Rondell Sheridan

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Rondell Sheridan
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Sheridan in September 2008
Born
Rondell Jerome Sheridan

(1958-08-15) August 15, 1958 (age 66)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • director
Years active1983–present
Website www.rondellsheridan.com

Rondell Jerome Sheridan [1] (born August 15, 1958) is an American actor, comedian and television director, best known for his role of Victor Baxter in the Disney Channel sitcom That's So Raven , as well as its later spin-offs Cory in the House and Raven's Home . Sheridan is an alumnus of Marquette University. Sheridan also starred as Dr. Ron Aimes on the NBC/UPN sitcom Minor Adjustments .

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Early life

Sheridan was born on August 15, 1958 [2] in Chicago, Illinois, raised in its South Side. He matriculated at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where Sheridan studied interpersonal communications while minoring in advertising. [3] He graduated from Marquette in 1980. [4] Sheridan received his acting training at Circle in the Square Theatre School. [3]

Career

Sheridan focused on his career as a stand-up comedian during the 1980s. His style has been described as observational in nature. [5] He performed on talk shows The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and Late Night with Conan O'Brien . [3] Sheridan has cited George Carlin, Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor among his comic influences, stating he views them as "comedic storytellers" who inspired his own approach to stand up. [3]

In one of Sheridan's earliest acting roles, he portrayed a guard at a mental hospital in horror film Deadtime Stories (1986). [6] He played the lead role of Dr. Ron Aimes, a child psychologist, on the sitcom Minor Adjustments (1995−96). The series originally debuted at NBC, but switched to the fledgling UPN network in the middle of the season after NBC cancelled it. [7] The run on UPN did not fare any better, and the show ended that season. [8]

Following Minor Adjustments, Sheridan made numerous guest appearances on television, including on CBS drama Touched by an Angel [9] and as a police officer in the Nickelodeon series Kenan & Kel . [10] He appeared as patriarch Andre Walker on the sitcom Cousin Skeeter from 1998 to 2001. [11]

Sheridan landed the role of Victor Baxter, a chef and the father of Raven Baxter, on the Disney Channel series That's So Raven (2003−07). [12] [13] After That's So Raven ended, Sheridan continued to play Victor in the spin-off Cory in the House , [14] which ran from 2007 to 2008. [15] He returned as Victor Baxter on Raven's Home , a continuation of That's So Raven, as a guest star in season 2. Sheridan joined the main cast three seasons later in 2022, after Victor suffers a heart attack and Raven helps him recuperate. [16]

In addition to acting, Sheridan has also worked as a director, helming several episodes of That's So Raven and Cory in the House. Since the late 2000s, he has directed a number of short films, including Nowhere Cafe (2016). [17]

Personal life

In April 2025, Sheridan was diagnosed with severe pancreatitis. [18]

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleNotes
1983 The First Turn-On! Gang Member Rondell
1986 Deadtime Stories Looney Bin Guard
1999 Rites of Passage Trooper Dixon
2006Raise Your VoiceCreepy Head Teacher
2009If It Ain't Broke, Break It!Lou, Cafe Owner
Hollywood HousesitterDirectorSome scenes
Short
2011Last Day of SchoolDirectorShort
Wiz's WorldDirector and writerShort
Hollywood HalloweenDirector and writerShort
Written segments "Let the Sunshine," "Quiet Zoms," and "The Other Side"
2012WordplayDirectorShort
What I Did Last SummerDirector and editorShort
2013Super Impossible SquadDirector and writerShort
Second ChancesDirectorShort
2014Another AssemblyDirector
2016Nowhere CafeDirectorShort
2017Cattle CallDirectorShort

