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Saturday, 4 May 2013

The Life And Work Of Richard Overton

By Wanda Vaughn


The life of Richard Overton started on August 10 1954 to his parents Nancy and Hall Overton. Nancy aka Anne Swain Overton was a singer with The Chordettes and also made personal appearances. This group was made up of female members and was known for singles such as Lollipop and Mr. Sandman. Her husband taught music at Juilliard Institute and arranged music for Thelonious Monks. Richard was born in Forest Hills New York but grew up in New Jersey where his family relocated to.

Having musical blood in him, Rich dabbles in music as he occasionally performs with local blues bands. His instrument is the harmonica. His career as a stand-up comedian started when he attended Dick Morrow High School as part of the comedy team Overton and Sullivan. Later in the 1970s, he went solo.

Acting career fir Rick that kicked off in 1982 has been quite expansive. His first role in a film was in Young Doctors in Love. This was followed by another role in the movie Airplane II: The Sequel. As a writer he is well known for having written an episode of The New Adventures of Beans Baxter. Other Films and television shows in which he made an appearance include Amazing Stories, Willow and Million Dollar Mystery.

In 1992, he got a part in the humorous show The Edge which only lasted for a year after being offered the role. In 1993, he got a chance to appear twice in the show Seinfeld and Robin Williams Mrs. Doubtfire. In 1994, Rick won Emmy recognition for an episode he wrote for Dennis Miller Live.

For over those three decades which Rick has been acting, he has played roles in various films and TV shows. His latest movie acting role was in 2011 in The Bad Teacher that starred Cameron Diaz. He has been very active throughout his career and he is mostly on the road at various comedy clubs across the country.

Over the three decades that Rick has been acting and play writing, he has received recognition that includes an Emmy Award for writing the winning Dennis Miller episode in 1997. He had his most recent acting role in 2011 in The Bad Teacher which starred Cameron Diaz.

Apart from acting, Rick has been a motor cycling enthusiast for about two decades. He participates in many charity rides such as the Muscular Dystrophy ride that takes place every year. His main hobby is model-building. He makes his own designs from various model kits as well as household items. His creativity has earned him different honors in Sci-Fi conventions.

Richard Overton is grateful to his father for introducing Jonathan Winters to him at an early age. He says that his imagination is inspired by Winters. As a child, the senior Overton exposed him to some of the works by Winters. The happenings early in his life put him on the path that would lead him to his destiny. In Winters, he has a role model to look up to and a source of inspiration and motivation.




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