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Can anyone believe that Rider Strong, Shaun from Boy Meets World in other words, is now 39 and directing? It’s true you want to go on and look. Wikipedia can give you give you the skinny on what he’s been doing for a while and a rundown of his accomplishments, as well as the awards he’s been nominated for and the one that he took home. But if you really want to know what he’s been doing from a personal standpoint IMDb gives a brief and pretty accurate accounting of what he’s done along with some interesting trivia that’s been accumulated throughout his career. Then again if you really want to see what the guy has been up to going to his Twitter page where he along with many others just let their thoughts roam from time to time.
It’s pretty easy to see that he hasn’t been idle since his time on Boy Meets World since he’s been growing in many ways as an actor, a producer, and a director throughout the years. His acting talents haven’t been put to the greatest test at times since he’s shown up in a lot of B-movies and TV films where not as much is expected, but you can give the guy props for sticking with show business and still being able to contribute when others that started out as kids have either burned out or given up at some point. There’s no doubt that show business is a cruel mistress at times and it hasn’t always been kind to kids, but some of them have at least been given the chance to excel without the business taking just about everything it can from them, and Rider is one of those. He’s done well enough to be counted as a success story that a lot of people might not hear about since he did kind of drop off the mainstream map for a while and even managed to find his way to college where he completed a Masters degree from Bennington College.
A lot of us likely remember him as the fun-loving character of Shawn since he was mainstay on the show Boy Meets World, but if you’ve ever seen Cabin Fever, a B-class horror movie about a bunch of college kids that contract a deadly disease while camping in the woods, you’d know that he has more than one act that has helped him throughout his career. Granted, he wasn’t the nicest person in Cabin Fever since he was eventually one of the last survivors before he too succumbed to the disease, but he did play the part he was given fairly well since you didn’t know whether to feel for the guy or just up and hate him without reservation. There was after all a moment when he was in the cabin getting busy with the last female survivor while another female friend was out in the shed dying as the skin fell off her bones. But aside from that little tidbit, his character was actually meant to be the nice guy.
Rider has been around now for a while and he shows no sign of going away, though he hasn’t done a motion picture, apart from TV, since 2013 it would seem. That could be due to his desire to direct and stay behind the camera a bit more since as a person and as a professional he has grown quite a bit throughout the years. This seems like a very natural progression for a lot of people in show business as they perfect their craft and then decide to take up the director’s chair to bring their experience to bear. If you ask a lot of actors what they see themselves doing in the future they might tell you that they want to direct, and so far a lot of them, those that have stuck around at least, would seem to be living that dream. Some people retire before it happens, some become disillusioned with show business, and then some just decide to walk a different path. But with a good number of actors it’s been seen that they do finally get their desire to sit behind the camera and dictate how things are going to go.
Looking back on his time as a younger actor it does seem kind of hard for some people to think that he might one day make the decision to direct, in fact some might have had trouble believing he might be a screenwriter too, but he’s done both so far in his career and has been enjoying it immensely it seems like. Plus, even better, he became a husband in 2013 and a father only a year later, so it would seem that his life has taken some interesting turns, but all for the better at this point.
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Strong at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2008 | |
Born | December 11, 1979 (age 40) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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Alma mater | Columbia University (BA) Bennington College (MFA) |
Occupation | Actor, screenwriter, voice actor, director, producer |
Years active | 1990–present |
Home town | Sebastopol, California, U.S. |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Shiloh Strong (brother) |
Rider King Strong (born December 11, 1979) is an American actor, director, voice actor, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Shawn Hunter on the 1990s sitcom Boy Meets World and its 2010s sequel Girl Meets World. He is also known for his role in the 2002 horror film Cabin Fever and as the voice of Tom Lucitor in Star vs. the Forces of Evil.
