Richard has been lucky to work with the top networks, HBO, Bravo, Discovery, VH1, OWN, TLC, Oxygen, WEtv, and others. He started as an actor and quickly found his way behind the camera, first with acting and producing a short film (Solace), then Casting Director with Pilgrim Films and Discovery (Guilty or Innocent) and then, Executive Producing (Tori & Dean). Born in Tupper Lake in upstate New York's Adirondack Mountains, Richard studied Theatre at SUNY New Paltz and spent a year in London at Middlesex University. He lived NYC for 12 years, where he studied acting with Bill Esper and made his way Los Angeles in 2001. He carries both American and Canadian Citizenship.