Rider Strong

With is brother Shiloh, Rider wonan online awardfor Best Short Film at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival for his work on the film The Dungeon Master.

Rider really likes Star Wars and his favorite character is Han Solo played by Harrison Ford.

Rider grew up in Sebastopol, California. The Strong family named their home Redwood Shire because the house is built on stilts and is situated in the midst of five acres of lush redwood forest.

Rider also likes to read and work on computers. He got hooked on show business after he and Shiloh produced their own home movies, spinning tales of super heroes, detectives and ghosts.

Rider has aspirations to direct for the big screen one day.

Rider's brother, Shiloh, smokes, and he and his brother both know the dangers of smoking, and how hard it is to quit, because he has seen his brother try, so, that's one reason he joined non-smoking campaigns.

Rider has an interest in his computer and is proficient with I.B.M. Computers.

Rider co-directed an educational video called "Smokers and People Who Smell Them".

One of Rider's college friends calls him "Ri-Guy", which he hates.

Irish Twins was filmed in Northern California, about fifteen miles from Rider's home in Sebastopol.

Back in third grade, Rider wrote a play called A Fish Story (about a talking fish) and his class performed it in front of the whole school.

Back in 2000, Rider and Ben Savage, his Boy Meets World co-star, took home the Kid's Choice Award for Favorite TV Friends.

A while back, Rider had donated some money to support a wolf cub and the integration of wolves back into Yellowstone National Park.

Rider supports Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election. Rider has produced and starred commericals with his brother, Shiloh Strong, on the subject. The series of commerical's supporting Barack Obama are called "Catch Hope" and you can find these commericals on YouTube and also on television.

When he was younger, Rider attended Nonesuch High School. In 2004, Rider attended Columbia University. And since 2007, Rider has been going to Bennington College.

One of Rider's ex-girlfriends is Rachel Leigh Cook. Now, since 2006, Rider has been dating Alexandra Barreto.

Rider's parents names are King and Lin Strong.

Rider supports Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election.

In 2008, Rider starred in the film Irish Twins in the role of Michael Sullivan with his brother, Shiloh Strong. Rider and Shiloh were the stars and actually directed Irish Twins. In 2008, Rider also starred in the film Doubting Thomas in the role of Mr. Randall.

In 2004, he graduated Magna Cum Laude from Columbia University as an English major. In 2009, he earned his MFA at Bennington College.

Rider wrote a story for the book Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul.

Rider originally disliked his Boy Meets World co-star Ben Savage, but he says that he "grew on him" after a few years.

When Rider isn't working, he stays with his family in a redwood forest near the California coast.

Just like his Boy Meets World character Shawn, Rider enjoys listening to the rock band Counting Crows.

Rider says that even though Boy Meets World has been over for six years, he's recognized on the streets more today for his role as Shawn Hunter than he was when the show was still in production.

In 1995, Rider and his brother wrote and produced a play entitled, Shades of Blue.

Rider hopes to receive a Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A) in Fiction while attending Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont.

During the later years of Boy Meets World, Rider got his upper right ear pierced.

Rider is a vegetarian.

Rider was the only cast member to appear in every episode of Boy Meet World, other than Ben Savage

His fears are spiders and answering the phone.

Rider's favorite actor is Ethan Hawke

Rider says that his favorite Boy Meets World episode is "Cory's Alternative Friends".

Rider has two cats named Memphis and December.

He enjoys backpacking, swimming, white-water rafting, soccer, rollerblading, writing, and reading poetry.

In 1997, Rider was nominated for Best Supporting Young Actor Age Ten or Under at the Young Artists Awards.

In 1994, Rider was nominated for Best Youth Comedian at the Young Artist's Award.

In 2000, Rider and co-star Ben Savage were nominated for a Kids Choice Award for Favorite Television Friends.

Rider appeared in a TV commercial for Old Spice Red Zone deodorant in 2004.

Rider, with Boy Meets World co-star Danielle Fishel, made a rollerblading video called Grinder In Line In in 1993.

Rider co-directed an educational video entitled "Smokers and the People Who Smell Them."

Rider once donated money to support a wolf cub and the integration of wolves back into Yellowstone National Park.

Rider is the brother of actor Shiloh Strong.

Rider and his family formed a production company called Redwood Shire Productions.