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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.
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.
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.
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Rick Overton performs at the Throckmorton Theatre in Mill Valley, CA.
Emmy award winner Rick Overton (wrote for Dennis Miller Live among others)
http://effinfunny.com/rick-overton
This video is about Impressive Impressions with Rick Overton. Watch as Rick masters the impression of Christopher Lloyd as well as SEVERAL others.
Rick Overton, Tom Rhodes and Brian Posehn present some unpopular stocking stuffer ideas. @midnight with Chris Hardwick airs weeknights at 12a/11c on Comedy Central. Watch full episodes of @midnight now: http://on.cc.com/17MOT5T
Rick Overton www.rickoverton.net 3rd Annual Zeitgeist Media Festival, Hollywood, CA Aug. 4th 2013 www.zeitgeistmediafestival.org
http://www.rickoverton.net/ words and music by Roy Zimmerman Please like me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Roy-Zimmerman/39171898761 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/royzimmerman Visit me at http://royzimmerman.com/ Rick Overton is a brilliant satirist and a hilarious stand-up comic, not to mention he plays a mean blues harp. This video was shot in the Los Angeles River basin, Studio City, CA
Lighthearted Entertainment presents another episode of the hit 90's comedy talk show "Goodnight America" hosted by Mark DeCarlo. This week's episode features comedian Rick Overton with musical guest "The Cage".
Shar Zeitgeist Introduces the legendary comedian Rick Overton!!! http://www.rickoverton.net/ Live @ The Zeitgeist Media Festival, The Music Box. Full Program [ Thanks to Chris Mammarelli for the shoot & Ryan Reeves for the Edit!] http://www.hierosonic.org/ http://www.zeitgeistmediafestival.org About: Recognizing the power of art and media to help change the world, the annual "Zeitgeist Media Festival" (ZMF) bridges the artistic & activist communities in the hope to inspire change. It recognizes that needed changes in the structural/economic workings of society can only manifest in tandem with a personal/social transformation of values in each of us. While intellectual knowledge serves its role of showing the path, many in the world follow their feelings and comforts - not new knowl...
Kevin Pollak chats with Paul Provenza and then Rick Overton, two very funny and distinguished guests.
Comedian, writer, and actor Rick Overton makes a return visit to pay tribute with Dom to the legendary Robin Williams. Want to see more Stand Up Comedy? Subscribe to the Laugh Factory's channel here: http://youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=thelaughfactory Tell us what you thought in the comments and don't forget to like and add this video to your favorites if you LOL'd! For exclusive ad free content and longer videos, try out Laugh Factory VIP for 99 cents a month: http://www.youtube.com/user/laughfactoryVIP http://twitter.com/thelaughfactory http://facebook.com/laughfactory http://instagram.com/laughfactoryhw# http://laughfactory.com LIVE SHOW TICKETS: http://www.laughfactory.com/clubs
Lighthearted Entertainment presents another episode of the hit 90's comedy talk show "Goodnight America" hosted by Mark DeCarlo. This week's episode features comedian Rick Overton with musical guest "The Cage".
Emmy Award Winning Comedian Rick Overton stops by to talk about his new series for Showtime, "I'm Dying Up Here." Listen to entire episode here: https://goo.gl/xxgnjP Tell us what you think in the comment section below. More David @ http://www.DavidFeldmanShow.com About the show: http://bit.ly/2rqp5un Tune in every Tuesday and Friday for brand new episodes of our show featuring a diverse mixture of comedians, actors, professors, comedy writers and journalists talking about your world. Check out our new a href="https://goo.gl/xxgnjP"You Tube channel./a More about David: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0271017/?ref_=nv_sr_1 David writes for Triumph The Insult Comic Dog's series on Hulu and Maya and Marty on NBC. David has also won three Prime Time Emmys for comedy writing, as wel...
