Robert Carradine comes from a large family of Hollywood actors, and as such, he began acting in his teens, with his first appearance coming on the Western TV series Bonanza. His breakout performance came in the 1978 drama Coming Home, but his most memorable role was in 1984's Revenge of the Nerds as leader of the nerds Lewis Skolnick.
His career has slowed down a bit in recent years, but he continues to work both as an actor and as a producer. He was involved in a car crash in 2015 but made a full recovery.