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| image = Comedian_Rick_Overton_(2017-10-26).jpg
| image = Comedian_Rick_Overton_(2017-10-26).jpg
| caption = Overton performing at the [[Nerdist Industries#Nerdist Showroom|Nerdist Showroom]] in [[Los Angeles, CA|Los Angeles]] in 2017
| caption = Overton performing at the [[Nerdist Industries#Nerdist Showroom|Nerdist Showroom]] in [[Los Angeles]] in 2017
| birth_name = Richard Overton
| birth_name = Richard Overton
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|08|10}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|08|10}}
| birth_place = [[Forest Hills, Queens]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.<ref name="filmr"/>
| birth_place = [[Forest Hills, Queens]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.<ref name="filmr"/>
| occupation = Screenwriter, actor, comedian
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Screenwriter
* actor
* comedian}}
| years_active = 1982–present
| years_active = 1982–present
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'''Richard Overton''' (born August 10, 1954)<ref name="filmr"/> is an American screenwriter, actor and comedian. His writing credits include ''[[Dennis Miller Live]]'', and his acting credits include ''[[Willow (film)|Willow]]'' and ''[[The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne]]''.
'''Richard Overton''' (born August 10, 1954)<ref name="filmr"/> is an American screenwriter, actor and comedian. His writing credits include ''[[Dennis Miller Live]]'' (1994–2002), and his acting credits include ''[[Willow (1988 film)|Willow]]'' (1988), ''[[The Rocketeer (film)|The Rocketeer]]'' (1991), ''[[Eight Legged Freaks]]'' (2002) and ''[[Northfork]]'' (2003).


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Overton was born in [[Forest Hills, Queens]], [[New York (state)|New York]], the son of [[Nancy Overton]] ([[married and maiden names|née]] Swain), a singer, and [[Hall Overton]], a teacher and music arranger.<ref name="filmr">[http://www.filmreference.com/film/70/Rick-Overton.html Rick Overton Biography (1954-)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>Mikael J. [http://dccomedy4now.blogspot.com/ "DCC4N's Rick Overton Interview"], DC Comedy: 4 Now, May 12, 2009. Accessed June 18, 2009. "I Grew up in Forest Hills until 1966, at which point we moved to Englewood NJ because Dizzy Gillespie found us a house near him!"</ref> He grew up in [[Englewood, New Jersey]],<ref>Groves, Bob. [https://news.google.com/archivesearch?q=%22dwight+morrow%22+%22rick+overton%22&btnG=Search+Archives&num=50&hl=en&um=1&ie=ISO-8859-1 `STAR TREK' FANS BEAMING], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', November 29, 1998. Accessed October 27, 2007.</ref> where he attended [[Dwight Morrow High School]].<ref>Hu, Winnie. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/education/16major.html?_r=1&8dpc&oref=slogin "Forced to Pick a Major in High School"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 16, 2007. Accessed August 17, 2007. "The comedians David Feldman and Rick Overton, alumni of the high school, are scheduled to conduct a comedy writing workshop in October."</ref>
Overton was born in [[Forest Hills, Queens]], [[New York (state)|New York]], the son of [[Nancy Overton]] ([[married and maiden names|née]] Swain), a singer, and [[Hall Overton]], a teacher and music arranger.<ref name="filmr">[http://www.filmreference.com/film/70/Rick-Overton.html Rick Overton Biography (1954–)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>Mikael J. [http://dccomedy4now.blogspot.com/ "DCC4N's Rick Overton Interview"], DC Comedy: 4 Now, May 12, 2009. Accessed June 18, 2009. "I Grew up in Forest Hills until 1966, at which point we moved to Englewood NJ because Dizzy Gillespie found us a house near him!"</ref> He grew up in [[Englewood, New Jersey]],<ref>Groves, Bob. [https://news.google.com/archivesearch?q=%22dwight+morrow%22+%22rick+overton%22&btnG=Search+Archives&num=50&hl=en&um=1&ie=ISO-8859-1 `STAR TREK' FANS BEAMING], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', November 29, 1998. Accessed October 27, 2007.</ref> where he attended [[Dwight Morrow High School]].<ref>Hu, Winnie. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/education/16major.html?_r=1&8dpc&oref=slogin "Forced to Pick a Major in High School"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 16, 2007. Accessed August 17, 2007. "The comedians David Feldman and Rick Overton, alumni of the high school, are scheduled to conduct a comedy writing workshop in October."</ref>


