Richard "Rick" Overton (born
August 10, 1954) is an American
screenwriter, actor, and
comedian. His writing credits
include
Dennis Miller
Live, and his acting credits include
Willow and
The Secret Adventures of
Jules Verne.
Biography
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. He grew up in Englewood, New
Jersey
, where he attended Dwight Morrow
High School
.
Career
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 is set to appear in the film
A Fork in the Road alongside
Jaime King.
Filmography
Television
- Remington Steele (1
episode, 1983)
- Help Wanted: Kids (1986)
- Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge (1987)
- Double Switch (1987)
- Amazing
Stories (1 episode, 1987)
- That's Adequate (1988)
- Babes (Unknown episodes,
1990)
- Bill and
Ted's Excellent Adventures (Unknown episodes, 1992)
- The Edge (7
episodes, 1992-1993)
- Seinfeld (2 episodes,
1993)
- Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women (1994)
- Lois &
Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (2 episodes,
1994-1995)
- Duckman (1 episode, 1995)
- Encino Woman (1996)
- The Single Guy (2
episodes, 1996)
- Married… with
Children (2 episodes, 1996)
- Ned and Stacey (1
episode, 1997)
- ER (1 episode,
1997)
- The Weird Al Show (1
episode, 1997)
- Mad About You (2
episodes, 1998)
- Honey, I
Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1 episode, 1998)
- It's Like, You
Know... (2 episodes, 1999)
- Charmed (3 episodes, 2000)
- The Secret
Adventures of Jules Verne (5 episodes, 2000)
- JAG (1 episode, 2001)
- Curb Your
Enthusiasm (1 episode, 2001)
- Comic Remix (1 episode, 2002)
- My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (11 episodes,
2002)
- NYPD Blue (1 episode,
2002)
- According to Jim (1
episode, 2004)
- Six Feet
Under (1 episode, 2004)
- Joan of Arcadia (1
episode, 2004)
- Alias (1 episode,
2005)
- Family Plan (2005)
- Lost (1 episode,
2005)
- Van Stone: Tour of Duty (2006)
- Rodney (1 episode,
2006)
- Drive (1 episode,
2007)
- Leverage (3
episodes, 2008-2009)
Video game
Writer
Awards and nominations
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
External links