Early life and education[edit]
Rider King Strong was born in San Francisco, California, the second of two boys born to Lin (née Warner), a teacher and nutritionist, and King Arthur Strong, a firefighter.[1] He has English and Irish ancestry. He graduated from high school in Sebastopol, California in 1998. His elder brother is Shiloh Strong, an actor and photographer.[2]
Strong attended morning classes at Occidental College while still filming for Boys Meet World, accumulating a year's worth of credit before the series ended.[3] In 2004, Strong graduated magna cum laude from Columbia University as an English major.[3] He completed his Master of Fine Arts in Fiction and Literature in June 2009 at Bennington College.[3]
Career[edit]
Strong began his acting career at the age of nine, when he starred as Gavroche in the San Francisco production of Les Misérables, alongside Larisa Oleynik as Young Cosette.[3] After the stage production, he appeared in small screen roles on television. In 1992, he received his first regular television series role as Julie Andrews's son on Julie. When the series was canceled, Strong made his debut on film as Amy Irving's son in Benefit of the Doubt.
It was not until he was chosen for the role of Shawn Hunter in the ABC series Boy Meets World that he received widespread recognition. During the seven-year run, he was nominated twice for the Young Artist Award and nominated for once for The Hollywood ReporterYoungStar Award.[4][5] He found it difficult coping with his newfound fame, citing at least one breakdown at 15 when he was on a 'Sail With the Stars' charity cruise.[3] However, in a later interview, Strong also stated that he was inconsiderate with his power, having previously set up weekly six hour roundtrip commutes back to Sonoma with his mother and brother.[3]
Strong permanently moved to Los Angeles at 16 and later attended morning classes at Occidental College.[3] After Boy Meets World ended in 2000, he moved to New York to attend Columbia University. At that time, actors Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Julia Stiles, and Anna Paquin were all registered students at the university.[3] Strong took one semester off to star as Paul in the indie horror film Cabin Fever (2002), directed by Eli Roth. He took another semester off to star in a Broadway production of The Graduate, opposite Jerry Hall as Mrs. Robinson.[3]
In 2006, he returned to television for a regular series role in Pepper Dennis on the WB. The show was short-lived and was not chosen as one of the transferring shows to The CW. That same year, Strong recorded a reading for the audio version of the Anthony Kiedis biography, Scar Tissue. He had a brief cameo appearance in 2009's Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever, the sequel to Cabin Fever.
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Along with his brother, Shiloh Strong, he wrote and directed the short film, Irish Twins, which premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. It went on to win both the Jury Award and Audience Award at the Woods Hole Film Festival, a Special Jury Prize in the Action/Cut Short Film Competition and Best First-Time Director at DC Shorts. Speaking to Pure Movies in 2010 he expressed that he wanted to expand his writing and directing career: 'Acting is always there and I enjoy it but it’s kind of got a little unfulfilling lately. You know, I’m in the low budget horror world… I have a whole lot of other stuff I want to do.'[6]
In 2010, Strong starred in the science fiction-thriller film The Darkening Sky alongside Ezra Buzzington, Charley Rossman, Sally Berman, Daniel Kirschner and LaShan Anderson under the direction of Victor Bornia.[7]