Overton made his first onscreen appearance in the 1982 film ''[[Young Doctors in Love]]'', followed by a small role in ''[[Airplane II: The Sequel]]'' later that year. In 1987, he wrote an episode of ''[[The New Adventures of Beans Baxter]]'' while also appearing in various films and television shows including ''[[Willow (film)|Willow]]'', ''[[Amazing Stories (1985 TV series)|Amazing Stories]]'' and ''[[Million Dollar Mystery]]''.
Overton made his first onscreen appearance in the 1982 film ''[[Young Doctors in Love]]'', followed by a small role in ''[[Airplane II: The Sequel]]'' later that year. In 1987, he wrote an episode of ''[[The New Adventures of Beans Baxter]]'' while also appearing in various films and television shows including ''[[Willow (1988 film)|Willow]]'', ''[[Amazing Stories (1985 TV series)|Amazing Stories]]'' and ''[[Million Dollar Mystery]]''.


In 1992, he landed a role in the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX Network]] [[sketch comedy]] show ''[[The Edge (TV series)|The Edge]]''. The show ended in 1993. Later that year, Overton appeared in two episodes of ''[[Seinfeld]]'' and landed a small role in ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]''. The following year, he won an Emmy for writing an episode of ''Dennis Miller Live''.
In 1992, he landed a role in the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX Network]] [[sketch comedy]] show ''[[The Edge (TV series)|The Edge]]''. The show ended in 1993. Later that year, Overton appeared in two episodes of ''[[Seinfeld]]'' and landed a small role in ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]''. The following year, he won an Emmy for writing an episode of ''Dennis Miller Live''.


In 2005, Overton appeared on ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'' and ''[[Joan Of Arcadia]]''; in the latter he played God explaining to the title character the meaning of real wealth. He also portrayed both [[H.G. Wells]] and [[Orson Welles]] in a [[podcast]] episode of ''[[The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd]]'' that same year.
In 2005, Overton appeared on ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'' and ''[[Joan of Arcadia]]''; in the latter he played God explaining to the title character the meaning of real wealth. He also portrayed both [[H. G. Wells]] and [[Orson Welles]] in a [[podcast]] episode of ''[[The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd]]'' that same year.


