Rick Schroder

Rick Schroder
Schroder in November 2008
Born	Richard Bartlett Schroder, Jr. (1970-04-13) April 13, 1970 (age 46) Brooklyn, New York
Other names	Rick Schroder
Occupation	Actor, film director, producer
Years active	1979–present
Spouse(s)	Andrea Bernard (m. 1992)
Children	4
Website	rickyschroderproductions.com

Richard Bartlett "Rick/Ricky" Schroder, Jr. (born April 13, 1970) is an American actor and film director. As a child actor, Schroder debuted in the film The Champ (1979), going on to become a child star on the sitcom Silver Spoons. He has continued acting as an adult, notably on the western miniseries Lonesome Dove (1989), and the crime-drama series NYPD Blue.

Schroder was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, and raised on Staten Island, New York City. He is the son of Diane and Richard Bartlett Schroder, both former employees of AT&T. Schroder's mother quit her job to raise him and his sister Dawn, taking him to photo shoots when he was only three months old. As a child, Schroder appeared in many catalogs, and by age six, he had appeared in 60 advertisements.

Schroder made his film debut as the son of Jon Voight's character in the The Champ a 1979 remake of the 1931 film The Champ. He was nominated for, and subsequently won, a Golden Globe award in 1980 for Best New Male Star of the Year in a Motion Picture. After winning the Golden Globe, Schroder embarked on a three-month publicity tour around the world, meeting the Queen of England and the Pope. Following his role in The Champ, Schroder was removed from school by his parents in the third grade to focus on his career. He moved to Los Angeles with his mother, but his father remained in New York City and kept his job with AT&T. Every weekend, Rick Sr. would fly to Los Angeles to see his wife and son. The following year, Schroder appeared in the Disney feature film The Last Flight of Noah's Ark with Elliott Gould. He also starred as the title character in Little Lord Fauntleroy, alongside Alec Guinness.