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| Biography

Richard Grieco the eldest child of Richard Sr. and Carolyn Grieco was born and raised in Watertown, New York. He has one brother, David and two sisters, Elizabeth and Laura. His interest in performing began in high school where he was also active in sports such as lacrosse, hockey and football. He was so good at the latter sport that he was recruited to play for Central Connecticut University as a linebacker and fullback. After two years he left the school and had established himself as a male model for the Elite Agency in New York by the mid 1980s. After modeling for such major clients as Calvin Klein, Chanel and Armani for a while, Richard spent two years studying acting with Alice Spieack, Warren Robertson and Wally Strauss. In 1986 he landed his first television role as Rick Gardner on the ABC daytime soap One Life to Live and remained with the show through 1987, the year he moved to Los Angeles and began working as a guest star on such television shows as Who's the Boss?, Rags to Riches, The Big Apple Blues and The Bronx Zoo. In 1988, he got the guest role as Officer Dennis Booker at 21 Jump Street, Fox's extremely successful TV-show starred Johnny Depp. However, Richard was such popular that he became an series regular. A year later he got his own show the spin-off Booker which ran until 1990. Though the series didn't last long on network television, it has had success in syndication. In 1991, Richard received the ShoWest's "Male Star of Tomorrow" award from the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO). That same year he made his debut in the James Bond spoof If Looks Could Kill. Additional films have included leading roles in Mobsters, Tomcat, Born to Run, Suspicious Agenda and so on. Since then, Richard has built a solid career appearing in features ranging. In 1995, he was also star of another short-lived television series, Marker. The series about a New Jersey carpenter who returns to Hawaii was made for the United Paramount Network and earned high ratings and large following during the show's limited run. In addition to his film and television credits, Richard has found success as a singer, a side career he launched in 1994. After started out with the Dunmore Band and gaining a large following among Los Angeles club hoppers he signed a record contract with the German label Edel Records in 1995. The released CD "Waiting for the Sky to Fall" became a smash hit in Europe. Richard is a race car enthusiast and owner of a Corvette, Jaguar and several Harley-Davidson motorcycles. He also enjoys writing, painting and poetry.

| Fun Facts |

Full name: Richard John Grieco
Birth date: March 23, 1965
Birth place: Watertown, NY, USA
Height: 5' 11" (1.80 m)
Eye Color: hazel
Hair: dark brown
Occupation: Actor
Parents: Richard Sr. (Italian) and Carolyn (Irish) Grieco
Marital Status: single
(his long-time girlfriend is the actress Stephanie Niznik)
Children: one son (Dylan Justice Sissons) with a ex-girlfriend, the model and actress Kimber Sissons

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Richard has two tattoos
(a black panther on his shoulder and a clover on his calf)
attended Central Conneticut college and majored in Political Science
due to several knee operations, he had to give up football
he is a passionate golfer and an enthusiastic boxer
Richard plays guitar very well
has a wolf's dog called Bugsy
is a big fan of James Dean and Marlon Brando
enjoyed music from a young age, he was involved in several musical productions and was a member of the chorus group in junior high
collects Harley-Davidson motorcycles
Richard breeds roses as a hobby
smoking is his bad habit
played in "The Man and the Masses" at school
was once voted as "Mr. Musk" at college
Richard has written over 500 poems and was almost about to publish them
he loves to cook at home, especially lasagna
has a personal collection of over 3000 Cds and DVD films
prefer to do small budget film than big movies
dated actress Yasmine Bleeth once