In 2009, Overton appeared in the film ''A Fork in the Road'' alongside [[Jaime King]].
In 2009, Overton appeared in the film ''A Fork in the Road'' alongside [[Jaime King]].
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==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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*''[[Target...Earth?]]'' (1980, Documentary) - Himself
*''[[Target...Earth?]]'' (1980, Documentary) – Himself
*''[[Young Doctors in Love]]'' (1982) - Dr. Thurman Flicker
*''[[Young Doctors in Love]]'' (1982) – Dr. Thurman Flicker
*''[[Airplane II: The Sequel]]'' (1982) - Clerk
*''[[Airplane II: The Sequel]]'' (1982) – Clerk
*''[[Beverly Hills Cop]]'' (1984) - Bonded Warehouse Night Supervisor
*''[[Beverly Hills Cop]]'' (1984) – Bonded Warehouse Night Supervisor
*''[[Odd Jobs (1986 film)|Odd Jobs]]'' (1986) - Roy
*''[[Odd Jobs (1986 film)|Odd Jobs]]'' (1986) – Roy
*''[[Gung Ho (film)|Gung Ho]]'' (1986) - Googie
*''[[Gung Ho (film)|Gung Ho]]'' (1986) – Googie
*''[[A Fine Mess (film)|A Fine Mess]]'' (1986) - Companion
*''[[A Fine Mess (film)|A Fine Mess]]'' (1986) – Companion
*''[[Modern Girls]]'' (1986) - Marsalis
*''[[Modern Girls]]'' (1986) – Marsalis
*''[[Million Dollar Mystery]]'' (1987) - Stuart Briggs
*''[[Million Dollar Mystery]]'' (1987) – Stuart Briggs
*''[[Willow (film)|Willow]]'' (1988) - Franjean
*''[[Willow (1988 film)|Willow]]'' (1988) – Franjean
*''[[Traxx (film)|Traxx]]'' (1988) - Frank Williams
*''[[Traxx (film)|Traxx]]'' (1988) – Frank Williams
*''[[Earth Girls Are Easy]]'' (1988) - Dr. Rick
*''[[Earth Girls Are Easy]]'' (1988) – Dr. Rick
*''[[That's Adequate]]'' (1989) - Stand-up Comic
*''[[That's Adequate]]'' (1989) – Stand-up Comic
*''[[A Sinful Life]]'' (1989) - Janitor
*''[[A Sinful Life]]'' (1989) – Janitor
*''[[Blind Fury]]'' (1989) - Tector Pike
*''[[Blind Fury]]'' (1989) – Tector Pike
*''[[The Rocketeer (film)|The Rocketeer]]'' (1991) - South Seas Patron
*''[[The Rocketeer (film)|The Rocketeer]]'' (1991) – South Seas Patron
*''Galaxies Are Colliding'' (1992) - Rex
*''[[Galaxies Are Colliding]]'' (1992) – Rex
*''[[Groundhog Day (film)|Groundhog Day]]'' (1993) - Ralph
*''[[Groundhog Day (film)|Groundhog Day]]'' (1993) – Ralph
*''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]'' (1993) - Maitre D'
*''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]'' (1993) – Maitre D'
*''[[The High Crusade]]'' (1994) - Sir Roger
*''[[The High Crusade]]'' (1994) – Sir Roger
*''[[Devil in the Flesh (1998 film)|Devil in the Flesh]]'' (1998) - Dr. Milletson
*''[[Devil in the Flesh (1998 film)|Devil in the Flesh]]'' (1998) – Dr. Milletson
*''[[My Giant]]'' (1998) - Director
*''[[My Giant]]'' (1998) – Director
*''[[EDtv]]'' (1999) - Barry
*''[[EDtv]]'' (1999) – Barry
*''[[Jackpot (2001 film)|Jackpot]]'' (2001) - Roland
*''[[Jackpot (2001 film)|Jackpot]]'' (2001) – Roland
*''Extreme Honor'' (2001) - Dr. Lumber
*''Extreme Honor'' (2001) – Dr. Lumber
*''Shoot or Be Shot'' (2002) - Sasha
*''Shoot or Be Shot'' (2002) – Sasha
*''[[Eight Legged Freaks]]'' (2002) - Deputy Pete Willis
*''[[Eight Legged Freaks]]'' (2002) – Deputy Pete Willis
*''[[Northfork]]'' (2003) - Rudolph
*''[[Northfork]]'' (2003) – Rudolph
*''[[Motocross Kids]]'' (2004) - Hook
*''Motocross Kids'' (2004) – Hook
*''[[Serial Killing 4 Dummys]]'' (2004) - Mr. Korn
*''[[Serial Killing 4 Dummys]]'' (2004) – Mr. Korn
*''Off the Lip'' (2004) - McReady
*''Off the Lip'' (2004) – McReady
*''[[Taxi (2004 film)|Taxi]]'' (2004) - Man at Taxi Convention
*''[[Taxi (2004 film)|Taxi]]'' (2004) – Man at Taxi Convention
