Robert Ri'chard
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Robert Ri'chard | |
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| Born | Robert Andrew Richard |
| Other names | Richard Ri'chard |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Robert Andrew Ri'chard (born January 7, 1983) is an Emmy Award-winning American television and movie actor.
Biography
Ri'chard was born Robert Andrew Richard in Los Angeles, California. He is of Louisiana Creole (French, African American, Native American) descent.[citation needed]
He has starred in the UPN hit sitcom One on One which was the most significant of his television roles as Arnez Ballard, and in the Nickelodeon sitcom Cousin Skeeter. He also made a few appearances as himself on the hit Nickelodeon game show, Figure It Out. Also, he has appeared in films such as Coach Carter and House of Wax. His breakout role was in the TV adaption of Anne Rice's novels, the Feast of All Saints, where he played the young Marcel who becomes a man within society. He has been professionally acting since the age of 13. He appeared in the movie Light It Up along with R&B star Usher. He attended Palms Middle School in Los Angeles, California.
Ri'chard has guest starred on many hit shows such as Boston Public, Touched By An Angel, CSI: Miami, My Wife and Kids, and The Jamie Foxx Show. In 2000 he starred in the Disney Channel TV movie Alley Cats Strike. Ri'chard has appeared in the 2006 season of Veronica Mars. In 1997, Ri'chard starred in the television special, In His Father's Shoes, which earned him the 1998 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Children's Special.
Ri'chard was set to star in a new series entitled "Eight Days a Week", starring Christina Milian and Mario Lopez on the CW Television Network during the Fall 2007 season, but it was canceled due to the Writer's Strike before airing.He currently has a small role on the hit show Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns.
Films
- Light It Up (1999)... as Zacharias 'Ziggy' Malone (the narrator)
- Alley Cats Strike (2000)... as Todd McLemore
- Who's Your Daddy? (film) (2003)... as Murphy
- P.N.O.K. (2005)... as Private (rank) Battle
- House of Wax (2005)... as Blake
- Coach Carter (2005)... as Damien Carter
- The Comebacks (2007)... as ACL Tare (Pronounced Aseel Teri)
- The Burrowers (2008)
Voice
- Our Friend, Martin (1999)... as Miles
Producer
- Otto (2004)
As Himself
- Figure It Out (1997) TV series
- Figure It Out: Family Style TV series (third season title)
- Figure It Out: Wild Style TV series (fourth season title)
Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal guest- 1 episode (scored 4 points)
External links
- Unreferenced BLPs from May 2009
- 1983 births
- African American actors
- American child actors
- American film actors
- American television actors
- Actors from California
- Living people
- Louisiana Creoles
- Americans of Black African descent
- Americans of Native American descent
- Spanish Americans
- People from Los Angeles, California