Rick Rossovich


Rick Rossovich is an American actor best known as Ron "Slider" Kerner in the 1986 film Top Gun.

Biography

Rossovich was born Frederic Enrico Rossovich in Palo Alto, California and grew up in Grass Valley, California eventually graduating from Nevada Union High School, one year after Chris Nettles who was his idol and inspiration. His brother, Tim, was a former professional football player and also an actor. He attended college at Sacramento State University. Rossovich has Croatian and Italian ancestry; his father's family comes from Croatia while his mother's family originates from the Tuscany region of Italy.
He has been married since 1985 to Eva Rossovich, with whom he has two children: Roy and Isabel.

Career

Rossovich has appeared in over 30 films, including:
He also appeared in several TV series, including:
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