*''[[Fat Albert (film)|Fat Albert]]'' (2004) - Coach Gillespie
*''[[Fat Albert (film)|Fat Albert]]'' (2004) – Coach Gillespie
*''[[Frostbite (2005 film)|Frostbite]]'' (2005) - Bartender
*''[[Frostbite (2005 film)|Frostbite]]'' (2005) – Bartender
*''[[A Lot Like Love]]'' (2005) - Tailor
*''[[A Lot Like Love]]'' (2005) – Tailor
*''Keep Your Distance'' (2005) - Dr. Floyd Beasley
*''Keep Your Distance'' (2005) – Dr. Floyd Beasley
*''[[Popstar (film)|Popstar]]'' (2005) - Mr. Thomas
*''[[Popstar (film)|Popstar]]'' (2005) – Mr. Thomas
*''[[Fun with Dick and Jane (2005 film)|Fun with Dick and Jane]]'' (2005) - Head Shop Clerk
*''[[Fun with Dick and Jane (2005 film)|Fun with Dick and Jane]]'' (2005) – Head Shop Clerk
*''Blue Sombrero'' (2005) - General Hard / Fabio / Major Cajones
*''Blue Sombrero'' (2005) – General Hard / Fabio / Major Cajones
*''[[Cloud 9 (2006 film)|Cloud 9]]'' (2006) - Buckner
*''[[Cloud 9 (2006 film)|Cloud 9]]'' (2006) – Buckner
*''Billy Schulz'' (2006) - Billy Schulz
*''Billy Schulz'' (2006) – Billy Schulz
*''The Last Stand'' (2006) - Redneck Heckler
*''The Last Stand'' (2006) – Redneck Heckler
*''Comedy Hell'' (2006) - Wayne
*''Comedy Hell'' (2006) – Wayne
*''[[The Tripper]]'' (2006) - Mayor Hal Burton
*''[[The Tripper]]'' (2006) – Mayor Hal Burton
*''[[The Astronaut Farmer]]'' (2006) - Arnold 'Arnie' Millard
*''[[The Astronaut Farmer]]'' (2006) – Arnold 'Arnie' Millard
*''[[National Lampoon's Pledge This!]]'' (2006) - Janitor Jones
*''[[National Lampoon's Pledge This!]]'' (2006) – Janitor Jones
*''Chasing Robert'' (2007) - Thadeus Wrazinski
*''Chasing Robert'' (2007) – Thadeus Wrazinski
*''The Metrosexual'' (2007) - Meter Maid
*''The Metrosexual'' (2007) – Meter Maid
*''[[A Plumm Summer]]'' (2007) - Agent Brinkman
*''[[A Plumm Summer]]'' (2007) – Agent Brinkman
*''Totally Baked'' (2007) - Himself - Street Interview
*''Totally Baked'' (2007) – Himself – Street Interview
*''[[Cloverfield]]'' (2008) - Frantic Man
*''[[Cloverfield]]'' (2008) – Frantic Man
*''So Long Jimmy'' (2008) - Dimitri Adams
*''So Long Jimmy'' (2008) – Dimitri Adams
*''The Whole Truth'' (2009) - Uri Standinoff
*''The Whole Truth'' (2009) – Uri Standinoff
*''[[Year One (film)|Year One]]'' (2009) - Sodom Officer Rick (uncredited)
*''[[Year One (film)|Year One]]'' (2009) – Sodom Officer Rick (uncredited)
*''[[The Informant!]]'' (2009) - Terry Wilson
*''[[The Informant!]]'' (2009) – Terry Wilson
*''[[A Fork in the Road (film)|A Fork in the Road]]'' (in post-production, 2010) - Sheriff Thompson
*''[[A Fork in the Road (film)|A Fork in the Road]]'' (in post-production, 2010) – Sheriff Thompson
*''Jelly'' (Post-Production, 2010) - Tad Wasserstein
*''Jelly'' (Post-Production, 2010) – Tad Wasserstein
*''[[Dinner for Schmucks]]'' (2010) - Chuck - Beard Champion
*''[[Dinner for Schmucks]]'' (2010) – Chuck – Beard Champion
*''[[InSight (film)|InSight]]'' (2011) - Det. Gehrke
*''[[InSight (film)|InSight]]'' (2011) – Det. Gehrke
*''[[Bad Teacher]]'' (2011) - Philip
*''[[Bad Teacher]]'' (2011) – Philip
*''Frogtown'' (2011) - Steve
*''Frogtown'' (2011) – Steve
*''[[The Babymakers]]'' (2012) - Officer Raspler
*''[[The Babymakers]]'' (2012) – Officer Raspler
*''[[Noobz]]'' (2012) - Martin Wilson
*''[[Noobz]]'' (2012) – Martin Wilson
*''[[A Haunted House 2]]'' (2014) - Professor Wilde
*''[[A Haunted House 2]]'' (2014) – Professor Wilde
*''[[Such Good People]]'' (2014) - Sidney Talmadge
*''[[Such Good People]]'' (2014) – Sidney Talmadge
*''[[Muffin Top: A Love Story]]'' (2014) - Steve
*''[[Muffin Top: A Love Story]]'' (2014) – Steve
*''[[Lethal Seduction]]'' (2015) - Deacon Williams
