Rick Segall

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]

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

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

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.

References
  1. "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. 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.
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