Kelly Reno

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Kelly Reno
Born (1966-06-19) June 19, 1966 (age 56)
Occupation(s)Actor, rancher, trucker
Years active1979–1985
Spouses
    Lynette Tuttle
    (m. 1986;div. 1996)
      Annette Crump
      (m. 1998;div. 2005)
        Dawn Hickey
        (m. 2007)
Children4

Kelly Reno (born June 19, 1966) [1] is a former child actor, rancher, and trucker. At age 13, he was cast in the role of Alec Ramsey, the young boy who is marooned on a deserted island along with an Arabian horse, [2] in The Black Stallion (based on the novel by Walter Farley).

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Early life, family and education

Reno was born in Pueblo, Colorado. His parents, Bud and Ruth, were cattle ranchers. [2] He graduated from high school in 1984. [2]

Career

After responding to an open casting call, he was cast at age 13 [2] as the main character, Alec Ramsey, in The Black Stallion. Directed by Carroll Ballard and co-starring Mickey Rooney and Teri Garr, the film was made in 1979. Reno did nearly all of his own action scenes in the movie. [3] He reprised the role in the 1983 film adaptation of Farley's The Black Stallion Returns much of which was filmed in Morocco. [2]

He performed as an Alamo messenger who travels through time in "Alamo Jobe", a 1985 episode in Steven Spielberg's anthology TV series Amazing Stories .

After graduating from high school, Reno was driving a pick-up truck that was hit by a semi-truck. The resultant injuries were severe, and the long recovery time squelched his acting career. After 20 years as a cattle rancher, Reno became a semi-truck driver.

Personal life

Reno married Lynette Tuttle in 1986; they had three children: Ryan, Raelyn, and Justin. They divorced in 1996. [4] They were reported to be residents of the Pueblo, Colorado, area. [2] Reno married Annette Crump in 1998; they divorced in 2005. He married his current wife, Dawn Hickey, in 2007.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleNotesRole
1979 The Black Stallion Alec Ramsey
1983 The Black Stallion Returns
Brady's Escape Miki
2021 No Man's Law Kelly

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 The Merv Griffin Show Himself
1985 Amazing Stories (1985 TV series) Alamo Jobe

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References

  1. "Actor Kelly Reno, girl hurt in Auto Accident". Los Angeles Times . 18 June 1985. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
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  3. "New Face: Kelly Reno". The New York Times . 30 November 1979.
  4. "Celebrity News". September 28, 2021.

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