*''[[Lethal Seduction]]'' (2015) – Deacon Williams
*''Body High'' (2015) - Abe
*''Body High'' (2015) – Abe
*''30 Years of Dark Seduction'' (2015) - Himself
*''30 Years of Dark Seduction'' (2015) – Himself
*''[[Dave Made a Maze]]'' (2017) - Hobo
*''[[Dave Made a Maze]]'' (2017) – Hobo
*''[[Literally, Right Before Aaron]]'' (2017) - Dean
*''[[Literally, Right Before Aaron]]'' (2017) – Dean
*''[[A Futile and Stupid Gesture (film)|A Futile and Stupid Gesture]]'' (2018) - First Publisher
*''[[A Futile and Stupid Gesture (film)|A Futile and Stupid Gesture]]'' (2018) – First Publisher
*''[[Duck Duck Goose (film)|Duck Duck Goose]]'' (2018) - Stanley (voice)
*''[[Duck Duck Goose (film)|Duck Duck Goose]]'' (2018) – Stanley (voice)
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===Television===
===Television===
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*''[[Remington Steele]]'' (1 episode, 1983) - New Wave Cop
*''[[Remington Steele]]'' (1 episode, 1983) – New Wave Cop
*''Help Wanted: Kids'' (1986) - Photographer
*''Help Wanted: Kids'' (1986) – Photographer
*''Double Switch'' (1987) - DeeJay
*''Double Switch'' (1987) – DeeJay
*''[[Amazing Stories (1985 TV series)|Amazing Stories]]'' (1 episode, 1987) - John Aubrey
*''[[Amazing Stories (1985 TV series)|Amazing Stories]]'' (1 episode, 1987) – John Aubrey
*''Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge'' (1987, TV Movie) - Additional Improviser
*''Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge'' (1987, TV Movie) – Additional Improviser
*''Encyclopedia Brown'' (1 episode, 1989) - Buddy Claggett
*''Encyclopedia Brown'' (1 episode, 1989) – Buddy Claggett
*''[[Babes (TV Series)|Babes]]'' (10 episodes, 1990) - Ronnie Underwood
*''[[Babes (TV Series)|Babes]]'' (10 episodes, 1990) – Ronnie Underwood
*''[[Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (live action)|Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures]]'' (1991) - Rufus
*''[[Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990 TV series)|Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures (animated)]]'' (1991) – voice of Rufus
*''[[Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1992 TV series)|Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures (live action)]]'' (1992) – Rufus
*''[[The Edge (TV series)|The Edge]]'' (7 episodes, 1992–1993)
*''[[The Edge (TV series)|The Edge]]'' (7 episodes, 1992–1993)
*''[[Seinfeld]]'' (2 episodes, 1993) - The Drake
*''[[Seinfeld]]'' (2 episodes, 1993) – The Drake
*''Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women'' (1994, TV Movie) - Officer Brown
*''Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women'' (1994, TV Movie) – Officer Brown
*''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]'' (2 episodes, 1994–1995) - Victor
*''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]'' (2 episodes, 1994–1995) – Victor
*''[[Duckman]]'' (1 episode, 1995) - (voice)
*''[[Duckman]]'' (1 episode, 1995) – (voice)
*''Encino Woman'' (1996, TV Movie) - Raji
*''Encino Woman'' (1996, TV Movie) – Raji
*''[[The Single Guy]]'' (2 episodes, 1996) - Carl Gannon / Gannon
*''[[The Single Guy]]'' (2 episodes, 1996) – Carl Gannon / Gannon
*''[[Married... with Children]]'' (2 episodes, 1996) - Dr. Fisher
*''[[Married... with Children]]'' (2 episodes, 1996) – Dr. Fisher
*''[[Ned and Stacey]]'' (1 episode, 1997) - Rod
*''[[Ned and Stacey]]'' (1 episode, 1997) – Rod
*''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' (1 episode, 1997) - Mr. McNamara
*''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' (1 episode, 1997) – Mr. McNamara
