Robert Carradine

Birth Name:

Robert Reed Carradine

Birth Place:

Hollywood, California, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Producer, Director, Camera department

Believed his biological mother was Doris Grimshaw, his father's third wife, until brother Keith Carradine revealed the truth that a woman named Sonia Sorel was his real mother at a Christmas party when he was 14
While living in Laurel Canyon, Calif․, with his half-brother, famed actor David Carradine, belonged to a small musical quartet that performed in clubs in the Los Angeles and San Francisco area
Quote: "(On how he approaches acting) "I try to be diligent and attend an acting class, so that I can actually study my craft from that what I get from trying to be real․ That's my only criteria for the art of acting and that is to try and be real․""
Known for his role in 1984's "Revenge of the Nerds," he and co-star Curtis Armstrong host reality competition called "King of the Nerds," a competition where contestants compete to win a cash prize and the title as the biggest nerd of them all
Best known for his role as Lewis Skolnick in the "Revenge of the Nerds" films
To prepare for his role in the 1984 hit comedy "Revenge of the Nerds," Carradine attended the University of Arizona and participated in rush week
Fan of cross-country racing and race car driving
In 1983, starred in the music video for The Motels hit song "Suddenly Last Summer" as lead singer Martha Davis' love interest

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