Richard was born in Panama City, Republic of Panama. He grew up on the East Coast and attended Georgia State University in Atlanta Georgia. He received a BFA in photography with a minor in creative writing. Although his focus was photography Richard was always obsessed with movies and filmmaking. His graduating thesis project was a feature film he directed called 'Point and Shoot'. After graduating he moved to Los Angeles to further his film ambitions. There he became a Cinematographer and Director. He has worked for various outlets over the years including Nat Geo, Rolling Stone, Variety, and Disney to name a few. Richard produced his second feature film 'Wannabe' which starred Adam Huss and was turned into a TV show with Marta Kauffman of 'Friends, Grace and Frankie' as Show Runner. 'Wannabe' was purchased and produced by Warner Brothers Television. He then created another television series 'Andy and Chaz' which was produced by Tony Jonas of 'Queer as Folk, Friends'. Most recently Richard has created a sequel to the first 'Wannabe'film, again starring Adam Huss. And even more recently he directed 'Strangers in the Night' with frequent collaborator Adam Huss and Adam Bucci. 'Strangers in the Night' is Richard's first foray into the 'Horror' genre. Richard sought to challenge his comedic directing background by doing what was for him a different kind of project. Since 'Stranger's' completion he has found himself falling in love with the 'Horror Comedy' genre and looks forward to further exploring the horror realm.