Whitney Mixter and Rick Overton join Dave Rubin to discuss legalization of weed, the new iPhone 6, sex toys of the future and more. Topics include: Part 1: White House Contradicts Obama's Views on Weed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKVzcTNRt0E&list;=SPEbhOtC9klbAgPoM7AiyWeHbUa1mH4vg2 Part 2: 85 Richest People Own as Much as Bottom Half of Population http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooirc-AzBCM&list;=SPEbhOtC9klbAgPoM7AiyWeHbUa1mH4vg2 Part 3: Facebook May Lose 80% Of It's Users by 2017 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Ksj2XJxlA&list;=SPEbhOtC9klbAgPoM7AiyWeHbUa1mH4vg2 Part 4: Gay and Childless Couples are the Happiest http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERt4gwf_GiI&list;=SPEbhOtC9klbAgPoM7AiyWeHbUa1mH4vg2 Part 5: iPhone 6 Reportedly Launching this Summer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtqfJWOk...
Also Joe Domanick author of "Blue: The LAPD and the Battle to Redeem American Policing." Rick Overton is one of the most respected comedians in the history of standup. He currently stars in Patrick Stewart's new series "Blunt Talk." Joe Domanick is an award-winning investigative reporter reveals the troubled history of the LAPD in a gripping story filled with hard-boiled, real-life characters that bring to life the ravages of the criminal justice system. Vividly drawn and character-driven, Blue is simultaneously a drama of cops, crime and politics, and a primer on American police policy and reform. Using the LAPD as the book’s spine and through-line, Domanick illuminates urban policing at a crossroads during the tumultuous violence-plagued years of the early 1990s. Years when the...
Lisa Orkin discusses communication skills, methods, and frequencies with guests Chris Bonno and Rick Overton.
Second City This Week EP #054 "Overton Reaction" February 4, 2012 directed by Ron West & George Caleodis Special Guest: Rick Overton ("Chaos") 02 FEBRUARY by Matt Clisbee TO THE AIRPORT by Tom Krause SUPERBOWL PARTY by Beth Bloom EYE OF THE TIGER by Marion Dunham and Dario Konicia BLITZER by Chris Turner and Ed Tarboosh INTERVIEW by Janel Benisch and Haskell Spleen GPS by Jim Rowley MOON by Peter Aiello HEY, DUDE by Peter Aiello BLACK HISTORY by Charity L. Miller VALUES by Mike Hagesfeld ADS by Julian Clark, Matt Clisbee, and Andrew Payne MALPRACTICE by Tim McGeary DESCENDANT by Tim McGeary
Peter Joseph Online Archive Peter Joseph on Rick Overton's "Overview", May 2013
Rick Overton Interview, 2014 Zeitgeist Media Festival (Movement) Rick Overton is an American writer, actor, and comedian. His writing credits include Dennis Miller Live (for which he won an Emmy award), and his acting credits include Willow and The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne. In the 2005-2006 TV season Overton appeared on Alias as a mad Russian and on Joan Of Arcadia in which he played God explaining to Joan, played by Amber Tamblyn, the meaning of real wealth. Rick played many characters on the FOX Net- work sketch comedy show The Edge from 1992 to 1993. Rick also portrayed both H.G. Wells and Or- son Welles in an episode of The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd Podcast. His parents are jazz pianist, composer and teacher Hall Overton and singer Nancy Overton. www.rickoverton.net http...
THE WHOLE TRUTH-A Screwball Comedy With a Twist
Comedian Rick Overton speaks with Amy Weber on the red Carpet before performing at the MDA Benefit honoring Jerry Lewis at the Comedy Store.
Please subscribe to the Main ZM Festival Channel for HD Uploads of the whole 2013 Event http://www.youtube.com/user/ZEITGEISTMEDIAFEST Website: www.zeitgeistmediafestival.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Zeitgeist-Media-Festival/194115850637429 Thanks to Rick Overton! www.rickoverton.net About: "Recognizing the power of art and media to help change the world, "The Zeitgeist Media Festival" engages the artistic community and their power to changes values. It proposes that needed changes in the structural/economic workings of society can only manifest in tandem with a personal/social transformation of values in each of us. While intellectual knowledge serves its role of showing the path, many in the world follow their feelings- not the knowledge. The Zeitgeist Media Festi...
