Richard Waugh was born the youngest of seven in London, Ontario, Canada. At the age of fifteen, he founded a children's theatre company in London's Storybook Gardens that lasted several years past his directorship. Part way through training at Ryerson theatre school in Toronto, he was chosen to join the Shaw Festival Theatre Company, where he stayed for six seasons. Currently he is considered one of the top voice actors in Canadian advertising while maintaining his television, film and stage careers.