He was born Richard Bartlett Schroder, Jr., in Staten Island, New York on April 13th, 1970. His mother, Diane Schroder was an employee at AT&T, which is also the same company that employed his father, Richard Bartlett Schroder, Sr. Eventually working his way up to management from being a telephone repairmen, Rick's father had known his mother since they attended junior high together. After his older sister and he were born, Rick's mother quit her job to raise the children. A good-looking child, Rick's mother began taking him to photo shoots when he was only three months old. In his own words, he must have been a natural, because he started working right away, never having taken an acting lesson in his life.
In 1987 he was cast to play Todd Bowden in Apt Pupil . This first attempt to film this story ran over budget and stopped production. It was to co-star Nicol Williamson , and it was to be directed by Alan Bridges.
Listed (as Ricky Schroder) as one of twelve Promising New Actors of 1979 in "John Williss Screen World," Vol. 31.
Spoke at the Republican National Convention in honor of George W. Bush , 2000.
Member of the National Rifle Association.
He was absent from "NYPD Blue" s May 2001 season finale and later announced he would not return to the show because he wanted to devote time to his growing family. His fourth child was due that August.
Son Holden is named after actor William Holden with whom Rick co-starred in The Earthling .
Children with Andrea Schroder : Holden Schroder (aka Holden Richard Schroder) (born on January 8, 1992), Luke Schroder (aka Luke William Schroder) (born on August 1, 1993), Cambrie Schroder (born on September 14, 1997) and Faith Schroder (aka Faith Anne Schroder) (born on August 8, 2001).
He and his wife built and designed their Colorado ranch in the summer of 1998.
Older sister, Dawn Gregg , has done some modeling and acting.
Played Jon Voight s son twice: the first time in The Champ and the second time in "Return to Lonesome Dove" .
Ranked #20 in TV Guides list of TVs 25 Greatest Teen Idols (23 January 2005 issue).
Award: Won Director of the Year at the 2005 CMT Video awards for "Whisky Lullaby".
Shares birthday with Ron Perlman (they co-starred in I Woke Up Early the Day I Died ).
Ranked #18 in VH1s list of the 100 Greatest Kid Stars.
Award: Won the Best Music Video award at the Nashville Film Festival in 2005 for "Whiskey Lullaby".
Is of Norwegian and German descent. His great grandmother (whose name was Larsen) came to America from Oslo, Norway. His fathers parents (named Schrder) emigrated in the 1940s from Hamburg, Germany, to the United States.
(June 2005) He and his wife put their Mesa Mood Ranch in Grand Junction, Colorado, up for sale and bought a 21-acre ranch in Topanga, California.
(September 2004) Scottsdale, Arizona
Currently living with his wife and four kids in Grand Junction, Colorado on their 15,000-acre ranch.
Friends with Alfonso Ribeiro.
There are going to be peaks and valleys in everything - in your marriage, in your job, in your life. So just enjoy the peaks and ride out the valleys. Just try not to do anything too rash.
