Rick Rossovich

Frederic Enrico Rossovich (born August 28, 1957) is a retired American actor. Rossovich began acting in the early 1980s, first gaining recognition for portraying Ron "Slider" Kerner in the 1986 film Top Gun. Rossovich's other movies include the thriller-drama The Lords of Discipline, the sex comedy Losin' It (1983), the science-fiction film The Terminator (1984), the romantic comedy Roxanne (1987), the witchcraft-themed thriller Spellbinder (1988), the thriller Paint It Black (1989), the military action film Navy SEALs (1990), and the Disney Channel Original Movie Miracle in Lane 2 (2002). Rossovich is also recognized for his lead role in the TV series Pacific Blue, often described as a "Baywatch on bikes", which ran on the USA Network for five seasons between March 1996 and April 2000 and also gained popularity abroad. He also portrayed Dr. John Taglieri in the first season of ER and Spud Lincoln in the CBS series Sons and Daughters (1991).

Early life Rossovich was born Frederic Enrico Rossovich in Palo Alto, California, and grew up in Grass Valley, California, eventually graduating from Nevada Union High School. His brother, Tim, was a former professional football player and also an actor. He attended college at Sacramento State University. He was a bodybuilder during his late teens and early 20s. Rossovich has Croatian and Italian ancestry; his mother's family originates from the Tuscany region of Italy, while his father's family comes from Istria, Croatia. His great-grandfather emigrated to the United States from Mošćenička Draga, a coastal town in Istria, Croatia, whence the surname Rossovich originates, as it was first found there.

Career Rossovich's first big movie break came when he was cast as Cadet First Lieutenant Dante Pignetti in the drama-thriller The Lords of Discipline, with Bill Paxton and Michael Biehn. The movie helped launch Paxton and Biehn's careers, and Rossovich went on to work again with both Biehn and Paxton in The Terminator and Navy SEALs. Paxton and he worked together also in Streets of Fire, an American neo-noir rock musical film directed and co-written by Walter Hill. Rossovich's next movie was Losin' It, a "teenage romp down to Mexico... and [Rossovich] played a marine who the kids kept coming across, and which resulted in some high jinks." Losin' It was Tom Cruise's first lead role. Rossovich and Cruise, who Rossovich considers "a great guy," He then moved to Sweden, where he resided as of 2016. After giving up cinema and his Hollywood life, Rossovich attempted a return to acting in 2012, with the comedy drama Sandbar. Rossovich does not appear to be contemplating to return to acting steadily, as in 2012, he stated: "I've had a really great marriage and kids. I've saved my money and invested. I can do what I want. I guess that's a blessing and a curse. It takes away some of your drive to go out and be a workaholic."

Rossovich has made guest appearances in such TV shows as Tales from the Crypt, Mad About You, Murder, She Wrote and Due South. In 2007, he appeared with his son, Roy, in an episode of House Hunters International set in Stockholm, Sweden.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1983 Losin' It Marine 1983 The Lords of Discipline Dante 'Pig' Pignetti 1984 Streets of Fire Officer Cooley The Terminator Matt 1985 Warning Sign Bob 1986 Let's Get Harry Kurt Klein The Morning After Detective Top Gun Lieutenant Junior Grade Ron 'Slider' Kerner 1987 Roxanne Chris McConnell 1988 Spellbinder Derek Clayton Cognac Bogoljub / Nikamia Waxwork Michael Loftmore Uncredited 1989 Paint It Black Jonathan Dunbar The Roommate Short Film 1990 Navy SEALs Leary 1993 The Evil Inside Me Daniel Also known as Fatally Yours Tropical Heat Gravis 1994 Future Shock Frat Boy New Crime City Anthony Ricks Lead role 1995 Cover Me Sergeant Bobby Colter Black Scorpion Lieutenant Stan Walker 1996 Black Scorpion II: Aftershock Construction Foreman 1997 Truth or Consequences, N.M. Robert Boylan 1998 Telling You McQueeney (uncredited) 2003 Artworks Bret Rogers 2012 Sandbar Ronnie McCubbing 2016 A Beautiful Day Jack

Television Year Title Role Notes 1978 Fantasy Island Abdul (uncredited) Episode: "King for a Day/Instant Family"1979 Fantasy Island Boris Smolensk (uncredited) Episode: "Baby/Marathon: Battle of the Sexes"1980 Fantasy Island Ozzie (uncredited) Episode: "Eagleman/Children of Mentu" 1981 B. J. and the Bear Football Player Episode: "Beauties and the Beasts" Eight is Enough Fred Episode: "If the Glass Slipper Fits" 1983 Deadly Lessons Craig TV movie 1984 Single Bars, Single Women Dolph TV movie 1985 MacGruder and Loud Officer Geller Episode: "The Price of Junk" 1988 14 Going on 30 Roy 'Jackjaw' Kelton TV movie 1990 Tales From the Crypt Hans/Younger Carlton Webster Episode: "The Switch" 1991 The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw Ethan Cassidy TV movie Sons and Daughters Spud Lincoln 13 episodes 1992 Tequila and Bonetti T.T. Boner Episode: "Tequila and Boner" 1993 Mad About You Sherman Williams Episode: "The Painter" 1994 Touched by an Angel Marshall Episode: "Fallen Angela" 1994-1995 ER Dr. John 'Tag' Taglieri 11 episodes 1995 Due South Mark Smithbauer Episode: "The Blue Line" 1996 Murder, She Wrote Steve Gantry Episode: "Race to Death" 1996-1998 Pacific Blue Lieutenant Anthony Palermo 57 Episodes 1997 Legend of the Lost Tomb Dr. Eric Leonhardt TV movie 1998 Mike Hammer, Private Eye Henry Spencer Episode: "A New Leaf: Part 2" 1999 Killer Deal Sgt. James 'Jimmy' Quinn TV movie 2000 Miracle in Lane 2 Myron Yoder TV movie Chicken Soup for the Soul Don Yaeger TV series

Music videos

Video games

YearTitleRole(s) Notes 1997Blue Heat: The Case of the Cover Girl Murders Sgt. Bobby Colter Based on Cover Me