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Our wild hearts11/23/2023 ![]() In the fall of 2002 he hosted The New American Sportsman on ESPN2, a remake of the 1965–1986 outdoor TV series The American Sportsman. Dylan West on Strong Medicine, and Mike Doyle on the 2007 season of 24 worked to cement that perception with the viewing audience. His roles as Danny Sorenson on three seasons of NYPD Blue, nurse Paul Flowers in Scrubs, Dr. His co-starring role in the Western miniseries Lonesome Dove and its sequel, Return to Lonesome Dove, helped him to be recognized in more mature roles. He also appeared as the guest timekeeper in Wrestlemania 2 for a match between Hulk Hogan and King Kong Bundy.Īfter graduating from high school, Schroder enrolled in Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colorado. In 1988, a year after Silver Spoons ended, Schroder starred in a prime time CBS TV movie based on a true story, the drama Too Young the Hero, as 12-year-old Calvin Graham who passes for 17 to enlist in World War II. His mother enrolled him in Calabasas High School, but Schroder had trouble adjusting to the new environment. Schroder avoided the vices of other child actors and attempted to establish himself as a more mature actor, dropping the "y" from his first name. Prospective roles were rare, and he was mainly designated to play boyish-looking teenagers or blond-haired heartthrobs. He struggled with his identity as an actor when Silver Spoons ended. His performance earned him two Young Artist Awards. He played a starring role as Ricky Stratton, the son of a wealthy and eccentric millionaire, Edward Stratton. Schroder then became well known as the star of the television series Silver Spoons. ![]() He also starred as the title character in Little Lord Fauntleroy, alongside Alec Guinness. The following year, Schroder appeared in the Disney feature film The Last Flight of Noah's Ark with Elliott Gould. He moved to Los Angeles with his mother, but his father remained in New York City and kept his job with AT&T. Following his role in The Champ, Schroder was removed from school by his parents in the third grade to focus on his career. ![]() 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, becoming at age nine the youngest Golden Globe winner in history. Schroder made his film debut as the son of Jon Voight's character in The Champ, a 1979 remake of the 1931 film of the same title. Career Schroder as a child actor in 1976 As a child actor ![]() As a child, Schroder appeared in many catalogs, and by age six, he had appeared in 60 advertisements. Schroder's mother quit her job to raise him and his sister Dawn. His paternal grandparents were German immigrants. 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. 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. 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). 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). Richard Bartlett Schroder (born April 13, 1970) is an American actor and filmmaker.
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