Both she and Rider Strong were featured in the Campaign s 1997 Kick Butts Day video and hosted a live cyberchat for Kick Butts Day 1998. Now he s 20. Rider loves the outdoors, which is a good thing, since he grew up in the Redwood forest in northern California. He likes to go backpacking, swimming and roller-blading. His favorite hobby is whitewater rafting with his brother, Shiloh, and his parents, King and Lin.
Rider also likes to read and work on computers.
He got hooked on show business after he and Shiloh produced their own home movies, spinning tales of super heroes, detectives and ghosts. Someday, he wants to write a script for a feature film or direct a movie. He also took part in the youth-led Truth Campaign in Florida, which uses tobacco settlement funds to discourage kids from smoking. Along with Larisa Oleynik, Rider co-hosted a live cyberchat during Kick Butts Day 1998. He also appeared at the National Center s opening in 1996 and was featured in the Campaign s 1997 Kick Butts Day video, which encouraged kids to join the fight against tobacco.