Richard Grieco

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Richard Grieco : biography

March 23, 1965 –

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
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