In late 2012, Strong declined an offer to reprise his role as Shawn Hunter in the spinoff, Girl Meets World. However, during production of the pilot in March 2013, Strong along with other cast members, who were also unconfirmed to return, appeared on the set sparking rumors of a cameo or return to the new series. Creator Michael Jacobs stated 'I think there's more than a chance, I think there's a strong chance' when commenting on Strong and other original series cast members returning. Other current cast members commented on Strong's return indicating that his return might be a secret not ready to be revealed. In June 2013, a Boy Meets World reunion was held with Strong attending along with many of his former cast members.[8] On March 19, 2014, it was confirmed that Strong would reprise his role as Shawn Hunter, the first being a holiday-themed episode along with former cast members Betsy Randle and William Russ.[9] He has managed to leverage his reprisal of Shawn on the condition that he and his brother would get to direct a few episodes.[3]
In March 2012, Strong, Julia Pistell, and Tod Goldberg, started Literary Disco, a podcast about books and writing.[10][11]
In September 2019, Strong debuted Never Ever Land, his play inspired by the 1993 child sexual abuse accusations against Michael Jackson, in Los Angeles.[12][13]
Personal life[edit]
Strong began dating actress Alexandra Barreto after they met while filming the 2006 television series Pepper Dennis.[14] They became engaged in December 2012,[14] and married on October 20, 2013 in Oregon.[15] The couple has one son, Indigo 'Indy' Barreto Strong, born in December 2014.[16]
In April 2008, Strong, along with his brother Shiloh and his then-girlfriend Alexandra Barreto, co-created a 30-second television ad in support of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama titled, 'It Could Happen to You.' The ad, submitted to MoveOn, became one of 15 finalists from a pool of over 1,100 submitted ads, and was chosen as the funniest ad in May 2008. In August, MoveOn raised $200,000 to air the ad on MTV and Comedy Central; it was the first political commercial to ever appear on Comedy Central. In early 2009, Strong narrated the audiobook of The Obama Revolution by Alan Kennedy-Shaffer.[17] In 2018 and 2019, he was seen attending the Women's March, March for Public Education in Los Angeles, and March for Our Lives.[3]
He is an atheist.[3]
Filmography[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Benefit of the Doubt | Pete Braswell | |
1998 | My Giant | Justin Allen | |
2001 | Buck Naked Arson | Willy Barnes | |
2001 | The Secret Pact | Lenny B. Dalton | |
2002 | Cabin Fever | Paul | |
2004 | Death Valley | Daniel | |
2005 | Paradise, Texas | Charlie | |
2007 | Cosmic Radio | Justin | |
2007 | Borderland | Phil | |
2007 | Tooth and Nail | Ford | |
2008 | Spy School | Mr. Randall | |
2008 | Irish Twins | Michael Sullivan | Short film |
2008 | Pulse 3: Invasion | Adam | Video |
2009 | H20 Extreme | Greg | |
2009 | Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever | Paul | |
2010 | Darkening Sky | Eric Rainer | |
2010 | Ruff Love | George | Short film |
2010 | The Penthouse | Kieran | |
2010 | Your Lucky Day | Young Man | Short film Shown at the 2010 Seattle International Film Festival[18] |
2011 | Lone | Jason Sumner | Short film |
2011 | Walter Don't Dance | Thad | Short film |
2013 | Too Late | Matthew |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Long Road Home | Benjy Robertson | TV film |
1991 | Going Places | David | Episode: 'The Camping Show' |
1992 | Bobby's World | George (voice) | 7 episodes |
1992 | Empty Nest | Philip Logan | Episode: 'Why Do Fools Fall in Love?' |
1992 | Evening Shade | Jimmy | Episode: 'The Diary of Molly Newton' |
1992 | Home Improvement | Danny | Episode: 'Haunting of Taylor House' |
1993 | Nurses | Max Kaplan | Episode: 'The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea' |
1993 | Time Trax | William Peterman | Episode: 'The Prodigy' |
1993 | The Last Hit | Jimmy Dunne | TV film |
1993–2000 | Boy Meets World | Shawn Hunter | Main role (158 episodes) |
1994 | Summertime Switch | Frederick Egan III | TV film |
1996 | Maybe This Time | Shawn Hunter | Episode: 'Acting Out' |
1996 | Party of Five | Byron | 2 episodes |
1997 | Oddville, MTV | 1 episode | |
1998 | Hercules | Pollux (voice) | Episode: 'Hercules and the Trojan War' |
1998 | Invasion America | Jim Bailey (voice) | 13 episodes |
