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Rick Segall
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<h2 id="personal-life-family-and-education">Personal life, family and education</h2> <p>Segall was born in <a href="/facts/Plainview%2c_New_York/0KxaCKt0">Plainview, New York</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> the son of Rick and Barbara Segall.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> He and his family moved to <a href="/facts/Nashville%2c_Tennessee/KvWAcNtd">Nashville, Tennessee</a> in 1973.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="career">Career</h2> <p>Segall began performing at age two.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> He first acted at age five in a <a href="/facts/Tonka/o5KkwpJy">Tonka</a> toys television commercial.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> In 1973, he joined the television series <i><a href="/facts/The_Partridge_Family/HT3nxFN7">The Partridge Family</a></i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> as a regular cast member for its final season.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> Segall won the role after being spotted by Paul Tannen, who mentioned him to executive producer <a href="/facts/Bob_Claver/bkBh4Hxc">Bob Claver</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> Segall appeared in ten episodes of <i>The Partridge Family</i>. In 1973, while with the show Segall recorded an album titled <i>Ricky Segall and the Segalls</i> released by <a href="/facts/Bell_Records/jBT6m5yo">Bell Records</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> </p><p>In 1974, he was one of the hosts at the <a href="/facts/American_Music_Awards_of_1974/qNUBGeh4">American Music Awards of 1974</a> along with <a href="/facts/Donny_Osmond/NU480Ax6">Donny Osmond</a>, <a href="/facts/Michael_Jackson/LLa098zX">Michael Jackson</a> and <a href="/facts/Rodney_Allen_Rippy/ttBeGyaf">Rodney Allen Rippy</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> </p><p>Segall has guest-starred and provided voices in television programs including <i><a href="/facts/Police_Woman_(TV_series)/ABsrFu0o">Police Woman</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Trollkins/77kE1t5w">Trollkins</a></i> (voices), <i><a href="/facts/Shirt_Tales/F74ulKEM">Shirt Tales</a></i> (voices), <i><a href="/facts/Richie_Rich_(1980_TV_series)/xtLVLPzf">Richie Rich</a></i> (voices) and <i><a href="/facts/Little_House_on_the_Prairie_(TV_series)/Wa6lcQ1X">Little House on the Prairie</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> </p><p>Segall appeared in the films <i><a href="/facts/The_Last_Married_Couple_in_America/lTaDwIeF">The Last Married Couple in America</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Oh%2c_God!_Book_II/fBlMTf8g">Oh, God! Book II</a></i>, among others. He was an <a href="/facts/Executive_producer/HYuzvKSI">executive producer</a> for the 2015 film <i>Selected</i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> His most recent credit was from the <a href="/facts/Police_procedural/vylKjcPX">police procedural</a> television series <i><a href="/facts/NCIS_(TV_series)/CqUcYngd">NCIS</a></i>. </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0781848/">Rick Segall</a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/1406359%7C0/wp">Rick Segall</a> at the <a href="/facts/Turner_Classic_Movies/0qS5jr3H">TCM Movie Database</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/rick_segall/">Profile</a> at <a href="/facts/Rotten_Tomatoes/rLs7ktSY">Rotten Tomatoes</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Rick Segall". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 23, 2022. <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/rick_segall" target="_blank">https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/rick_segall</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Sharbutt, Jay (September 13, 1973). "New TV Star 3-Foot-3, 40 Pounds". The Charlotte News. p. 15. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-news-new-tv-star/170047297/" target="_blank">https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-news-new-tv-star/170047297/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Leogrande, Ernest (October 4, 1973). "'Weenyboppers' Making It Big". The Miami Herald. p. 68. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-ricky-segall/170046300/" target="_blank">https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-ricky-segall/170046300/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Lane, Jane (December 23, 1973). "New Segall Takes Flight". The Wichita Eagle. p. 90. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle-new-segall/170045959/" target="_blank">https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle-new-segall/170045959/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Rick Segall". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 23, 2022. <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/rick_segall" target="_blank">https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/rick_segall</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Lane, Jane (November 10, 1973). "Half-Pint Ricky Segall Holds Press Conference". Anchorage Times. Newspaper Enterprise Association. p. 5A. <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/anchorage-times-ricky-segall/170044975/" target="_blank">https://www.newspapers.com/article/anchorage-times-ricky-segall/170044975/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Brown, James (August 28, 1973). "Another Potent Partridge". Los Angeles Times. p. 56. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-potent-partridge/170045518/" target="_blank">https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-potent-partridge/170045518/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Sharbutt, Jay (September 13, 1973). "'Partridge Family' Gets A New Addition". Northwest Arkansas Times. Fayetteville, Arkansas. Associated Press. p. 22. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/northwest-arkansas-times-partridge-famil/170047416/" target="_blank">https://www.newspapers.com/article/northwest-arkansas-times-partridge-famil/170047416/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Brown, James (August 28, 1973). "Another Potent Partridge". Los Angeles Times. p. 56. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-potent-partridge/170045518/" target="_blank">https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-potent-partridge/170045518/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Anderson, Porter (August 5, 1986). "Rick Segall: The act of growing up". The Tampa Tribune. pp. 1D-2D. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-rick-segall/170047031/" target="_blank">https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-rick-segall/170047031/</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Sharbutt, Jay (September 13, 1973). "The rising star of Ricky Segall". The Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. Associated Press. p. 39. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-ricky-segall/170046599/" target="_blank">https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-ricky-segall/170046599/</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>Brown, James (August 28, 1973). "Another Potent Partridge". Los Angeles Times. p. 56. 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Retrieved April 23, 2022. <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/album/ricky-segall-the-segalls-mw0002868093" target="_blank">https://www.allmusic.com/album/ricky-segall-the-segalls-mw0002868093</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>"American Music Awards". United Press International. Retrieved April 23, 2022. <a href="https://www.upi.com/topic/American-Music-Awards/" target="_blank">https://www.upi.com/topic/American-Music-Awards/</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>"Rick Segall". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 23, 2022. <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/rick_segall" target="_blank">https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/rick_segall</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>"Rick Segall". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 23, 2022. <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/rick_segall" target="_blank">https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/rick_segall</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>