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A charmingly seedy but nevertheless hard-rocking character, Bob Ritchie earned his moniker while part of Michigan breakdancing crew the Furious Funkers; people would watch him and say, "Watch that white kid rock!" By 1998 legions of music fans would soon know Ritchie by his adopted nickname, Kid Rock, when he burst onto the scene with his diamond certified album "Devil Without a Cause," part of the emerging metal-hip-hop fusion scene, which made him the darling of MTV heavy rotation with the hit singles "Bawitdaba" (featuring Kid Rock's distinctive sidekick, the diminutive 3'9" rapper Joseph "Joe C" Calleja), "Cowboy" "I Am the Bullgod" and "Only God Knows Why....

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Filmography

A Detroit Thing - ( - Cast / / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector - ( Himself / 2006 / Released / )
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector - ( Song Performer / 2006 / Released / )
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift - ( Song Performer / 2006 / Released / )
Torque - ( Song Performer / 2004 / Released / )
Torque - ( Song / 2004 / Released / )
Biker Boyz - ( Dogg / 2003 / Released / )
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle - ( Song Performer / 2003 / Released / )
Matchstick Men - ( Song Performer / 2003 / Released / )
Matchstick Men - ( Song Performer / 2003 / Released / )
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! - ( Himself / 2001 / Released / )
Joe Dirt - ( Robby / 2001 / Released / )
Osmosis Jones - ( 'Kidney' Rock / 2001 / Released / )
Coyote Ugly - ( Song / 2000 / Released / )
Coyote Ugly - ( Song Performer / 2000 / Released / )
Price of Glory - ( Song Performer / 2000 / Released / )
Ready to Rumble - ( Song Performer / 2000 / Released / )
Road Trip - ( Song / 2000 / Released / )
Road Trip - ( Song Performer / 2000 / Released / )
Shanghai Noon - ( Song Performer / 2000 / Released / Toho-Towa Company )
Any Given Sunday - ( Song / 1999 / Released / )
Any Given Sunday - ( Song Performer / 1999 / Released / )
Rhythm & Blues - ( / 1999 / Released / )
Conan the Barbarian - ( Color Timer / 1982 / Released / )
The Secret of Nimh - ( Color Timer / 1982 / Released / )

TV Credits
Fashion Rocks ( 2008 / Released ): Actor
The 2008 MTV Video Music Awards ( 2008 / Released ): Actor
The 41st Annual CMA Awards ( 2007 / Released ): Actor
The 2006 Billboard Music Awards ( 2006 / Released ): Actor
AutoRox ( 2005 / Released ): Actor
Fat Actress ( 2005 / Released ): Actor
ReAct Now: Music & Relief ( 2005 / Released ): Actor
Stacked ( 2005 / Released ): Actor
Trippin' ( 2005 / Released ): Actor
World Music Awards 2005 ( 2005 / Released ): Actor
2004 BET Awards ( 2004 / Released ): Featuring
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip Hop ( 2004 / Released ): Actor
Hip Hop America ( 2004 )
TV Episode Interviewee

Gangsta Gangsta ( 2004 )
TV Episode Interviewee

CSI: New York ( 2004 / Released ): Actor
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony 2004 ( 2004 / Released ): Actor
VH1 Hip Hop Honors ( 2004 / Released ): Actor
A Kid Rock Christmas ( 2003 / Released ): Host
Punk'd ( 2003 / Released ): Actor
The 37th Annual CMA Awards ( 2003 / Released ): Actor
The 45th Annual Grammy Awards ( 2003 / Released ): Actor
Elvis Lives ( 2002 / Released ): Actor
For the Troops: An MTV/USO Special ( 2002 / Released ): Actor
mtvICON: Aerosmith ( 2002 / Released ): Actor
The 29th Annual American Music Awards ( 2002 / Released ): Actor
The 44th Annual Grammy Awards ( 2002 / Released ): Actor
100 Greatest Albums of Rock & Roll ( 2001 / Released ): Actor
CMT Crossroads ( 2001 / Released ): Actor
The 2001 MTV Video Music Awards ( 2001 / Released ): Actor
The 28th Annual American Music Awards ( 2001 / Released ): Actor
The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards ( 2001 / Released ): Actor
100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
6th Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
Diary ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
MTV's New Year's Eve Uncensored ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
Rankin File: Rock & Porn ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
The 2000 MTV Movie Awards ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
The 2000 MTV Video Music Awards ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
The 27th Annual American Music Awards ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
The 42nd Annual Grammy Awards ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
The VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
TRL Uncensored ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
Making the Video ( 1999 / Released ): Actor
The 1999 MTV Movie Awards ( 1999 / Released ): Actor
The 1999 MTV Video Music Awards ( 1999 / Released ): Actor
The WB Radio Music Awards ( 1999 / Released ): Actor
Woodstock '99 Revisited ( 1999 / Released ): Actor
Woodstock 99 ( 1999 / Released ): Actor
MTV's New Year's Eve Live ( 1998 / Released ): Actor
King of the Hill ( 1997 / Released ): Voice
Reverb ( 1997 / Released ): Actor
The Simpsons ( 1990 / Released ): Voice

