Steven Ford Biography

American actor, and son of former U.S. President Gerald FordFor other people named Stephen Ford, see Stephen Ford (disambiguation).

Steven Meigs Ford (born May 19, 1956) is an American actor, and the youngest son of former U.S. President Gerald Ford and former First Lady Betty Ford.

Early life

Steven Ford with his mother, Betty Ford, in 1976

Ford is the third child and youngest son of former President Gerald Ford and former First Lady Betty Ford. Ford graduated from T. C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia, on June 13, 1974, at which his father, then Vice President, gave the commencement address. Ford attended Utah State University, studying range management; while his older brother John Gardner (Jack) Ford studied forestry. Ford also attended California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, where he studied equine studies.

Career

Ford was cast in the film Grease (1978) as Tom Chisum, but dropped out before filming began and was replaced by Lorenzo Lamas, citing stage fright. Ford joined the cast of The Young and the Restless in 1981, creating the role of Private Investigator Andy Richards. He was a regular member of the cast from 1981 to 1987 and briefly from 2002 to 2003. Ford has since appeared in minor roles in a number of films and television series, including Escape From New York, Babylon 5: In the Beginning, Armageddon, Black Hawk Down, Starship Troopers, When Harry Met Sally..., Heat, Contact, Transformers. From 1992 to 1993, he hosted the short-lived series Secret Service.

Personal life

Ford serves on the board of trustees for the Gerald R. Ford Foundation in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He describes himself as a "moderate Republican" and a "fiscal conservative". He also acknowledged that he suffered from alcoholism in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Although he still takes on occasional acting *ignments, he spends most of his time raising money for charitable organizations and giving speeches and motivational talks to student groups on alcoholism.

He has never been married. In 1991, he announced his engagement to Laura Carlos. Later, he said that the marriage plans did not go forward as he was working on his sobriety.

On February 14, 1980, he filed a lawsuit in California to determine if he was the legal father of a boy named Lawrence, born on December 16, 1979, to Joy Malken. He also filed for custody and/or visitation rights. There was "a complete and amicable settlement" very shortly afterward, details being kept private.

Filmography

Film

Television

Further reading

• Wead, Doug, All the President's Children, Atria Books, New York, 2003, ISBN:0-7434-4631-3

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Steven Ford.

• Steven Ford at IMDb
• Appearances on C-SPAN

Life

• Gerald R. Ford Birthsite and Gardens
• President Gerald R. Ford Jr. Boyhood Home
• Gerald R. Ford Jr. House
• Warren Commission
• Confirmation as Vice President
• Post-presidency
  • Continuity of Government Commission
• AEI World Forum
• Death and state funeral
• Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
• Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library

Elections

• United States House of Representatives elections
  • 1948
  • 1950
  • 1952
  • 1954
  • 1956
  • 1958
  • 1960
  • 1962
  • 1964
  • 1966
  • 1968
  • 1970
  • 1972
• 1976 presidential election
• Republican Party presidential primaries
  • 1976
  • 1980
• 1976 Republican National Convention
  • 1976
  • 1980

Cultural
depictions

• The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
• Superman vs. Muhammad Ali (1978)
• Dynasty (1981)
• The Betty Ford Story (1987)
• **ins (1990)
• "Two Bad Neighbors" (1996)
• Saturday Night Live parodies
  • The X-Presidents (1997)
  • Presidential Reunion (2010)
• The Political Machine (2004)
• The Butler (2013)
• The First Lady (2022)

Legacy

• Gerald R. Ford International Airport
• Gerald R. Ford Award
• Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
• Ford House Office Building
• USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
• Gerald R. Ford Freeway
• U.S. Postage stamps
• Statue

Family

• Charles Henry King (grandfather)
• Leslie Lynch King Sr. (father)
• Dorothy Gardner Ford (mother)
• Gerald Rudolff Ford (stepfather)
• Thomas Gardner Ford (half-brother)
• Betty Ford (wife)
• Michael Gerald Ford (son)
• John Gardner Ford (son)
• Steven Meigs Ford (son)
• Susan Ford Bales (daughter)
• Liberty (family dog)

• ← Richard Nixon
• Jimmy Carter →

• ← Spiro Agnew
• Nelson Rockefeller →

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