Richard Overton (born August 10, 1954) is an American screenwriter, actor and comedian. His writing credits include '' Dennis Miller Live'', and his acting credits include '' Beverly Hills Cop'', ''

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'' and '' Mrs. Doubtfire''.

Life and career

Overton was born in Forest Hills, Queens,

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, the son of Nancy Overton (

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Swain), a singer, and

Hall Overton Hall Franklin Overton (February 23, 1920 – November 24, 1972) was an American composer, jazz pianist and music teacher. He was born in Bangor, Michigan, the first of the three sons of Stanford and Ruth (Barnes) Overton. He grew up in Grand Rapi ...

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, where he attended Dwight Morrow High School. Overton made his first onscreen appearance in the 1982 film ''

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'', 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 ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 1992, he landed a role in the

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show ''

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''. The show ended in 1993. Later that year, Overton appeared in two episodes of ''

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'' 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 ''

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''; in the latter he played God explaining to the title character the meaning of real wealth. He also portrayed both H.G. Wells and

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episode of ''

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'' that same year. In 2009, Overton appeared in the film ''A Fork in the Road'' alongside

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. Overton appeared in a

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commercial as the father who wants his son to have his grandfather's hammer.

Filmography

*'' Target...Earth?'' (1980, Documentary) - Himself *''

'' (1982) - Dr. Thurman Flicker *'' Airplane II: The Sequel'' (1982) - Clerk *'' Beverly Hills Cop'' (1984) - Bonded Warehouse Night Supervisor *'' Odd Jobs'' (1986) - Roy *''

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'' (1986) - Googie *'' A Fine Mess'' (1986) - Companion *'' Modern Girls'' (1986) - Marsalis *''

'' (1987) - Stuart Briggs *''

'' (1988) - Franjean *''

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'' (1988) - Frank Williams *''

Earth Girls Are Easy ''Earth Girls Are Easy'' is a 1988 American science fiction musical romantic comedy film that was produced by Tony Garnett, Duncan Henderson, and Terrence E. McNally and was directed by Julien Temple. The film stars Geena Davis, Julie Brown ...

'' (1988) - Dr. Rick *''

That's Adequate ''That's Adequate'' is a 1990 mockumentary comedy film documenting a fictional Hollywood studio, Adequate Film Studios. Narrated and hosted by Tony Randall, the film features an all-star cast including James Coco (in his final film role), Rob ...

'' (1989) - Stand-up Comic *'' A Sinful Life'' (1989) - Janitor *'' Blind Fury'' (1989) - Tector Pike *'' The Rocketeer'' (1991) - South Seas Patron *'' Galaxies Are Colliding'' (1992) - Rex *''

'' (1993) - Ralph *'' Mrs. Doubtfire'' (1993) - Maitre D' *'' The High Crusade'' (1994) - Sir Roger *'' Devil in the Flesh'' (1998) - Dr. Milletson *'' My Giant'' (1998) - Director *'' EDtv'' (1999) - Barry *''

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'' (2001) - Roland *''Extreme Honor'' (2001) - Dr. Lumber *''Shoot or Be Shot'' (2002) - Sasha *'' Eight Legged Freaks'' (2002) - Deputy Pete Willis *'' Northfork'' (2003) - Rudolph *''Motocross Kids'' (2004) - Hook *'' Serial Killing 4 Dummys'' (2004) - Mr. Korn *''Off the Lip'' (2004) - McReady *''

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'' (2004) - Man at Taxi Convention *''

Fat Albert ''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'' is an American animated television series created, produced, and hosted (in live action bookends) by comedian Bill Cosby, who also lent his voice to a number of characters, including Fat Albert and himself. Fil ...