THE WHOLE TRUTH-A Screwball Comedy With A Twist
THE WHOLE TRUTH-A Screwball Comedy With a Twist
FOX 7's Casey Claiborne was out at the East Austin home of Richard Overton, the World War II Army Sgt. who is our nation's oldest veteran, as Overton celebrated turning another year older.
Rick Overton www.rickoverton.net 3rd Annual Zeitgeist Media Festival, Hollywood, CA Aug. 4th 2013 www.zeitgeistmediafestival.org
Lighthearted Entertainment presents another episode of the hit 90's comedy talk show "Goodnight America" hosted by Mark DeCarlo. This week's episode features comedian Rick Overton with musical guest "The Cage".
Comedian, writer, and actor Rick Overton makes a return visit to pay tribute with Dom to the legendary Robin Williams. Want to see more Stand Up Comedy? Subscribe to the Laugh Factory's channel here: http://youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=thelaughfactory Tell us what you thought in the comments and don't forget to like and add this video to your favorites if you LOL'd! For exclusive ad free content and longer videos, try out Laugh Factory VIP for 99 cents a month: http://www.youtube.com/user/laughfactoryVIP http://twitter.com/thelaughfactory http://facebook.com/laughfactory http://instagram.com/laughfactoryhw# http://laughfactory.com LIVE SHOW TICKETS: http://www.laughfactory.com/clubs
Rick Overton performs at the Throckmorton Theatre in Mill Valley, CA.
Emmy award winner Rick Overton (wrote for Dennis Miller Live among others)
http://effinfunny.com/rick-overton
This video is about Impressive Impressions with Rick Overton. Watch as Rick masters the impression of Christopher Lloyd as well as SEVERAL others.
Rick Overton, Tom Rhodes and Brian Posehn present some unpopular stocking stuffer ideas. @midnight with Chris Hardwick airs weeknights at 12a/11c on Comedy Central. Watch full episodes of @midnight now: http://on.cc.com/17MOT5T
Rick Overton www.rickoverton.net 3rd Annual Zeitgeist Media Festival, Hollywood, CA Aug. 4th 2013 www.zeitgeistmediafestival.org
http://www.rickoverton.net/ words and music by Roy Zimmerman Please like me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Roy-Zimmerman/39171898761 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/royzimmerman Visit me at http://royzimmerman.com/ Rick Overton is a brilliant satirist and a hilarious stand-up comic, not to mention he plays a mean blues harp. This video was shot in the Los Angeles River basin, Studio City, CA
Lighthearted Entertainment presents another episode of the hit 90's comedy talk show "Goodnight America" hosted by Mark DeCarlo. This week's episode features comedian Rick Overton with musical guest "The Cage".
Shar Zeitgeist Introduces the legendary comedian Rick Overton!!! http://www.rickoverton.net/ Live @ The Zeitgeist Media Festival, The Music Box. Full Program [ Thanks to Chris Mammarelli for the shoot & Ryan Reeves for the Edit!] http://www.hierosonic.org/ http://www.zeitgeistmediafestival.org About: Recognizing the power of art and media to help change the world, the annual "Zeitgeist Media Festival" (ZMF) bridges the artistic & activist communities in the hope to inspire change. It recognizes that needed changes in the structural/economic workings of society can only manifest in tandem with a personal/social transformation of values in each of us. While intellectual knowledge serves its role of showing the path, many in the world follow their feelings and comforts - not new knowl...
Kevin Pollak chats with Paul Provenza and then Rick Overton, two very funny and distinguished guests.
