Rick Schroder Overview

Born in Staten Island, New York, Rick Schroder began modeling and acting in commercials when he was only three months old. By the time he landed his breakthrough role in The Champ (1979) at the age of eight, he’d appeared in almost 60 commercials and had been "the Kodak boy," appearing in numerous print ads. For his audition with The Champ’s director, Franco Zefferelli, the man told the skinny little boy he had chubby cheeks. Rick shot back, "Well, you’re not so thin yourself." His toughness... See All