1999 | The Practice | Gary Armbrust | 2 episodes |
1999 | Batman Beyond | Bobby Vance (voice) | Episode: 'Lost Soul' |
1999–2000 | Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles | Pvt. Carl Jenkins | 12 episodes |
2002 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Ethan Edwards | Episode: 'The Pilgrim' |
2002–04 | Kim Possible | Brick Flagg (voice) | Recurring role (5 episodes) |
2005 | Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama | Brick Flagg (voice) | TV film |
2006 | Crumbs | Dennis | Episode: 'Six Feet Blunder' |
2006 | Pepper Dennis | Chick Dirka | Main role (13 episodes) |
2006 | Veronica Mars | Rafe | Episode: 'My Big Fat Greek Rush Week' |
2007 | Bones | Gregg Liscombe | Episode: 'Mummy in the Maze' |
2009 | Castle | Rocco Jones | Episode: 'The Fifth Bullet' |
2010 | 100 Questions | Alan | Episode: 'Wayne?' |
2012 | Paulilu Mixtape | Sam Paxton | Episode: 'Hooker Lawyer' |
2014 | Chosen | Ross | Episode: 'Redemption' |
2014–17 | Girl Meets World | Shawn Hunter | Recurring Role Directed 18 episodes |
2015–19 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Tom Lucitor (voice) | Recurring Role |
2017–18 | Mighty Magiswords | Familiar | 6 episodes |
Awards/Nominations[edit]
Year | Award | Category | Production | Result |
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1994 | Young Artist Award | Best Youth Comedian | Boy Meets World | Nominated |
1997 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Comedy – Supporting Young Actor | Boy Meets World | Nominated |
2000 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Television Friends | Boy Meets World(shared with Ben Savage) | Won |
2008 | Washington DC Shorts Film Festival | Best First Time Filmmaker | Irish Twins(shared with Shiloh Strong) | Nominated |
References[edit]
- ^kevinpollakschatshow (January 10, 2017), KPCS: Rider Strong #288, retrieved January 17, 2017
- ^Rider Strong Biography – Yahoo! Movies
- ^ abcdefghijklSpencer, Ashley (August 21, 2019). 'What Happened to Rider Strong?'. Vice. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^'Boy Meets World: Then & Now'. Us Weekly. December 7, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^'YoungStar Awards to honor young actors'. UPI. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^'Rider Strong : Pure Movies'. puremovies.co.uk.
- ^'Trailer: The Darkening Sky'. Dread Central.
- ^Sarah Anne Lloyd. 'Shawn Hunter: Will He Be on Girl Meets World? 5 Reasons We Think Rider Strong Is Returning'. Wetpaint.
- ^'Girl Meets World: Rider Strong, Betsy Randle, William Russ Reunite - Us Weekly'. usmagazine.com. March 19, 2014.
- ^Christie, Josh (August 16, 2013). 'The Rumpus Interview with Literary Disco'. The Rumpus. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
- ^'Episode 0: Introduction (March 11, 2012)'. Literary Disco: Where Books Come to Dance. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^'A famous singer, a child alleging abuse and the elusive truth in 'Never Ever Land''. Los Angeles Times. October 4, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^jmbeatle5 (September 9, 2019). 'Never Ever Land'. Better Lemons. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ abRavitz, Justin (December 27, 2012). 'Rider Strong, Boy Meets World Star, Engaged: How He Proposed!'. Usmagazine.com. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
- ^Webber, Stephanie (October 20, 2013). 'Rider Strong Marries Alexandra Barreto, Boy Meets World Star's Wedding – All the Details!'. Us Weekly. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ^'Rider Strong Is a Dad! Boy Meets World Star Welcomes Son With Alexandra Barreto'. Us Weekly. January 22, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^www.amazon.comhttps://www.amazon.com/The-Obama-Revolution/dp/B002AHYK9S/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=. Retrieved December 20, 2019.Missing or empty
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(help) - ^'Your Lucky Day | 2010'. Seattle International Film Festival. Archived from the original on June 21, 2010.
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