Rico McClinton was born in Los Angeles California.He fell in love with film at very young age watching the classic black and white films.Some of his favorite actors from the golden era are Bogart,Cagney,Bob Hope ,Alan Ladd to name just a few.He competed in Bodybuilding competitions for a number of years.He took that discipline to learning the craft of acting and what it means to tell the truth using someone else words.He said the most important thing is to tell the truth.While still working on different film and TV projects he also began to writing classes at UCLA.He believes you can always improve on your craft.You have to enjoy the process.