He also appeared as the guest timekeeper in Wrestlemania 2 for a match between Hulk Hogan and King Kong Bundy. In 1988, the year after Silver Spoons ended, Schroder starred in a primetime CBS TV movie based on a true story, the drama Too Young the Hero, as a 12-year-old who passes for 17 to enlist in World War II. His mother enrolled him in Calabasas High School, but Schroder had trouble adjusting to the new environment. Schroder avoided the vices of other child actors and attempted to establish himself as a more mature actor, dropping the "y" from his first name. Prospective roles were rare, and he was mainly designated to play boyish-looking teenagers or blond-haired heartthrobs. He struggled with his identity as an actor when Silver Spoons ended. His performance earned him two Young Artist Awards. He played a starring role as Ricky Stratton, the son of a wealthy and eccentric millionaire, Eddie Stratton. Schroder then became well known as the star of the television series Silver Spoons. He also starred as the title character in Little Lord Fauntleroy, alongside Alec Guinness. The following year, Schroder appeared in the Disney feature film The Last Flight of Noah's Ark with Elliott Gould. He moved to Los Angeles with his mother, but his father remained in New York City and kept his job with AT&T. Following his role in The Champ, Schroder was removed from school by his parents in the third grade to focus on his career. He was nominated for, and subsequently won, a Golden Globe award in 1980 for Best New Male Star of the Year in a Motion Picture. Schroder made his film debut as the son of Jon Voight's character in The Champ, a 1979 remake of the 1931 film of the same name. As a child, Schroder appeared in many catalogs, and by age six, he had appeared in 60 advertisements. Schroder's mother quit her job to raise him and his sister Dawn, taking him to photo shoots when he was only three months old. He is the son of Diane and Richard Schroder, both former employees of AT&T. Schroder was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, and raised on Staten Island, New York City.
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