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Steven Ford at the unveiling of a model of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) at the Pentagon in January 2007
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Born |
Steven Meigs Ford May 19, 1956 East Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
Education | T. C. Williams High School |
Alma mater |
Utah State University California Polytechnic State University |
Occupation | Actor |
Parent(s) |
Gerald Ford Betty Ford |
Relatives |
John Gardner Ford (brother) Michael Gerald Ford (brother) Susan Ford Bales (sister) Charles Henry King (great-grandfather) Gerald Rudolph Ford (step-grandfather) Dorothy Ayer Gardner Ford (grandmother) Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (biological grandfather) Thomas Gardner Ford (half-uncle) |
Steven Meigs Ford (born May 19, 1956) is an American actor and son of former U.S. President Gerald Ford and former First Lady Betty Ford.
Ford was born in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, the third child and youngest son of former President Gerald Ford and former First Lady Betty Ford. Ford graduated from T. C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia, on June 14, 1974, at which his father, then Vice President, gave the commencement address. Ford attended Utah State University, studying Range Management; while his older brother Jack studied Forestry there. Ford also attended California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, where he studied Animal Science-Equine Studies at Cal Poly.
Ford was cast in the film Grease (1978) as Tom Chisum, but dropped out before filming began and was replaced by Lorenzo Lamas. Ford joined the cast of The Young and the Restless in 1981, creating the role of Private Investigator Andy Richards. He was a regular member of the cast from 1981 to 1987 and briefly from 2002-2003. Ford has since appeared in minor roles in a number of films and television series, including Escape From New York,Babylon 5: In the Beginning, Armageddon, Black Hawk Down, Starship Troopers, When Harry Met Sally,Heat, Contact, Transformers. From 1992-1993, he hosted the short-lived series Secret Service.