| Richard O'Brien (born March 25, 1942) is an English writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer.After learning how to ride horses, a skill which provided him with his break into the film industry as a stuntman in Carry On Cowboy, and developing a keen interest in comic books and horror films, he returned to England in 1964.Later career
Richard O'Brien continued writing musicals with arranger Richard Hartley, including: T.It was regularly Channel 4's highest watched programme, mainly seen by children and young adults (particularly university students who made it into a cult show), reaching a peak of 7 million viewers for the 1993 Christmas special.In late 2005, he appeared (as the spirit of the mirror) in the pantomime version of Snow White, which played at the Milton Keynes Theatre.The musical will be performed at the Prince of Wales Theatre and feature Richard O'Brien, Liz McClarnon, and the Dynamos.Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, UK.He has been working again on The Stripper (based on the book by Carter Brown), a musical for which he wrote the lyrics.Also in December, he visited Hamilton, New Zealand and presemted an Evening With Richard O'Brien, in conjunction with an independent NZ film group, planning to film a musical based on his early life ('The King's Stilettoes')
In 2004, Hamilton City Council of New Zealand honoured O'Brien's contribution to the arts with a statue of Riff Raff, the character Richard played in The Rocky Horror Show, on the site of the former Embassy Cinema.External links
Richard O'Brien at the Internet Movie Database
Richard O'Brien at RockyMusic.God of Cult, a LiveJournal community
Transfandango, Richard O'Brien's annual charity fundraiser
RiffRaffStatue.Richard O'Brien (born March 25, 1942) is an English writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer.He is perhaps best known for writing the cult musical The Rocky Horror Show and for his role in presenting the popular TV show The Crystal Maze.Early life
O'Brien was born Richard Timothy Smith in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.After learning how to ride horses, a skill which provided him with his break into the film industry as a stuntman in Carry On Cowboy, and developing a keen interest in comic books and horror films, he returned to England in 1964.Early work
O'Brien joined several stage productions as an actor.Sharman suggested changing the working title from They Came from Denton High, and The Rocky Horror Show opened in June 1973.Later career
Richard O'Brien continued writing musicals with arranger Richard Hartley, including: T.Carter Brown novel and produced in Australia), and Top People (1984).It was regularly Channel 4's highest watched programme, mainly seen by children and young adults (particularly university students who made it into a cult show), reaching a peak of 7 million viewers for the 1993 Christmas special.The extent of both the shows and to a large extent O'Brien's success is shown by the fact that The Crystal Maze was named 'Greatest UK Game Show of All Time' in a 2006 poll by the UKGameshows.Disgracefully Yours, which was later given permission to be adapted into a musical, performed first by The Kansas City Fringe Fest in 2006, and more recently by Janus Theatre Company for the Edinburgh Fringe 2007, simply entitled Mephistopheles Smith.The musical will be performed at the Prince of Wales Theatre and feature Richard O'Brien, Liz McClarnon, and the Dynamos.Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, UK.He has been working again on The Stripper (based on the book by Carter Brown), a musical for which he wrote the lyrics.In September of 2007 he reprised his role as the Child Catcher for the final 2 weeks of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's 5 year UK run, and then played the role in its Singapore engagement for the month of November, extended to Dec.Also in December, he visited Hamilton, New Zealand and presemted an Evening With Richard O'Brien, in conjunction with an independent NZ film group, planning to film a musical based on his early life ('The King's Stilettoes')
In 2004, Hamilton City Council of New Zealand honoured O'Brien's contribution to the arts with a statue of Riff Raff, the character Richard played in The Rocky Horror Show, on the site of the former Embassy Cinema.External links
Richard O'Brien at the Internet Movie Database
Richard O'Brien at RockyMusic.God of Cult, a LiveJournal community
Transfandango, Richard O'Brien's annual charity fundraiser
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Wrote and Starred in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.In order for our site to display correctly you will need a newer version of your web browser."Please enter your search criteria.."Research Hospital in 2000, he was director of Education Technology at the University of Connecticut Medical School where he developed one of the first medical education Web sites.Track your recent orders.Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.Richard O'Brien, the man who brought "The Rocky Horror Show"
to the world was born Richard Smith in Gloucestershire, England.Richard O'Brien returned to London and
worked at many different jobs.Richard O'Brien appeared in many musical stage productions in England
including: "Hair", "Jesus Christ Superstar", and "Little
Shop of Horrors".Of course, "Rocky Horror" is the
cult favorite of all time.Cast includes: Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly,
Richard O'Brien, Ian Richardson, William Hurt and Melissa George.Grant, Naoko Mori, and Mark McKinney.Cast: Drew
Barrymore, Angelica Huston, Melanie Lynsky, Richard O'Brien, Dougray
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