Rick Overton
Born August 10, 1954 (Age: 71)
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Forest Hills, Queens, New York, USA
Biography
Raised in New Jersey and New York, Overton comes from a musical family. His father, Hal Overton, was Thelonious Monk's big band arranger as well as a music teacher at the Juilliard Institute. His mother, Nancy Overton aka Anne Swain Overton, sang in personal appearances as a member of The Chordettes, the girl group most famous for their singles "Lollipop" and "Mr. Sandman". Rick has dabbled in the music industry himself as he plays the harmonica occasionally with local blues bands. Rick began his stand-up career while in high school as one half of the comedy team "Overton & Sullivan" but eventually went solo as he broke in at the New York Improvisation in the early 1970s. IMDb Mini Biography By: Maggie Houtz
Raised in New Jersey and New York, Overton comes from a musical family. His father, Hal Overton, was Thelonious Monk's big band arranger as well as a music teacher at the Juilliard Institute. His mother, Nancy Overton aka Anne Swain Overton, sang in personal appearances as a member of The Chordettes, the girl group most famous for their singles "Lollipop" and "Mr. Sandman". Rick has dabbled in the music industry himself as he plays the harmonica occasionally with local blues bands. Rick began his stand-up career while in high school as one half of the comedy team "Overton & Sullivan" but eventually went solo as he broke in at the New York Improvisation in the early 1970s. IMDb Mini Biography By: Maggie Houtz
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Filmography
A Haunted House 2
2014
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as Professor Wilde
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Age: 59
InSight
2011
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as Det. Gehrke
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Age: 57
Bad Teacher
2011
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as Philip
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Age: 56
Dinner for Schmucks
2010
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as Chuck
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Age: 55
The Informant!
2009
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as Terry Wilson
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Age: 55
Cloverfield
2008
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as Frantic Man
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Age: 53
The Astronaut Farmer
2007
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as Arnold 'Arnie' Millard
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Age: 52
Pledge This!
2007
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as Janitor Jones
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Age: 52
The Tripper
2006
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as Mayor Hal Burton
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Age: 51
Fun with Dick and Jane
2005
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as Head Shop Clerk
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Age: 51
Fat Albert
2004
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as Coach Gillespie
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Age: 50
Taxi
2004
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as Man at Taxi Convention
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Age: 50
Eight Legged Freaks
2002
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as Pete Willis
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Age: 47
Jackpot
2001
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as Roland
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Age: 46
EDtv
1999
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as Barry
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Age: 44
My Giant
1998
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as Director
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Age: 43
Mrs. Doubtfire
1993
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as Maitre D'
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Age: 39
Groundhog Day
1993
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as Ralph
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Age: 38
The Rocketeer
1991
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as South Seas Patron
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Age: 36
Blind Fury
1989
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as Tector Pike
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Age: 35
Earth Girls Are Easy
1988
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as Dr. Rick
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Age: 34
Willow
1988
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as Franjean
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Age: 33
A Fine Mess
1986
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as Companion
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Age: 31
Gung Ho
1986
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as Googie
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Age: 31
Beverly Hills Cop
1984
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as Bonded Warehouse Night Supervisor
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Age: 30
Young Doctors in Love
1982
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as Dr. Thurman Flicker
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Age: 27
No Image
The 6th Annual Young Comedians
1981
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as Self
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Age: 27