Life in the spotlight comes with unique challenges. But despite their fame and fortune, these famous Mormons found the gospel and happily became members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Ricky Schroder
Golden Globe Winning Actor Rick Schroder (Photo credit U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
Ricky Schroder has spent most of his life in show business. As a child, he starred in the ’80s sitcom Silver Spoons and successfully transitioned into a serious adult actor, starring in NYPD Blue and the western mini-series Lonesome Dove. In 2004 he began writing and directing, and he now has his own production company.
Schroder married Church member Andrea Bernard in 1992. Despite taking the missionary discussions while they were dating, and again after they were married, he was not receptive to the gospel. At a 2008 single adult conference, Schroder explained, “I convinced myself I didn’t need [religion]. . . . I had this sort of paranoia that [people at church] just wanted to be friends with me because I was famous or something. I couldn’t understand that they were really happy and they really did care about me.”
But Schroder surprised his wife when, after nearly eight years of marriage, he said he wanted to get baptized. So his father-in-law baptized him in April of 2000.
“The greatest decision I ever made, besides marrying Andrea, was to ask with faith if Jesus was the Son of God, and if He was real . . . and if the Book of Mormon was true,” Schroder said. “Since gaining a testimony of our church and getting baptized, I can’t tell you how much my life has changed in my perspective, my relationships with my friends and my family, and how my talent has changed.”
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