'' (2004) - Coach Gillespie *''

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'' (2005) - Bartender *'' A Lot Like Love'' (2005) - Tailor *''Keep Your Distance'' (2005) - Dr. Floyd Beasley *'' Popstar'' (2005) - Mr. Thomas *'' Fun with Dick and Jane'' (2005) - Head Shop Clerk *''Blue Sombrero'' (2005) - General Hard / Fabio / Major Cajones *''

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'' (2006) - Buckner *''Billy Schulz'' (2006) - Billy Schulz *''The Last Stand'' (2006) - Redneck Heckler *''Comedy Hell'' (2006) - Wayne *''

The Tripper ''The Tripper'' is a 2006 American comedy slasher film directed by David Arquette and starring Jaime King, Thomas Jane, and Lukas Haas. The film, Arquette's directorial debut, is about a group of hippies at a music festival who get stalked by a m ...

'' (2006) - Mayor Hal Burton *''

The Astronaut Farmer ''The Astronaut Farmer'' is a 2006 American drama film directed by Michael Polish, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Mark. The film stars Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia Madsen, Bruce Dern and Max Thieriot. The plot is about a Texas ranch ...

'' (2006) - Arnold 'Arnie' Millard *''

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'' (2006) - Janitor Jones *''Chasing Robert'' (2007) - Thadeus Wrazinski *''The Metrosexual'' (2007) - Meter Maid *'' A Plumm Summer'' (2007) - Agent Brinkman *''Totally Baked'' (2007) - Himself - Street Interview *''

Cloverfield ''Cloverfield'' is a 2008 American found footage monster film directed by Matt Reeves, produced by J. J. Abrams, and written by Drew Goddard. It stars Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, T.J. Miller, Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel and Odett ...

'' (2008) - Frantic Man *''So Long Jimmy'' (2008) - Dimitri Adams *''The Whole Truth'' (2009) - Uri Standinoff *''

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'' (2009) - Sodom Officer Rick (uncredited) *''

The Informant! ''The Informant!'' is a 2009 American biographical- crime comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh. Written by Scott Z. Burns, the film stars Matt Damon as the titular informant named Mark Whitacre, as well as Scott Bakula, Joel McHale and ...

'' (2009) - Terry Wilson *'' A Fork in the Road'' (in post-production, 2010) - Sheriff Thompson *''Jelly'' (Post-Production, 2010) - Tad Wasserstein *''

Dinner for Schmucks ''Dinner for Schmucks'' is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Jay Roach and based on Francis Veber's 1998 French film ''Le Dîner de Cons''. Starring Steve Carell and Paul Rudd, with Jemaine Clement, Jeff Dunham, Bruce Greenwood, and Ron ...

'' (2010) - Chuck - Beard Champion *''

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'' (2011) - Det. Gehrke *'' Bad Teacher'' (2011) - Philip *''Frogtown'' (2011) - Steve *'' The Babymakers'' (2012) - Officer Raspler *''

Noobz ''Noobz'' is a 2012 American comedy film, directed by (and also starring) Blake Freeman. Plot Four friends face down a mace-spraying mother, a 1980s arcade champ, and Casper Van Dien in their quest to take the top prize at the Cyberbowl Video Gam ...

'' (2012) - Martin Wilson *'' A Haunted House 2'' (2014) - Professor Wilde *'' Such Good People'' (2014) - Sidney Talmadge *'' Muffin Top: A Love Story'' (2014) - Steve *'' Lethal Seduction'' (2015) - Deacon Williams *''Body High'' (2015) - Abe *''30 Years of Dark Seduction'' (2015) - Himself *'' Dave Made a Maze'' (2017) - Hobo *''

Literally, Right Before Aaron ''Literally, Right Before Aaron'' is a 2017 American comedy film written and directed by Ryan Eggold. The film stars Justin Long, Cobie Smulders, Ryan Hansen, John Cho, Kristen Schaal, Dana Delany, Peter Gallagher, Lea Thompson and Luis Guzmán. ...

