Steven Meigs Ford (born May 19, 1956) is an American actor, and son of
former U.S. President Gerald Ford and former First Lady Betty
Ford.Ford was born in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, 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 there. Ford also attended
California Polytechnic State University, Pomona, where equine studies
was his major field of study.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.
former U.S. President Gerald Ford and former First Lady Betty
Ford.Ford was born in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, 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 there. Ford also attended
California Polytechnic State University, Pomona, where equine studies
was his major field of study.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.
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