Tampico, Illinois, February 6, 9, Ronald Wilson Reagan was born to a small family. His father was John Reagan and his mother was Nellie Reagan. His father when he was younger named him little dutch boy. This was because he resembled a heavy set little dutch blonde boy. He was graduate of Dixon High school in 928 and then attended Eureka college. During this time he earned a degree in economics and sociology graduating in 932. Afterwards receiving his first job as a baseball announcer in Iowa.
A little bit later Reagan did a screen test for Warner Brothers. Afterwards they hired him with a seven year contract. Not long after he was put into his first movie called Love is in the Air. Where he played as a News reporter in the film. His two most famous movies were Knute Rockne all American where he said the famous line, Win one for the Gipper, which was used in his campaign slogan. The other movie was K
ings Row. In Kings Row he played an amputee who had lost his legs. These movies began to make him more famous but sadly World War 2 struck which hurt his career. He tried to serve but couldnt because of poor eyesight, so Instead made instruction videos. After the war he only took minor roles. His last movie was The Killers. in this film he was finally made a villain because throughout his career Reagan never played a bad guy and desired to try something new. Overall he acted in fifty plus movies. Although the movie career ended he ended up hosting The General Electric Theater. Up to this moment he had many democratic viewpoints which eventually switched while he was on the show. Traveling around the country speaking about wasteful government spending, influenced him into eventually switching political parties from democrat to republican. Because he felt that his opinions could prosper in that party.