'' (2017) - Dean *'' A Futile and Stupid Gesture'' (2018) - First Publisher *'' Duck Duck Goose'' (2018) - Stanley (voice)

Television

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'' (1 episode, 1983) - New Wave Cop *''Help Wanted: Kids'' (1986) - Photographer *''Double Switch'' (1987) - DeeJay *''

'' (1 episode, 1987) - John Aubrey *''Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge'' (1987, TV Movie) - Additional Improviser *''Encyclopedia Brown'' (1 episode, 1989) - Buddy Claggett *'' Babes'' (10 episodes, 1990) - Ronnie Underwood *'' Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures'' (1991) - Rufus *''

'' (7 episodes, 1992–1993) *''

'' (2 episodes, 1993) - The Drake *''Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women'' (1994, TV Movie) - Officer Brown *'' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' (2 episodes, 1994–1995) - Victor *''

Duckman ''Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man'' is an American adult animated sitcom that aired on the USA Network from March 5, 1994, through September 6, 1997. It was created and developed by Everett Peck, and is based on characters he created in his ...

'' (1 episode, 1995) - (voice) *''Encino Woman'' (1996, TV Movie) - Raji *''

The Single Guy ''The Single Guy'' is an American sitcom television series that ran for two seasons on NBC, from September 21, 1995, to April 14, 1997. It starred Jonathan Silverman as struggling New York City writer Jonathan Eliot and followed several of his c ...

'' (2 episodes, 1996) - Carl Gannon / Gannon *'' Married... with Children'' (2 episodes, 1996) - Dr. Fisher *'' Ned and Stacey'' (1 episode, 1997) - Rod *'' ER'' (1 episode, 1997) - Mr. McNamara *''

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'' (1 episode, 1997) - Mr. Molasses *''

Mad About You ''Mad About You'' is an American television sitcom starring Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt as a married couple in New York City. It initially aired on NBC from September 23, 1992, to May 24, 1999, winning numerous awards including four Golden Gl ...

'' (2 episodes, 1998) - Earl / Shepherd *'' Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show'' (1 episode, 1998) - George *'' It's Like, You Know...'' (2 episodes, 1999-2001) - Evan / Milosevic *'' The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne'' (5 episodes, 2000) - Count Gregory *'' Charmed'' (3 episodes, 2000) - Triad Member #3 *'' JAG'' (1 episode, 2001) - William Markey *''

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'' (1 episode, 2001) - Angry Gentile *''Comic Remix'' (1 episode, 2002) *''My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star'' (11 episodes, 2002) - Dole Greyson *'' NYPD Blue'' (1 episode, 2002) - Richard Webb *''

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'' (1 episode, 2004) - Rick *'' Six Feet Under'' (1 episode, 2004) - Thomas Sheedy *''

Joan of Arcadia ''Joan of Arcadia'' is an American fantasy family drama television series telling the story of teenager Joan Girardi (Amber Tamblyn), who sees and speaks with God and performs tasks she is given. The series originally aired on Fridays on CBS for ...

'' (1 episode, 2004) - Bad Stand-Up Comedian God *'' Alias'' (1 episode, 2005) - Alexei Vasilevich *''Family Plan'' (2005, TV Movie) - Owens *'' Lost'' (1 episode, 2005) - Matthew Reed *''Van Stone: Tour of Duty'' (2006, TV Movie) - Gary Seibert's Dad *''

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'' (1 episode, 2006) - Max *'' Drive'' (1 episode, 2007) - Bank Manager *'' Leverage'' (3 episodes, 2008–2009) - Taggert / FBI Agent Taggert *'' The Office'' (2 episodes, 2009) - William Beesly * '' The George Lucas Talk Show'' (1 episode, 2020) - Self

Video game

*'' The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction'' (2005)

Writer

*''An Evening at the Improv'' (1 episode, 1983) *'' The New Adventures of Beans Baxter'' (1 episode, 1987) *'' Dennis Miller Live'' (Unknown episodes, 1994)

Awards and nominations

Emmy Awards The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

*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 The Writers Guild of America Awards is an award for film, television, and radio writing including both fiction and non-fiction categories given by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America West since 1949. Eligibility Th ...

*Nominated: Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series, ''Dennis Miller Live'' (1997)

References

External links

www.realrickoverton.com
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Rick Overton on MySpaceRick Overton interviewed about growing up with a jazz legend father
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