Ronald Montague Moss (born March 4, 1952) is an American actor, musician and singer/songwriter, a member of the band

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, and best known for portraying Ridge Forrester, the dynamic fashion magnate on the CBS

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'' from 1987 to 2012.

Early life and music career

Moss was born and raised in

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. He grew up surrounded by the

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, and

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music world. At age 11, he started learning to play the drums, guitar and electric bass. In 1976, Moss joined creative forces with fellow singer/guitarist Peter Beckett, guitarist/keyboardist J.C Crowley, and drummer John Friesen to form the band

, primarily as bassist and singer. In a garage in the Hollywood Hills, they wrote and rehearsed the music that would soon attract the attention of music impresario

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, who signed them to his RSO Records. In the first three weeks of 1978, their single " Baby Come Back" occupied the #1 position on the national pop charts & Player was voted to the ''

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'' magazine honor roll of Top New Singles artist of 1978. Their follow-up single, "

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", also peaked at No. 10 the same year. The Australian edition of his 2002 solo CD ''I'm Your Man'' includes a fresh duet of the original hit "Baby Come Back" and two bonus tracks: "That's When I'll Be Gone" and "Mountain". Moss along with his band toured Australia between August and September 2006. In 2007, he released his second solo album, ''Uncovered''. Player went on tour in 2015, with Moss and Peter Beckett playing dates with Orleans and Ambrosia, as well as a few Yacht rock shows with

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. After a lawsuit against former Player bandmate Peter Beckett for the use of the trademark name, Ronn will debut his band as Ronn Moss' Player for his future concerts. Ronn is now solo and toured Australia again in March 2019 and toured Italy for the first time in mid-2019.

''The Bold and the Beautiful'' and other acting work

Moss played the

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who fell in love with Bradamante in the 1983 Italian film ''Paladini-storia d'armi e d'amori'' (aka ''Paladins—the story of love and arms'', aka ''Hearts and Armor'') /sup> – a film based on the legends surrounding the Peers of

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. In 1987, Moss was offered the role of " Ridge Forrester" on a new soap opera, ''

''. He accepted the part, and the show was broadcast in many nations across the globe /sup> and his role has attracted millions of fans worldwide. To this day, Moss is best known for this role and he frequently travels overseas to visit other countries, make appearances, and promote his music. 1987 also marks the year of Moss' most critically acclaimed theatrical role as Rowdy Abilene in the Andy Sidaris classic '' Hard Ticket to Hawaii''. Moss has a large fan base in Australia. In 2002, he participated in a live performance of Sydney alternative rock band

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' single "The Bold and the Beautiful" on ''

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'', playing bass guitar. In 2006, a campaign surfaced to vote Moss as Australian of the Year. Moss was featured in a very popular

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for Berri, an Australian orange juice producer. The punchline of the advertisement was "you can tell when it's not all Aussie"— a line intended to show (in jest) that, while Moss has longstanding connections with Australia, his Hollywood career has resulted in his persona differing significantly from that of the cliché Australian male. He has appeared occasionally on the former program ''Rove Live'' when in Australia. He takes part in sketches that are parodies of the daytime TV genre. ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' was a very popular prime-time show in much of Europe; in 2010, Moss was a participant in the Italian version of ''

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'', finishing second with his partner Sara Di Vaira. On August 11, 2012, it was announced that Moss would exit ''

'', after having played the character of Ridge Forrester for 25 years. He made his last appearance on September 14, 2012. In 2014, Moss appeared on Celebrity Wife Swap along with fellow soap star, General Hospital’s Tyler Christopher. On May 12, 2014, Moss, along with his band, appeared on the ABC daytime soap opera '' General Hospital'' as part of the 2014 Nurses' Ball, where they performed their hit single "Baby Come Back". In 2015, he played the character of Ian in the

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''. Ronn played the role of John Blackwell on the digital soap '' The Bay'', and as one of its producers shared in the four

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it received for Outstanding Daytime Digital Drama Series.

Discography

Studio albums

with Player

* ''

'' (1977) * ''Danger Zone'' (1978) * ''Room with a View'' (1980) * ''Spies of Life'' (1981) * ''Electric Shadow'' (Japan) / ''Lost in Reality'' (US) (1995/1996) * ''Too Many Reasons'' (2013)

References

External links

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Ronn Moss' PlayerOfficial Ronn Moss Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moss, Ronn 1952 births Living people American male television actors American male singers American rock bass guitarists Player (band) members