Rider Strong

This engaging young performer has literally matured from a pre-teen to a young adult before a TV audience. Rider Strong started his career as Gavroche in the San Francisco production of the hit musical "Les Miserables" in 1988. Within three years, he had landed his first small screen roles in the TV-movie "The Long Road Home" (NBC) and as a guest shot on the sitcom "Going Places". He soon found steady work on TV, appearing on such family fare as "Empty Nest", "Evening Shade" and "Home Improvement". Strong won his first regular series role as Julie Andrews' son on the short-lived sitcom "Julie" (ABC, 1992) before segueing to the big screen as Amy Irving's son in the thriller "Benefit of the Doubt" (1993). He eventually found fame as Shawn, the best friend and sidekick to Ben Savage, on the ABC sitcom "Boy Meets World" (ABC, 1993-2000). The same year he landed his second series, Strong and his family founded Redwood Shire Productions to develop projects for the young actor and his older brother Shiloh.

• Also Credited As:
  Rider King Strong
• Born:
  December 11, 1979 in San Francisco, California, USA
• Job Titles:
  Actor

Family

• Brother: Shiloh Strong. born in June 1978
• Father: King Strong.
• Mother: Lin Strong.

Significant Others

• Companion: Rachael Leigh Cook. dated
• Companion: Rachael Leigh Cook. dated

Education

• Nonesuch School, Sebastopol, California, 1997
• Columbia University, New York, New York, English
• Occidental College, Los Angeles, California

Milestones

• 1988 Stage debut playing Gavroche in a San Francisco production of the musical Les Miserables
• 1991 TV debut, The Long Road Home (NBC)
• 1992 Played Julie Andrews son in short-lived ABC sitcom Julie
• 1993 Played Shawn Hunter on the ABC sitcom Boy Meets World
• 1993 Feature debut, Benefit of the Doubt
• 1993 Formed Redwood Shire Productions with his brother Shiloh and his parents
• 1995 Returned to the stage to co-star in Shades of Blue , a play written by his older brother Shiloh
• 2001 With brother Shiloh, co-produced and co-starred in the comedy-drama Buck Naked Arson
• 2003 Co-starred in the feature Cabin Fever
• 2006 Cast as Chick Dirka in the short-lived WB series, Pepper Dennis
• 2007 Co-starred in the horror film, Tooth and Nail
• Will reprise role in Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever (lensed 2007)