The last born of four, Richard Chuwuemeka Nwaoko also known as Rich Chill was born in Newark, New Jersey, USA. His middle name meaning 'God has done so much". He was division one Track and Field athlete and graduated with his Master's degree in Communications at Fairleigh Dickinson University. His parents Patrick Nwaoko, is from Nigeria and worked at a pharmaceutical manufacturing company in Lagos, Nigeria. His mother, Ann Iyizoba , is also from Nigeria and worked as a clerical assistant for the city of East Orange in New Jersey, USA. His mother named him after his grandfather Richard Oguejifor Morlukwu, the Nigerian representative council member for the Cameroonian government. Richard became involved in acting after producing his first web series called 'Instantly Famous' where he played the role of Stanley for his Masters' thesis project. Instantly receiving public recognition amongst his college campus and YouTube. Richard couldn't imagine doing anything else and continued creating, collaborating, and producing content through his production company Nwaoko Television.He works as a director under the nickname Rich Chill while auditioning for television roles. He has starred in true crime series 'My Dirty Little Secret' on Discovery I.D. and played the historic role of Ludger Sylbaris in Mysteries at the Museum on the Travel Channel.