Ricky Schroder
Richard Bartlett Schroder (born April 13, 1970) is an American actor and filmmaker. As a child actor billed as Ricky Schroder he debuted in the film The Champ (1979), for which he became the youngest Golden Globe award recipient, and went on to become a child star on the sitcom Silver Spoons (1982–87). He has continued acting as an adult, usually billed as Rick Schroder, notably in the Western miniseries Lonesome Dove (1989) and on the police drama series NYPD Blue (1998–2001). He made his directorial debut with the film Black Cloud (2004) and has produced several films and television series, including the anthology film Locker 13 and the war documentary The Fighting Season.
Not to be confused with Richard Schröder, Richard Schroeder, or Ricky Schroeder (rugby union).
Ricky Schroder
Rick Schroder
- Actor
- film director
- film producer
1976-2016
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Early life[edit]
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 employees of AT&T. His paternal grandparents were German immigrants.[2] Schroder's mother quit her job to raise him and his sister Dawn.[3] As a child, Schroder appeared in many catalogs, and by age six, he had appeared in 60 advertisements.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Schroder married Andrea Bernard on September 26, 1992. They have four children: Holden, Luke, Cambrie, and Faith.[28] They all appeared in Schroder's Our Wild Hearts (2013).[29][26] In 2000, Schroder joined his wife's church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[30][31] He is not very vocal about his religious beliefs,[32] and said in a 2015 interview: "I don't consider myself an extremely religious person, but at the same time I do believe there is higher power."[33] He and his wife separated in 2016, and she filed for divorce later in the year.[28][34]
He is an avid hunter and fisherman, having learned to shoot at the age of 10 from actor William Holden on the set of The Earthling.[11][12] For 16 years he owned a 15,000-acre ranch near Grand Junction, Colorado, adjacent to Grand Mesa National Forest.[35][36]
A 2004 news article called Schroder "one of the few out-of-the-closet conservatives" in the entertainment industry.[37] Schroder has long identified as a Republican, and he spoke at the 2000 Republican National Convention,[37][38] although he said in 2010 that he did not align with either major political party.[39]
In 2019, Schroder was arrested twice within a month for suspicion of domestic violence; no charges were filed.[40][41]
In November 2020, Schroder contributed $150,000 towards the $2 million bail fund for Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year old charged and later acquitted in the shooting deaths of two people during the August 2020 unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin.[42][43][44][45]
In May 2021, Schroder created controversy when he uploaded a video to social media that showed him harassing a Costco employee regarding the company's policy and California mandate[46] requiring face masks or coverings to be worn inside stores during the COVID-19 pandemic.[47] Shortly after the incident, Schroder began receiving backlash, causing him to upload a second video apologizing to the employee, stating that while he stood by his beliefs on the mask mandate, he was sorry if he hurt the employee's feelings.[48][49]