Rider Strong Bio | Wiki
Rider Strong is an American actor, producer, director, 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 and Brick Flagg in Kim Possible.
Rider Strong Age
Rider was born on December 11, 1979, in San Francisco, California, United States. He is 42 years old.
Rider Strong Height
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in (Approx.1.73 m).
Rider Strong Family
He was born and raised in San Francisco, California by his parents Lin and King Arthur Strong. Rider’s mother serves as a teacher and nutritionist while his father is a firefighter, who are both originally from Pennsylvania. He is the younger brother of Shiloh, an actor, and a photographer. He holds an American nationality and has English and Irish ancestry.
Rider Strong Wife
Rider is married to his lovely wife actress Alexandra Barreto. The couple met while filming the 2006 television series Pepper Dennis. They became engaged in December 2012, and celebrated their wedding on October 20, 2013, in Oregon. Together, they share a son Indigo “Indy” Barreto who was born in December 2014.
Rider Strong Education
In 1998, he graduated from Nonesuch School in Sebastopol, California. Rider attended morning classes at Occidental College while still filming for Boy Meets World, accumulating a year’s worth of credit before the series ended. In 2004, he graduated magna cum laude from Columbia University as an English major. Subsequently, Rider completed his Master of Fine Arts in fiction and literature in June 2009 at Bennington College.
Rider Strong Tod Goldberg | Literary Disco
Tod Goldberg is an American author and journalist best known for his novels Gangster Nation, Gangsterland, and Living Dead Girl. In March 2012, Rider, Julia Pistell, and Tod Goldberg launched Literary Disco, a podcast about books and writing. Literary Disco is now part of the LitHub Radio Network and was recently named one of the top literary podcasts by the Washington Post.
Rider Strong Bones | Movies
In 2007, Rider appeared in the television series Bones. He played Gregg Liscomber in the episode “Mummy in the Maze”. Some of his other movie and shows appearances include:
Mighty Magiswords 2017
Star vs. the Forces of Evil 2015
Girl Meets World 2014
Chosen 2014
100 Questions 2010
Too Late 2013
The Penthouse 2010
Darkening Sky 2010
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever 2009
Rider Strong Trina Mcgee | Boy Meets World
Rider played Shawn for the duration of Boy Meets World’s beloved seven-season run from 1993 to 2000, and McGee played Angela from Season 5 through Season 7. Shawn and Angela’s love was beautiful and better, but fan discourse over why they didn’t last was superseded in January 2020 by McGee calling out racism she endured while filming the series.
Shawn Hunter and Angela Moore’s relationship ended simultaneously with Boy Meets World, but Rider and Trina McGee are “closer than ever,” according to Rider’s new interview with People.
Rider Strong Brother
Rider’s brother Shiloh is also an actor and photographer. Together, they 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. Moreover, it also received a Special Jury Prize in the Action/Cut Short Film Competition and Best First-Time Director at DC Shorts.
In April 2008, Rider, 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”.
Rider Strong Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore he has amassed a fortune over the years. Rider’s estimated net worth is $3 million.
Who Is Rider Strong
Rider is an American actor, producer, director, 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.
What Does Rider Strong Do Now
Rider is now a husband and father. He continues his creative pursuits, hosting the weekly book review podcast “Literary Disco.”