- Nicknames
- Ricky
- Dandy - The New York Yankees Mascot
- F. Richards Ford, IV was born and raised in Greenwich, CT. The acting bug bit him early when he played his first role as The Scarecrow in a second grade production of The Wizard of Oz (1939) at the Greenwich Country Day School. He was offered the part based on his pleasant singing voice and the fact that he didn't mine wearing the itchy burlap costume. He went on to attend Westminster School in Simsbury, CT (1973) but after one year, he realized "There's no place like home." so he returned to Greenwich to finish his high school education at The Brunswick School (1975). He studied acting at Ithaca College and London earning a BFA degree (1979). He moved to The Big Apple upon graduation to pursue a Broadway career where he studied acting at the famed Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute auditing classes conducted by Mr. Strasberg. After spending eight years pounding the city pavement without a Broadway credit, he was encouraged by his agent, Michael Thomas that it was time for him to move to Hollywood and break into the sitcom market. He migrated to the west coast in (1987) and thought he had landed his "big break" when he was hired as the star in The Tattoo Chase (1989) but the film fell flat never getting a theatrical release. After twelve years of kicking around Los Angeles taking odd jobs between acting assignments, he decided to move back to New York to reignite his passion for the New York stage and earn a MA degree in Media and Film from New York University (2001). He found himself in Charlottesville, VA soon after graduation having fallen hard for a girl he had met twenty years prior on a blind date while escorting her to a debutante ball at The Waldorf Astoria, Page Newcombe Fiery. They married in 2002. Working as a carpenter in Charlottesville almost ended his life in (2003) when he fell off a roof crashing onto a stone wall nearly snapping his neck. After he had recuperated from the accident and with the encouragement of friends and family, he applied and was accepted for a fellowship at the University of Delaware to study classical acting at The Professional Theatre Training Program earning his MFA degree in (2007). He has a home in Charlottesville, VA but his mind is never far from The Great White Way.- IMDb Mini Biography By: A. Nonymous
- SpousePage Newcombe Fiery(April 20, 2002 - present)
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- Bradford Dillman and Ford's father were classmates at The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, CT. They acted together in the school's Dramatic Club. Dillman said of his father's performance as Macbeth "Your pop was a brilliant actor and the ladies couldn't keep their eyes off him.".
- He worked with Laraine Newman on The Canned Film Festival (1986). The TV series intertwined the activities of the Ritz Theater, an old movie house in Elizabeth, New Jersey with the showing of B-grade horror movies. He was cast as one of the regular patrons who looked forward to Laraine's "Pick of the Week." The production was sponsored by Dr. Pepper and lasted 13 episodes.
- He landed the starring role in The Tattoo Chase (1989) after actor and friend Mark Neely had turned down the project in order to plan for his impending wedding. He referred Ford to director Jeff Gold who after reading him for the role and viewing The Canned Film Festival (1986) demo reel, felt confident that he could take the risk on Ford.
- He was an Elf at Macy's Santaland in New York City in 1983 and regrets giving his Elf Handbook to his agent as a Christmas present.
- He co-starred with Melissa Fitzgerald in a short film called The Date (1998) directed by actor Noah Emmerich. He also helped raise financing for the picture by asking supportive family members to invest in his career. The film was based on a one act play, Awkward Silence by Jay Reiss that Noah Emmerich had directed with Ford and Fitzgerald for a Hollywood showcase. It went on to appear at a number of film festivals.
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