Television

YearFilmRoleNotes
1987Stand Up AmericaHimself
1990 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Performing In His Tonight Show DebutSeason 28 episode 153, 4-May-1990
1992 A Different World South Central Looter #1Season 6 episode 12: "Honeymoon in L.A.: Part 2"
1994Comedy: Coast to CoastHimself
1995 Brotherly Love Dr. Ron AimesSeason 1 episode 8: "Witchcraft"
Uncredited
1995–1996 Minor Adjustments Dr. Ron AimesMain role
Created the series
1996Lounge LizardsHimself
1997 The Jamie Foxx Show Dr. GilbertSeason 2 episode 11: "Too Much Soul Food"
Match Game HimselfPanelist
Unaired pilot
1998 Touched by an Angel HarveySeason 5 episode 4: "Only Connect"
Kenan & Kel Officer McWigginsSeason 3 episode 8: "Attack of the Bugman"
1998–1999Figure It OutHimselfPanelist
1998–2001 Cousin Skeeter Andre WalkerMain role
Show Me the FunnyHimself / The Host
2001Men Are from Mars, Women Are from VenusHimself / The Host
The TestHimselfEpisode: The Nosey Test
Panelist
Rendez-ViewHimselfGuest host
2003–2004 Hollywood Squares HimselfPanelist
10 episodes
2003–2007 That's So Raven Victor Baxter / Frederick Douglass Main role
Directed three episodes
2004 That's Funny! Himself / The Host
That's So Raven: Supernaturally StylishVictor BaxterVideo
Archived footage
2005 Just for Laughs HimselfEpisode: April 10, 2005
2006That's So Raven: Raven's Makeover MadnessVictor BaxterVideo
Archived footage
Life of Pryor: The Richard Pryor StoryHimselfDocumentary
Bring That Year Back 2006: Laugh Now, Cry LaterHimself / The Host
New Year Sing-A-Long Bowl-A-Thon!Himself / The Host
2007That's So Suite Life of Hannah MontanaVictor BaxterVideo
Archived footage
Cory in the House: All Star EditionVictor BaxterVideo
Archived footage
Wish Gone AmissVictor BaxterVideo
Archived footage
2007–2008 Cory in the House Victor BaxterMain role
Directed five episodes
2008Cory in the House: Newt & Improved EditionVictor BaxterVideo
Archived footage
Hannah Montana The DirectorSeason 2 episode 28: "Joannie B. Goode"
2011Comedy.TVHimself
2012The Jadagrace Show"Big Daddy Slim"Season 1 episode 13: "A Tiger's Tale: Part 1"
Finding the FunnyHimselfDocumentary
2018, 2022–2023 Raven's Home Victor BaxterGuest star (season 2), Main role (seasons 5–6)
Directed two episodes

Music video

Was in the music video for the Sesame Street song Danger Danger

References

  1. ↑ "Sheridan, Rondell 1958-". Encyclopedia.com . Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 14-20". The San Diego Union Tribune . August 8, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Nave, Howie (January 15, 2009). "Father figure: Rondell Sheridan returns to Tahoe". Tahoe Daily Tribune . Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Rondell Sheridan, SP '80". Marquette University . Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Sheridan to perform". Gadsden Times . October 2, 1987. p. B2.
  6. ↑ Young, R. G. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 144. ISBN   9781557832696.
  7. ↑ Handelman, Jay (January 22, 1996). "New TV shows offer suds & buds". Sarasota Herald-Tribune . p. 6E.
  8. ↑ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (June 24, 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 898. ISBN   9780307483201.
  9. ↑ Lentz, Harris M. (2001). Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits: Television shows. McFarland & Company. p. 2170.
  10. ↑ Smith, Candace; Szulman, Jennifer (December 9, 2015). "Rising to stardom: television guest stars of the 1990s who made it big". New York Daily News . Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  11. ↑ Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2010 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Company. p. 214. ISBN   9780786486410.
  12. ↑ MacNeille, Suzanne (January 12, 2003). "FOR YOUNG VIEWERS; Visions of Peril Dance in Her Head (but It's a Secret)". The New York Times . Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  13. ↑ Alston, Joshua (May 16, 2016). "That's So Raven changed Disney Channel in ways no one could have predicted". The A.V. Club . Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  14. ↑ Stewart, Susan (February 16, 2007). "Washington for Kids, Without Nuance". The New York Times . Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  15. ↑ Forte, Tiffany (October 2007). "What To Watch: Who To Watch In Children's TV Programming". Ebony . Vol. 62, no. 12. Johnson Publishing Company. p. 232. ISSN   0012-9011.
  16. ↑ Swift, Andy (1 October 2021). "Raven's Home Season 5 Renewal Comes With Major Casting Shake-Up: Which Characters Are Returning?". TVLine. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  17. ↑ Grant, Stacey (November 10, 2016). "15 Disney Channel Stars Who've Stepped Behind The Camera". MTV . Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  18. ↑ "'That's So Raven' alum Rondell Sheridan hospitalized for 'severe' pancreatitis". Los Angeles Times. 2025-05-07. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
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