Comedian, writer, and actor Rick Overton makes a return visit to pay tribute with Dom to the legendary Robin Williams. Want to see more Stand Up Comedy? Subscribe to the Laugh Factory's channel here: http://youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=thelaughfactory Tell us what you thought in the comments and don't forget to like and add this video to your favorites if you LOL'd! For exclusive ad free content and longer videos, try out Laugh Factory VIP for 99 cents a month: http://www.youtube.com/user/laughfactoryVIP http://twitter.com/thelaughfactory http://facebook.com/laughfactory http://instagram.com/laughfactoryhw# http://laughfactory.com LIVE SHOW TICKETS: http://www.laughfactory.com/clubs
Lighthearted Entertainment presents another episode of the hit 90's comedy talk show "Goodnight America" hosted by Mark DeCarlo. This week's episode features comedian Rick Overton with musical guest "The Cage".
Emmy Award Winning Comedian Rick Overton stops by to talk about his new series for Showtime, "I'm Dying Up Here." Listen to entire episode here: https://goo.gl/xxgnjP Tell us what you think in the comment section below. More David @ http://www.DavidFeldmanShow.com About the show: http://bit.ly/2rqp5un Tune in every Tuesday and Friday for brand new episodes of our show featuring a diverse mixture of comedians, actors, professors, comedy writers and journalists talking about your world. Check out our new a href="https://goo.gl/xxgnjP"You Tube channel./a More about David: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0271017/?ref_=nv_sr_1 David writes for Triumph The Insult Comic Dog's series on Hulu and Maya and Marty on NBC. David has also won three Prime Time Emmys for comedy writing, as wel...
Whitney Mixter and Rick Overton join Dave Rubin to discuss legalization of weed, the new iPhone 6, sex toys of the future and more. Topics include: Part 1: White House Contradicts Obama's Views on Weed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKVzcTNRt0E&list;=SPEbhOtC9klbAgPoM7AiyWeHbUa1mH4vg2 Part 2: 85 Richest People Own as Much as Bottom Half of Population http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooirc-AzBCM&list;=SPEbhOtC9klbAgPoM7AiyWeHbUa1mH4vg2 Part 3: Facebook May Lose 80% Of It's Users by 2017 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Ksj2XJxlA&list;=SPEbhOtC9klbAgPoM7AiyWeHbUa1mH4vg2 Part 4: Gay and Childless Couples are the Happiest http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERt4gwf_GiI&list;=SPEbhOtC9klbAgPoM7AiyWeHbUa1mH4vg2 Part 5: iPhone 6 Reportedly Launching this Summer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtqfJWOk...
Also Joe Domanick author of "Blue: The LAPD and the Battle to Redeem American Policing." Rick Overton is one of the most respected comedians in the history of standup. He currently stars in Patrick Stewart's new series "Blunt Talk." Joe Domanick is an award-winning investigative reporter reveals the troubled history of the LAPD in a gripping story filled with hard-boiled, real-life characters that bring to life the ravages of the criminal justice system. Vividly drawn and character-driven, Blue is simultaneously a drama of cops, crime and politics, and a primer on American police policy and reform. Using the LAPD as the book’s spine and through-line, Domanick illuminates urban policing at a crossroads during the tumultuous violence-plagued years of the early 1990s. Years when the...
Lisa Orkin discusses communication skills, methods, and frequencies with guests Chris Bonno and Rick Overton.
Second City This Week EP #054 "Overton Reaction" February 4, 2012 directed by Ron West & George Caleodis Special Guest: Rick Overton ("Chaos") 02 FEBRUARY by Matt Clisbee TO THE AIRPORT by Tom Krause SUPERBOWL PARTY by Beth Bloom EYE OF THE TIGER by Marion Dunham and Dario Konicia BLITZER by Chris Turner and Ed Tarboosh INTERVIEW by Janel Benisch and Haskell Spleen GPS by Jim Rowley MOON by Peter Aiello HEY, DUDE by Peter Aiello BLACK HISTORY by Charity L. Miller VALUES by Mike Hagesfeld ADS by Julian Clark, Matt Clisbee, and Andrew Payne MALPRACTICE by Tim McGeary DESCENDANT by Tim McGeary
Peter Joseph Online Archive Peter Joseph on Rick Overton's "Overview", May 2013