*''[[The Weird Al Show]]'' (1 episode, 1997) - Mr. Molasses
*''[[The Weird Al Show]]'' (1 episode, 1997) – Mr. Molasses
*''[[Mad About You]]'' (2 episodes, 1998) - Earl / Shepherd
*''[[Mad About You]]'' (2 episodes, 1998) – Earl / Shepherd
*''[[Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show]]'' (1 episode, 1998) - George
*''[[Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show]]'' (1 episode, 1998) – George
*''[[It's Like, You Know...]]'' (2 episodes, 1999-2001) - Evan / Milosevic
*''[[It's Like, You Know...]]'' (2 episodes, 1999–2001) – Evan / Milosevic
*''[[The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne]]'' (5 episodes, 2000) - Count Gregory
*''[[The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne]]'' (5 episodes, 2000) – Count Gregory
*''[[Charmed]]'' (3 episodes, 2000) - Triad Member #3
*''[[Charmed]]'' (3 episodes, 2000) – Triad Member #3
*''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]'' (1 episode, 2001) - William Markey
*''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]'' (1 episode, 2001) – William Markey
*''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'' (1 episode, 2001) - Angry Gentile
*''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'' (1 episode, 2001) – Angry Gentile
*''Comic Remix'' (1 episode, 2002)
*''Comic Remix'' (1 episode, 2002)
*''My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star'' (11 episodes, 2002) - Dole Greyson
*''My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star'' (11 episodes, 2002) – Dole Greyson
*''[[NYPD Blue]]'' (1 episode, 2002) - Richard Webb
*''[[NYPD Blue]]'' (1 episode, 2002) – Richard Webb
*''[[According to Jim]]'' (1 episode, 2004) - Rick
*''[[According to Jim]]'' (1 episode, 2004) – Rick
*''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'' (1 episode, 2004) - Thomas Sheedy
*''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'' (1 episode, 2004) – Thomas Sheedy
*''[[Joan of Arcadia]]'' (1 episode, 2004) - Bad Stand-Up Comedian God
*''[[Joan of Arcadia]]'' (1 episode, 2004) – Bad Stand-Up Comedian God
*''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'' (1 episode, 2005) - Alexei Vasilevich
*''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'' (1 episode, 2005) – Alexei Vasilevich
*''Family Plan'' (2005, TV Movie) - Owens
*''Family Plan'' (2005, TV Movie) – Owens
*''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' (1 episode, 2005) - Matthew Reed
*''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'' (1 episode, 2005) – Matthew Reed
*''Van Stone: Tour of Duty'' (2006, TV Movie) - Gary Seibert's Dad
*''Van Stone: Tour of Duty'' (2006, TV Movie) – Gary Seibert's Dad
*''[[Rodney (TV series)|Rodney]]'' (1 episode, 2006) - Max
*''[[Rodney (TV series)|Rodney]]'' (1 episode, 2006) – Max
*''[[Drive (2007 TV series)|Drive]]'' (1 episode, 2007) - Bank Manager
*''[[Drive (2007 TV series)|Drive]]'' (1 episode, 2007) – Bank Manager
*''[[Leverage (American TV series)|Leverage]]'' (3 episodes, 2008–2009) - Taggert / FBI Agent Taggert
*''[[Leverage (American TV series)|Leverage]]'' (3 episodes, 2008–2009) – Taggert / FBI Agent Taggert
*''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'' (2 episodes, 2009) - William Beesly
*''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'' (2 episodes, 2009) – William Beesly
*''[[True Jackson, VP]]'' (1 episode, 2010) – Jimmy's Dad
*"[[The George Lucas Talk Show]]" (Episode: "A New Coping Mechanism", 2020) - Self{{div col end}}
* ''[[The George Lucas Talk Show]]'' (1 episode, 2020) – Self{{div col end}}


