Richard Grieco

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notable role = * Dennis Booker in "21 Jump Street" and "Booker"
* Bugsy Siegel in "Mobsters"
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Richard Grieco (born March 23, 1965) is an American actor and former fashion model.

Born in Watertown, New York, Grieco played football for Central Connecticut State University. After working as a model, he 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". Grieco's feature film debut was as Michael Corben in "If Looks Could Kill" (1991) and has appeared in numerous films since. He also appeared in the TV series "Marker" in 1995 and starred (as himself) in the 1998 film "A Night at the Roxbury".

He 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. This sold hundreds of copies. Later on he teamed up with music manager Cheryl Bogart and formed the band Wasteland Park in 2004.

Pop culture

Grieco was idolized by Chau Presley, a character played by John Cho in the WB sitcom "Off Centre". In the show, Chau met Grieco at a DMV and traded him an Oingo Boingo shirt for the one he was wearing. Several references are made to Grieco and his movies (especially "Point Doom") during the series.

Richard Grieco Jr. was born to an Italian father (Richard Grieco Sr.) and an Irish mother (Carolyn O'Reilly). Was a model for Armani, Calvin Klein and Chanel. Somewho say that he is the father of a son, born in 1999, (Dylan Justice Sissons) with an ex-girlfriend, the model and actress Kimber Sissons. Currently he is single and lives in Los Angeles, California.

elected films

* " If Looks Could Kill" (Titled Teen Agent for it's UK release.) - 1991 - Michael Corben
* "Mobsters" - 1991 - Bugsy Siegel
* "" - 1992 - Tom
* "Born to Run" - 1993 - Nicky Donatello
* "Suspicious Agenda" - 1994 - Tony Castagne
* "Sin and Redemption" - 1994 - Jim McDaniels
* "A Vow to Kill" - 1994 - Eric
* "Rebel Run" - 1994 - Bolt
* "The Demolitionist" - 1995 - Mad Dog Burne
* "It Was Him or Us" - 1995 - Gene Shepard
* "Circuit Breaker" - 1996 - Adam
* "Mutual Needs" - 1997 - Brandon Collier
* "When Time Expires" - 1997 - Travis Beck
* "Against the Law" - 1997 - Rex
* "" - 1998 - Sgt. Bradley
* "" - 1998 - Sinbad
* "Ultimate Deception" - 1998 - Bobby Woodkin
* "Captive" - 1998 - Joe Goodis
* "Blackheart - Quest Of A Serial Killer" - 1998 - Ray
* "The Apostate" - 1998 - Michael Killan
* "Garden of Evil" - 1998 - Dean
* "A Night at the Roxbury" - 1998 - himself
* "Heaven or Vegas" - 1999 - Navy
* "Final Payback" - 2000 - Joey Randall
* "Point Doom" - 2000 - Rick Hansen
* "Harold Robbins' Body Parts" - 2000 - Ty Kinnick
* "Manhattan Midnight" - 2001 - Midnight
* "Sexual Predator" - 2001 - J.C. Gale
* "Death, Deceit & Destiny Aboard the Orient Express" - 2001 - Jack Chase
* "Sweet Revenge" - 2001 - Frank
* "Fish Don't Blink" - 2002 - Pete
* "Wounded" - 2003 - Braeden Karrow
* "Book Of Days" - 2003 - Mr. Finch
* "Webs" - 2003 - Dean
* "" - 2003 - Mark
* "Phantom Force" - 2004 - Mark Dupree
* "Dead Easy" - 2004 - Simon Storm
* "Raiders of the Damned" - 2005 - Dr. Lewis
* "Forget About It" - 2006 - Anthony Amato
* "The Ghost Riders" - 2007 - One Eye Jack

Very selected television

* "Veronica Mars" "President Evil" (2006) - Steve Botando
* "Veronica Mars" "There's Got to be a Morning After Pill" (2007) - Steve Botando
* "Veronica Mars" "Mars, Bars" (2007) - Steve Botando

External links

*imdb name|id=0001298|name=Richard John Grieco