strong, a string of recruiting commercials for the US Army shot as a reality show in 2013, with his production firm, Ricky Schroder Productions. The Battle Season, My Combat Season, and Volunteers are among his production company's most popular documentaries. In 2014, Schroder spent 110 days in Afghanistan with the US military to film a video. He produced, produced, and starred in the television film Our Wild Hearts for the Hallmark Channel in 2013, and the following year co-produced and starred in the anthology film Locker 13. In the 2015 television film Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors and its sequel, Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love, he played the father of Dolly Parton.

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