Richards graduated from Thousand Oaks High School. In 1968, he appeared as a contestant on The Dating Game, but was not chosen for the date. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1970. He trained as a medic and was stationed in West Germany where he was a member of a theatrical group called The Training Road Show.[12] He became interested in performing after taking a theatrical class in seventh grade.[13]

After being honorably discharged, Richards used the benefits of the G.I. Bill to enroll in the California Institute of the Arts and earned a Bachelor of Arts in drama from the Evergreen State College in 1975.[14] He also had a short-lived improv act with Ed Begley Jr. During this period, he enrolled at Los Angeles Valley College and continued to appear in student productions.

  • Jimmybander
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    335 months ago

    Then, he called that guy the N word on stage during his stand up routine. Stupid Kramer.

    • @proper
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      155 months ago

      Yeah, I just saw him on Rich Eisen and was thinking “it’s nice you’ve moved on from that night but that’s a major part of your legacy now, dude.”

      While i’m here i’ll add it’s always so funny to me watching Richards or Ed O’Neil talking like they’re some master thespians. Bro, you were the guy who fell down a lot on tv, calm down 😂

      • massive_bereavement
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        115 months ago

        And that was always a thorn for him. If you check the blooper reel, he’s always crossed while the others are having a grand time.

      • FenrirIII
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        35 months ago

        Don’t drag Ed into this.

    • @JusticeForPorygon
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      15 months ago

      Phone Rings

      “Jerry I messed up, I messed up bad Jerry!”