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| Born | Richard John Grieco, Jr. (1965-03-23) March 23, 1965 (age 59) Watertown, New York, US |
| Years active | 1986-present |
Richard John Grieco, Jr. (born March 23, 1965) is an American actor and former fashion model.
Early life
Richard Grieco was born in Watertown, New York, the son of Carolyn (née O'Reilly) and Richard Grieco. He is of Italian and Irish descent. Grieco played football, hockey and lacrosse in High School. Grieco was "All State in all three sports. Grieco also played football for Central Connecticut State University.
Career
Modeling, TV and film
Grieco worked as a model for Armani, Calvin Klein and Chanel. He later studied acting. He played Rick Gardner on One Life to Live from 1985 to 1987. In 1988, Grieco began appearing as Detective Dennis Booker on the shows 21 Jump Street and its spinoff Booker. He also appeared in the TV series Marker in 1995. Grieco's feature film debut was as Michael Corben in If Looks Could Kill (1991) and has appeared in numerous films since then, Later in 1991, he played the young Jewish bootlegger and mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel in the movie "Mobsters". He played himself in the 1998 film A Night at the Roxbury.
Music
Grieco began a singing career in 1994 with the Dunmore Band. He signed to a German label and released a CD, Waiting for the Sky to Fall, in 1995. Later on he teamed up with music manager Cheryl Bogart and formed the band Wasteland Park in 2004.
Art
In 2009, several years after being encouraged by Dennis Hopper, Grieco publicly revealed that he has been painting since 1991. He calls his work "Abstract Emotionalism". Richard Grieco, first began his passion in the art world close to 20 years ago. At the start of his career he began painting to capture underlining emotions he couldn't quite express throughout his other talents. As time progressed he started painting from the subtext of the subconscious, which is the purest form of emotion instead of the literal, which can become contrived. And over the last four years he has kept a very low profile to aggressively concentrate on his work. Although his work most often categorized as abstract, you will also see forms of expressionism, surrealism, and cubism just to name a few. Combining the greatest art qualities of many art styles has resulted in a cultivating style of art in its own right that he has coined "Abstract Emotionalism." Today his art work is all over the world as well as sought after by numerous collectors. Richard Grieco sums it up best by saying: "My work is capturing lightning in a bottle, it's a pure unbridled emotion. I am a painter who puts his emotions on canvas and honestly my work is as much part of my life as breathing."www.griecoart.com
Personal life
Grieco resides in Los Angeles, California.
In popular culture
In the WB sitcom Off Centre, Grieco is idolized by Chau Presley, a character played by John Cho. In the show, Chau met Grieco at a Department of Motor Vehicles and traded him an Oingo Boingo shirt for the one he was wearing. Several references are made to Grieco and his movies (especially Point Doom).
In A Night at the Roxbury, Grieco is idolized by the main characters. His lifestyle ("Clothes, Cars, Women") was what Doug and Steve Butabi were trying to achieve.
In Conan Season 1, Episode 47, Grieco was given a quick humorous spot in what Conan called "World's least visited sites."
Filmography
Film
Television
Video Games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–1987 | One Life to Live | Rick Gardner | |
| 1988 | Who's The Boss? | Mauritzio | |
| 1988–1989 | 21 Jump Street | Detective Dennis Booker | |
| 1989–1990 | Booker | Detective Dennis Booker | |
| 1994-1996 | Gargoyles | Anthony "Tony" Dracon | |
| 1995 | Marker | Richard DeMorra | |
| The Marvel Action Hour: The Fantastic Four | Ghost Rider | 1 Episode | |
| 1996 | The Incredible Hulk | Dan Ketch/Ghost Rider | 1 Episode |
| 2006–2007 | Veronica Mars | Steve Botando | 3 Episodes |
| 2009 | Gone Country 3 | himself | Celebreality game show contestant |
| 2010 | Gigolos | Creator & Executive Producer |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 | Ghost Rider |
References
- "Richard Grieco; '21 Jumpstreet' adds a Handsome Rebel", "The Washington Post, 7 May 1989 – via Highbeam (subscription required)
External links
Categories:- 1965 births
- People from New York
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- American male models
- American male soap opera actors
- American male television actors
- American male voice actors
- American male film actors
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of Italian descent
- Central Connecticut Blue Devils football players
- Living people
- Participants in American reality television series
- People from Watertown, New York