===Video game===
===Video game===
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[[Writers Guild of America Award]]
[[Writers Guild of America Award]]
*Nominated: Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series, ''Dennis Miller Live'' (1997)
*Nominated: Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series, ''Dennis Miller Live'' (1997)


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Rick Overton
Overton performing at the Nerdist Showroom in Los Angeles in 2017
Born
Richard Overton

(1954-08-10) August 10, 1954 (age 70)
Forest Hills, Queens, New York, U.S.[1]
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • actor
  • comedian
Years active1982–present

Richard Overton (born August 10, 1954)[1] is an American screenwriter, actor and comedian. His writing credits include Dennis Miller Live (1994–2002), and his acting credits include Willow (1988), The Rocketeer (1991), Eight Legged Freaks (2002) and Northfork (2003).

Life and career

[edit]

Overton was born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, the son of Nancy Overton (née Swain), a singer, and Hall Overton, a teacher and music arranger.[1][2] He grew up in Englewood, New Jersey,[3] where he attended Dwight Morrow High School.[4]

Overton made his first onscreen appearance in the 1982 film Young Doctors in Love, followed by a small role in Airplane II: The Sequel later that year. In 1987, he wrote an episode of The New Adventures of Beans Baxter while also appearing in various films and television shows including Willow, Amazing Stories and Million Dollar Mystery.

In 1992, he landed a role in the FOX Network sketch comedy show The Edge. The show ended in 1993. Later that year, Overton appeared in two episodes of Seinfeld and landed a small role in Mrs. Doubtfire. The following year, he won an Emmy for writing an episode of Dennis Miller Live.

In 2005, Overton appeared on Alias and Joan of Arcadia; in the latter he played God explaining to the title character the meaning of real wealth. He also portrayed both H. G. Wells and Orson Welles in a podcast episode of The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd that same year.

In 2009, Overton appeared in the film A Fork in the Road alongside Jaime King.

Overton appeared in a General Electric commercial as the father who wants his son to have his grandfather's hammer.[5]

Filmography

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Television

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Video game

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Writer

[edit]

Awards and nominations

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Emmy Awards

  • Nominated: Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program, Dennis Miller Live (1997)
  • Won: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Variety or Music Program, Dennis Miller Live (1996)

Writers Guild of America Award

  • Nominated: Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series, Dennis Miller Live (1997)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c Rick Overton Biography (1954–)
  2. ^ Mikael J. "DCC4N's Rick Overton Interview", DC Comedy: 4 Now, May 12, 2009. Accessed June 18, 2009. "I Grew up in Forest Hills until 1966, at which point we moved to Englewood NJ because Dizzy Gillespie found us a house near him!"
  3. ^ Groves, Bob. `STAR TREK' FANS BEAMING, The Record (Bergen County), November 29, 1998. Accessed October 27, 2007.
  4. ^ Hu, Winnie. "Forced to Pick a Major in High School", The New York Times, August 16, 2007. Accessed August 17, 2007. "The comedians David Feldman and Rick Overton, alumni of the high school, are scheduled to conduct a comedy writing workshop in October."
  5. ^ Heldnefels, Rich (July 22, 2016). "Mailbag:'The Catch,' Martin Milner, more". Akron Beacon-Journal.
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