Full Biography (Back to top)


A charmingly seedy but nevertheless hard-rocking character, Bob Ritchie earned his moniker while part of Michigan breakdancing crew the Furious Funkers; people would watch him and say, "Watch that white kid rock!" By 1998 legions of music fans would soon know Ritchie by his adopted nickname, Kid Rock, when he burst onto the scene with his diamond certified album "Devil Without a Cause," part of the emerging metal-hip-hop fusion scene, which made him the darling of MTV heavy rotation with the hit singles "Bawitdaba" (featuring Kid Rock's distinctive sidekick, the diminutive 3'9" rapper Joseph "Joe C" Calleja), "Cowboy" "I Am the Bullgod" and "Only God Knows Why." His brash, outspoken and charismatic persona--which stood in contrast to his average looks and somewhat skuzzy fashion sense--made him a star with the music video set, and soon enough Hollywood came calling, casting him, predictably, as himself in popular but edgy fare like "The Simpsons" and "King of the Hill," and as Kidney Rock in the less-beloved animated biological function feature "Osmosis Jones" (2001). After releasing his second album, the multi-platinum selling "The History of Rock" in 2000, Kid Rock got his first genuine acting role, appearing as Robby in David Spade's cracker comedy "Joe Dirt" (2001), which consisted of little more than a series of mullet jokes. Kid Rock's Hollywood profile was raised considerable when he began dating and subsequently became engaged to the pneumatic Pamela Anderson, the ex-Playboy pin-up of TV"s "Baywatch" and "VIP," and the rocker got his first dramatic role in 2003's "Biker Boyz" playing the grungy Dogg, one of the few Caucasians in the film's world of African American motorcycle racers.

Profession(s):
musician, Actor
Sometimes Credited As:

Bob Ritchie
Kid Rock
Rob Ritchie
Robert James Ritchie
Robert Ritchie
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Family
brother:Billy Ritchie
mother:Susan Elizabeth Ritchie
sister:Jill Ritchie
son:Robert James Ritchie Jr (born June 14, 1993; mother is Kelley Russell)
wife:Pamela Anderson (began dating in spring 2001; became engaged on April 11, 2002; spilt briefly in June 2002 over Kid Rock's drinking but reportedly reconciled; officially split June 2003; reconciled July 2006; announced engagement July 18, 2006; married July 29, 2006 in the South of France; will also marry in Malibu, Detroit and Nashville; Anderson filed for divorce November 2006, after just four months of marriage; divorce final in February 2007)
Companion(s)
James King , Companion , ```..relationship ended late 2000
Kelley Russell , Companion , ```..subject of his song "Black Chick, White Guy"; mother of his son Robert James; sued Kid Rock for defamtion over the song in 2000; Rock countersued, asking for child support for their son, whom he had custody of
May Andersen , Companion , ```..Danish; rumored to be dating as of March 2007

Awards (Back to top)

American Music Awards Favorite Male Pop/Rock 2001
American Music Awards Best New Artist (Pop, Hard Rock and Modern Rock) 1999
Detroit Music Awards Outstanding National Album "Devil Without A Cause" 1999
Detroit Music Awards Outstanding National Single "I Am The Bullgod" 1999
Detroit Music Awards Outstanding Hip Hop Writer/Producer 1999

Milestones (Back to top)

2003 Cast in the action feature "Biker Boyz"
2002 Voiced the animated version of himself on "King of the Hill"
2001 Featured in the David Spade comedy "Joe Dirt"
2001 Voiced the character Kidney Rock in "Osmosis Jones"
2000 Voiced the animated version of himself on "The Simpsons"
1999 Film debut in the indie "Rhythm & Blues"



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