Ronald Montague "Ronn" Moss (born on
March 4,
1952 in
Los Angeles) is an American actor, musician and singer/songwriter, best known for portraying
Ridge Forrester, the dynamic fashion magnate on the
CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful since 1987.
Early Life and years
Ronn Moss was born and raised in
Los Angeles. As a young boy, he grew up in the
rock & roll music field, where at age 11, he started learning to play the drums, guitar and electric bass. In 1976, bassist Moss joined creative forces with singer/guitarist Peter Beckett, guitarist/keyboardist J.C Crowley and drummer John Friesen to form the musical group
Player. In a garage in the Hollywood Hills, they wrote & rehearsed their music that would soon attract the attention of music impresario
Robert Stigwood, who signed them to his
RSO Records. In the first three weeks of 1978, their single "
Baby Come Back" occupied the #1 position on the national pop charts & Player was voted to the
Billboard Magazine honor roll of Top New Singles artist of 1978. The
Australian edition of his 2000 album includes a fresh duet of the original hit 'Baby Come Back' & two bonus tracks, 'That's When I'll Be Gone' & 'Mountain'. Ronn Moss along with his band toured Australia between August and September 2006. More recently Moss also released his new album "Uncovered" via
Audio Bee in the US.