What is known about an actor like Richard Burgi? What started his career in cinema? In what famous films did the artist appear? What about Richard Burgi’s personal life? All this will be discussed in our article.
early years
Richard William Burgey was born July 30, 1958 in the small town of Montclair, New Jersey. The boy's parents had a direct relationship to art. The father and mother of our hero at one time were the organizers of a public theater, on the stage of which they played in performances together with other residents of their native town. It was the activity of the parents that prompted little Richard to think about the career of a professional actor.
In childhood, our hero was fond of not only theater and cinema, but also music. The fact is that the elder brother of Richard Burgi was pretty good at handling the drum kit. It was he who instilled in the boy a love of playing the instruments.
At the end of an ordinary high school in Montclair’s hometown, young Richard Burgi became interested in travel. For several years, the guy managed to travel not only all the United States, but also to visit numerous European countries. During this period, Richard supported himself through casual earnings.
The path to fame
Upon reaching the age of 27, Richard Bergey somewhat settled down, tied to the life of an eternal traveler. The young man decided not to return to his native provincial town, but to go to conquer New York. It was in this metropolis that the future actor settled.
Initially, Richard Burgi worked as an announcer on the radio. Then the hereditary inclinations of our hero to the acting profession were played, and he began to try himself as a participant in various television programs. It was in this role that the artist became known to a wide audience. Such employment gave a good start to Richard's career, after which he seriously thought about samples as a movie actor.
Movie debut
In films, Richard Burgi began acting in the late 80s. During this period, a fairly well-known television artist received an offer to take samples for the role in the successful series “Another World”, which was broadcast on the NBC channel during the day and was popular among housewives. In the soap opera, the plot of which told about the relationships between residents of the fictional town of Bay City, the aspiring actor appeared on the screens in the image of one of the main characters, playing a man named Chad Rollo.
The debut film with Richard Burgee enjoyed considerable success. Thus, the actor became a recognizable personality in Hollywood. Subsequently, directors who collaborated with popular television channels began to pay attention to the artist. Thanks to this, Richard Burgi began to appear in a whole host of multi-series projects, not forgetting to participate in entertainment shows.
Career development
In 1994, for the first time in his career, Bergey received an offer to star in a full-fledged, full-length picture. The actor successfully passed the casting for one of the central roles in the action-packed film "Payback" of the respected director Anthony Hickox. Here, our hero was lucky to work on the same set with such experienced artists as Joan Severance, Sea Thomas Howell and Marshall Bell.
In the early 2000s, the already well-known actor Richard Burgi decided to move to Los Angeles. Finding himself closer to Hollywood, our hero began to work with vengeance on improving stage skills. Soon, the artist’s efforts paid off with interest. After all, he was offered one of the most important roles in his career. It's about filming the extremely successful television series Days of Our Lives. The role of Philip Collier in the project has become a real calling card of the actor.
In the mid-zero, the audience began to note the incredible outward resemblance of Richard Burgi with Michael Fassbender, who already had the status of a real Hollywood star. It is likely that this factor played an important role in our hero getting a job in a number of promising projects.
In 2004, the artist was invited to the crime drama of the famous director David Ellis "Cellular". Here, Bergie worked on the same set with actors of the first magnitude, such as Kim Basinger, Jason State and Chris Evans.
A year passed and Richard Burgi once again demonstrated his outstanding talent on the screens, taking part in the filming of the successful comedy film "Scammers Dick and Jane." In a remake of the 1977 film of the same name, the actor played with Alec Baldwin, Jim Carrey, Thea Leoni and a number of other famous artists.
The last tape with the participation of Bergey at the moment is the thriller "Decommissioned to the reserve", which was released on wide screens in 2016.
Personal life
Richard Burgi is married to the pretty famous American actress Laurie Can. Celebrities are the happy parents of two beautiful boys named Sam and Jack. Nowadays, according to the recognition of the actor himself, his career is in second place for him. The main niche in his life is occupied by the family. That is why Richard is less and less pleased fans of his own talent appearance on the screens.