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Hollywood star Ricky Schroder of “NYPD Blue” fame is speaking out to warn others of the potential dangers of Hollywood.
Schroeder seems disabled
Schroeder, a 53-year-old actor, got his start as a child star in the 1979 film HeroShe recently launched the Reel American Heroes Foundation, a non-profit organization that produces content promoting patriotic and traditional values.
When asked by Fox News what advice he would give to his younger self, Schroeder replied: “Don't lose sight of God, because in Hollywood, it's easy to lose sight of God there.”
“You're tempted by a lot of things, and temptation can throw you off track. So, I would say if I could talk to myself when I was younger, it would be: 'Read your Bible more.'” There's no real regrets. When I look at my life, professionally, I've had the best opportunities and I've taken them when they've come. I tried to develop opportunities as best I could.”
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Schroeder 'never fit into Hollywood'
Schroeder went on to reveal why he never felt like he fit in Hollywood
“But I never fit into Hollywood,” he admitted. “It wasn't my desire at all, for example. I was put into it Hero When I was 7 years old and she was 8 years old, I was making Hero. And so it's been an interesting path – when you didn't originally make those choices.
“Others made choices for you and put you on the right track,” he added. “But today I make my own choices. That's why I kind of decided to leave Hollywood, come back to Colorado, and I still want to tell stories. But a different forum and a different platform.”
Schroeder also said he decided to start his non-profit after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its new diversity and inclusion guidelines for consideration for the Oscars in 2024. The initiative forces film producers and directors to submit a filing to the academy indicating the race, gender, sexual orientation and disability status of all Film cast and crew members.
“They came up with some diversity, equity and inclusion guidelines that say you have to have certain themes and characters in the story, the LGBTQ+ community and minorities, within your content to be eligible for an Oscar for Best Picture,” Schroeder lamented. “And I was really insulted by that.”
“I thought that wasn't true.” you know, [the 1998 war drama] Saving Private Ryan He explained, “Today will not be eligible for the Best Picture category due to these guidelines.” “And so it gave me the idea to create a foundation that we could build into a sort of… hopefully Patriot PBS. It's a collector of good kinds of stories with values and principles that lift up America rather than tear it down.”
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Schroeder's “NYPD Blue” Memories.
Schroeder also talked about some fond memories of his time on the show “NYPD Blue,” which he appeared on from 1998 to 2001.
“The writing I had to do — David Milch, the show's writer — and there were other writers, but he was the main creative force. I would just get to work with his dialogue and his words,” Schroeder said. “And my stars were incredibly talented. It was like boot camp.” For acting, for me, it's 'NYPD Blue.' I was 28, I think, when I started it. And I learned a lot there.”
“It was a great memory. Great times,” he concluded.
Schroeder, unlike the vast majority of Hollywood, seems to be a true patriot and has a good head on his shoulders. We can't wait to see the movies and TV shows his non-profit organization puts out in the coming years!
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