David Alan Ladd (born February 5, 1947) is an American producer and former actor.

Biography

Ladd was born in Los Angeles, California, United States, and is the son of Alan Ladd, an actor, and Sue Carol, an actress and talent agent, and a brother of Alana Ladd Jackson (born 1943). His other siblings include Carol Lee Ladd (born 1932, aka C.L. Stuart and C.L. Veitch) and Alan Ladd Jr.

Ladd attended Harvard School in Los Angeles and, following the death of his father in 1964, went on to graduate from the University of Southern California where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree while also fulfilling his military obligations in the Air Force Reserves.

In 1972, Ladd met actress Cheryl Stoppelmoor (who would become known as Cheryl Ladd upon the couple's marriage in 1973) with whom he later had a daughter, Jordan in 1975. In 1977, Cheryl became a star, replacing Farrah Fawcett in the television series Charlie's Angels, and David, having always been interested in the behind-the-scenes of the industry, began to turn his attention toward producing. His first productions were for ABC and included specials and movies of the week, most notably When She Was Bad (1979) starring Cheryl and Robert Urich.

David and Cheryl Ladd divorced in 1980. In 1982, Ladd married actress Dey Young (the younger sister of actress Leigh Taylor-Young), with whom he has another daughter, Shane Ladd.