8/08/2012

Several Movies Acted By Richard Overton

By Shari Swanson


Richard Overton is an American born actor and comedian. Overton is well known to many of his fans as Rick. He first appeared on the cinema screens at the age of twenty eight.

His first movie was called Young Doctors In Love. This movie was a humorous depiction of several TV shows that revolved around the medical field during this period. The year was 1982.

Airplane II was Ricks second appearance in a movie. This was a sequel to the movie Airplane that had debuted two years earlier. Ken Finkleman wrote and directed this movie. The eighties can be considered the best time for Ricks acting career.

It is during this time that he managed to find his way into the casts of several movies and TV shows as well. Wonder Woman, Willow and Blind Fury are some of the movies he was part of just to mention a few. Cinema enthusiasts of the eighties can attest to the fact that Rick was a household name in the cinemas during this period.

He managed to land roles in a total of thirteen movies during this period. This is no mean fete. Apart from movies rick was also a script writer and won an Emmy award for scripting one episode of the Dennis Miller Live show in 1997. Rick has had the privilege of working with other great actors such as Robin Williams. He worked with Williams in the movie Mrs. Doubtfire.

Rick has also had the opportunity to work with other talented actors such as Cameron Diaz. He was featured in the film The Bad Teacher in which Diaz was the starring. It is now almost three decades since richard overton made his first appearance in a movie and he does not look like he is quitting any time soon.




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