Shedrack Anderson III

Shedrack Anderson III (born February 4, 1977) is an American actor, best known as Rudolph "Rudy" Davis in the 2004 film adaptation of Fat Albert.

Shedrack Anderson III
Born	(1977-02-04) February 4, 1977 (age 48) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1992–present
Spouse	Kathryn Hunt Anderson
Children	1

Early Life

Anderson was born in Los Angeles, California. Anderson attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, where he won the Ahmanson Scholarship and Emerging Artist of the Year Award from PBS. After high school, he attended the Juilliard School in New York, where he became interested in dance. He was a principal dancer of Ballet Hispanico of New York and became an assistant choreographer for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Anderson originally made his debut as a lost boy in the Steven Spielberg film Hook, before starring in the NBC teen series Just Deal as Jermaine Green. In 2004, he appeared in Fat Albert as Rudolph "Rudy" Davis.^[1]

Anderson then starred as Tommy in Lifetime's Gracie's Choice, Chucky in Warriors of Virtue 2, and has guest starred on several television series including: Boston Public, The Parkers, Hollywood Lives, Hip Hop Massive and The Division.

Anderson was a recurring star on Disney's Phil of the Future. Shedrack wrote, directed, and starred in the film Blood River with fellow lost boy co-star Dante Basco.

Other ventures

In 1999, Anderson began his own production company to produce his own films.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Anderson married Pilates instructor Kathryn Hunt in 2010 and has one daughter.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

• Hook (1991) as Lost Boy
• Boston Public as Bernie
• Warriors of Virtue: The Return to Tao (2002) as Chucky
• Just Deal (2000-02) as Jermaine
• Gracie's Choice (2004 TV film) as Tommy
• Fat Albert (2004) as Rudy
• Drive-Thru (2007) as Chuck Taylor
• Greekshow as Ryan Jackson
• Behind the Camera: Diff’rent Strokes as Todd Bridges