Stephen Shortridge

Stephen Shortridge (born October 23, 1951 in Red Oak, Iowa) is an American actor.

Shortridge appeared in higher than 20 film and television projects throughout the 1970s and 1980s, most recognizably from his role as a Southern tall school student named Beau De LaBarre upon the television sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter. He has along with done over 50 commercials for such products as Mennen, Coca-Cola, and Head & Shoulders. In 1987, he spent one year as a regular cast member upon the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.

In the late 1980s, Shortridge quit the acting concern to concentrate on painting. He presented gallery showings across the United States. He currently makes his house in Idaho following his children. His second wife, Cathy, whom he had married in 1976, died in 2017, leaving him a widower.

Shortridge is with an author. He published his first CD in 2011 titled Deepest Thanks, Deeper Apologies.