Rick Lindland
| Rick Lindland | |
|---|---|
 Rick Lindland in 2018 | |
| Born | Richard Lawrence Lindland III 1974/06/21 Bay City, Michigan, USA |
| 🏡 Residence | Valencia, California |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 🏫 Education | BBA |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Northwood University |
| 💼 Occupation | Real Estate Agent |
| 🏡 Home town | Studio City, Los Angeles, California |
| Height | 6'1 |
| rick_lindland | |
Rick Lindland (born 06/21/1974) is an American real estate agent, former fashion model, and animal rights activist. He is a known real estate agent in Los Angeles. [1]
Career[edit]
Lindland was scouted into modeling at age 19, and was represented by Ford Models in Los Angeles & New York City. He was featured in magazines, catalogues, campaigns, and in runway shows. Being a fashion model took him to New York, Milan, and Athens, Greece. Lindland was always based in Los Angeles. Lindland landed a small role in General Hospital. Next, he played the role of the "Auto Shop Stud" opposite Judy Greer in Director Darren Stein's Jawbreaker (1999). Lindland created a boxing story he turned into a screenplay entitled N.B.T. (2003). Taking on the role of both the producer and the lead, Lindland brought Jimmy Nickerson (stunt coordinator for "Raging Bull" and "Rocky I&II") on as the director. [1]
In January 2018, Lindland began working as a real estate agent in Los Angeles. He was recognized as a Rising Star on April 17, 2019.[2]
Personal Life[edit]
Lindland was born in Bay City, Michigan. His family moved to Studio City, Los Angeles from a Chicago suburb, Deerfield, when he was four years old. While Lindland was in high school, he tried out for a professional boxing gym in Van Nuys and became an amateur boxer for Greg Goossen from the renowned Ten Goose Professional Boxing.[1][3][4] He listed as one of Greg Goossen's notable boxers.[3][4]
Lindland graduated from Northwood University with a business degree. While Lindland was attending business school in Michigan he started training and competing in judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Lindland won a bronze medal in the Maumee Bay Classic Judo Tournament, Maumee, Ohio, October 23, 2010, and he won 2nd place at the 2011 Konan Invitational Judo Tournament at Michigan State University, February 27, 2011. Lindland continued training and competing in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu even after returning home to Los Angeles. He won a gold medal in the 2012 Los Angeles International Jiu Jitsu Open, June 23, 2012, and on October 28, 2017 he won a silver medal in the Sport Jiu Jitsu International Federation World Jiu Jitsu Championship. Lindland received his blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Professor Leka Vieira on November 18, 2017, at Checkmat Valencia.[1][5][6]
Lindland is an animal rights activist. He became a vegetarian for ethical reasons. On March 22, 2017, he joined a group of activists to give water to the pigs that were confined in the back of trucks arriving at a slaughterhouse in Los Angeles. After seeing the hideous conditions the pigs were subjected to, he started a petition to protect pigs from abuse in factory farming. He used his petition to campaign for the welfare of the pigs. He returned to the slaughterhouse to give the pigs water on July 11, 2017 and January 21, 2018. The photos and video from his visits were used to expose the reality of factory farming and gain support for his campaign.[7][1]
Lindland married Shannon Lindland on June 11, 2016 in Valencia, California. Their son Camden Lindland was born in 2020 in Los Angeles. Lindland filed for divorce in August 2022. Lindland has joint legal custody and joint physical custody of his son.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0511957/
- ↑ https://www.zillow.com/profile/ricklindland
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Goossen
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://tht.fangraphs.com/cooperstown-confidential-who-was-greg-goossen/
- ↑ http://www.strongvon.com/laopen2012/m_tournament_main.jsp?page=SummaryWinners.html
- ↑ http://www.strongvon.com/sjjifworlds2017adults/m_tournament_main.jsp?page=SummaryWinners-adults-gi-Sam-review.html
- ↑ https://www.change.org/p/brad-sherman-congressman-brad-sherman-introduce-a-bill-to-protect-pigs-from-abuse-in-factory-farming
