Richard Grieco : biography
Richard John Grieco, Jr. (born March 23, 1965) is an American actor and former fashion model.
Early life
Richard Grieco was born in Watertown, New York, the son of Carolyn (née O’Reilly) and Richard Grieco. at filmreference.com He is of Italian and Irish descent. One of Grieco’s friends was Stephen Morgan.Brennan, Patricia. , The Washington Post, 7 May 1989. Grieco played football for Central Connecticut State University.
Career
Grieco worked as a model for Armani, Calvin Klein and Chanel. He later studied acting. He played Rick Gardner on One Life to Live from 1985 to 1987. In 1988, Grieco began appearing as Detective Dennis Booker on the shows 21 Jump Street and its spinoff Booker. He also appeared in the TV series Marker in 1995. Grieco’s feature film debut was as Michael Corben in If Looks Could Kill (1991) and has appeared in numerous films since then, almost all B movies. Later in 1991, he played the young Jewish bootlegger and mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel in the movie "Mobsters". He played himself in the 1998 film A Night at the Roxbury.
Grieco dated another One Life to Live star, Yasmine Bleeth, in 2001. Richard and Yasmine also co-starred in the 1999 movie Heaven or Vegas and the 1999 made-for-TV movie Ultimate Deception. He began a singing career in 1994 with the Dunmore Band. He signed to a German label and released a CD, Waiting for the Sky to Fall, in 1995. Later on he teamed up with music manager Cheryl Bogart and formed the band Wasteland Park in 2004.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | If Looks Could Kill | Michael Corben | UK version entitled Teen Agent |
Mobsters | Bugsy Siegel | ||
1992 | Tomcat: Dangerous Desires | Tom | |
1993 | Born to Run | Nicky Donatello | |
1994 | Suspicious Agenda | Tony Castagne | |
Sin and Redemption | Jim McDaniels | ||
A Vow to Kill | Eric | ||
Bolt | Bolt | DVD version entitled Rebel Run | |
1995 | The Demolitionist | Mad Dog Burne | |
It Was Him or Us | Gene Shepard | ||
1996 | Circuit Breaker | Adam | |
1997 | Mutual Needs | Brandon Collier | |
When Time Expires | Travis Beck | ||
Against the Law | Rex | ||
1998 | The Journey: Absolution | Sgt. Bradley | |
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights | Sinbad | ||
Ultimate Deception | Bobby Woodkin | ||
Captive | Joe Goodis | ||
Blackheart – Quest of a Serial Killer | Ray | ||
The Apostate | Michael Killan | ||
Garden of Evil | Dean | ||
A Night at the Roxbury | Himself | ||
1999 | Heaven or Vegas | Navy | |
2000 | Final Payback | Joey Randall | |
Point Doom | Rick Hansen | ||
Harold Robbins’ Body Parts | Ty Kinnick | ||
2001 | Manhattan Midnight | Midnight | |
Sexual Predator | J. C. Gale | ||
Death, Deceit and Destiny Aboard the Orient Express | Jack Chase | ||
Sweet Revenge | Frank | ||
2002 | Fish Don’t Blink | Pete | |
Book of Days | Mr. Finch | ||
Webs | Dean | ||
Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain | Mark | ||
2004 | Phantom Force | Mark Dupree | |
Dead Easy | Simon Storm | ||
2005 | Raiders of the Damned | Dr. Lewis | |
2006 | Forget About It | Anthony Amato | |
2011 | Almighty Thor | Loki | |
Cats Dancing on Jupiter | Derek Stockton | ||
2013 | AE Apocalypse Earth | Capt. Sam Crowe |