Rick Segall

Rick Segall
Segall (right) with Shirley Jones in The Partridge Family, 1973
Born
Richard Robert Segal III

(1969-03-10) March 10, 1969 (age 55)
Long Island, New York, US
Occupation(s)Film and television actor
Years active1973–present
SpouseIndrani

Richard Robert Segall III (born March 10, 1969)[1] is an American film and television actor.[2][3][4] He is best known for playing the singer Ricky Stevens in the American sitcom television series The Partridge Family.[1]

Personal life, family and education

Segall was born on Long Island, New York,[1] the son of Rick and Barbara Segall.[5] He and his family moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1973.[6]

Career

Segall began performing at age two.[5] He first acted at age five in a Tonka toys television commercial.[7] In 1973, he joined the television series The Partridge Family[8] as a regular cast member for its final season.[5] Segall won the role after being spotted by Paul Tannen, who mentioned him to executive producer Bob Claver.[5] Segall appeared in ten episodes of The Partridge Family. While with the show Segall recorded an album titled Ricky Segall and the Segalls released by Bell Records.[9]

In 1974, he was one of the hosts at the American Music Awards of 1974 along with Donny Osmond, Michael Jackson and Rodney Allen Rippy.[10]

Segall has guest-starred and provided voices in television programs including Police Woman, Trollkins (voices; 13 episodes), Shirt Tales (voices; 13 episodes), Richie Rich (voices) and Little House on the Prairie.[1]

Segall appeared in the films The Last Married Couple in America and Oh, God! Book II, among others. He was an executive producer for the 2015 film Selected.[1] His most recent credit was from the police procedural television series NCIS.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Rick Segall". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  2. ^ Sharbott, Jay (September 13, 1973). "New TV Star 3-Foot-3, 40 Pounds". The Charlotte News. p. 15. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Leogrande, Ernest (October 4, 1973). "'Weenyboppers' Making It Big". The Miami Herald. p. 68. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Lane, Jane (December 23, 1973). "New Segall Takes Flight". The Wichita Eagle. p. 90. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b c d Brown, James (August 28, 1973). "Another Potent Partridge". Los Angeles Times. p. 56. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "'Partridge Family' Gets A New Addition". Northwest Arkansas Times. Fayetteville, Arkansas. September 13, 1973. p. 22. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Anderson, Porter (August 5, 1986). "Rick Segall: The act of growing up". The Tampa Tribune. p. 43. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "The rising star of Ricky Segall". The Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. September 13, 1973. p. 39. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ricky Segall & The Segalls". AllMusic. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  10. ^ "American Music Awards". United Press International. Retrieved April 23, 2022.