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Former High School: Albernett High School, Alburnett, Iowa
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Favorite singers: Garth Brooks and Elvis
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Favorite cereal: Frosted Flakes
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Favorite beverage: CocaCola
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Favorite book: "Dig Your Well Before Its Dry"
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He Looks up to his Parents, grandparents, and sister.
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Hobbies: Acting, singing, beach football, horseback riding, basketball, and ping-pong
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He grew up on the family horse farm in Marion Iowa.
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He has a sister named Raquel Smith.
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His mom's name is Roxanne and she is a modeling agent in Chicago.
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His dad's name is Russ.
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He would like to have children some day.
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He weighs 175 pounds.
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He has been in five primetime network pilots, more than a dozen guest-starring roles, and three different series.
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His pilot he auditioned for, Minor Threat, never went on the air.
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Only three months into acting class and in the middle of a successful run in modeling, Riley was flown to Los Angeles, for a screen test for the 1998 WB pilot "Minor Threat."
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Using the money he earned through modeling, Riley enrolled in a secret passion, acting class.
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He turned down a college basketball scholarship.
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He signed with his agent Abby Bluestone, at Innovative Artist.
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Riley picked up a Tommy Hilfiger modeling campaign.
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Riley was urged by a local talent scout, to fly to New York to compete at the International Modeling and Talent Association (IMTA) convention.
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He was discovered in a mall in his hometown.
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He has green eyes.
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He has blonde hair.
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He is 6'.
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He was offered the role in "Spring Break Shark Attack", after screen testing and almost landing the title role of "Elvis" for CBS.
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Ashton Kutcher grew up in the same home town as Riley.
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He was Ashton Kutcher's roommate in New York City at the IMTA convention.
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He had to learn how to ride a dirtbike for the movie "Motocrossed" (2001).
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Was the President of the AQHYA (American Quarter Horse Youth Association) in 1996 - 1997. It is the largest single breed horse youth association in the world, with over 25,000 members.