Richard Blade
Biography
Richard Blade is a British-American radio and television host best known for playing new wave and 1980s pop on Los Angeles radio. Born in Bristol, England, he attended Oxford University and worked as a club DJ in Britain and Europe before moving to the United States in 1976. His radio career started in 1980 at stations in Long Beach, San Luis Obispo and Bakersfield, and two years later he joined KROQ-FM, where he remained until 2000. He created and hosted the KTLA weekly series VideoBeat and hosted America's Top 10. Since 2005 he has hosted 1st Wave on SiriusXM. His film credits include Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985), Spellcaster (1988) and Long Lost Son (2006), which he also wrote. In 2024 he received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star.
70years old
Turns 71 on May 23in 223 days
- Born England
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 21 years1985 to 2006
Every film, newest first
- 2006Long Lost SonIMDb rating 5.5
- 1988SpellcasterIMDb rating 4.8
- 1985Girls Just Want to Have FunIMDb rating 6.0
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About the name
Richard Blade chose a new professional name, taking it from the science fiction film Blade Runner, which was released in 1982.
Behind the camera
In 1984, Blade created VideoBeat for KTLA, and he also produced and hosted the weekly series, which ran for two years.
Behind the camera
Blade wrote the second-season finale of Seven Days, a UPN science fiction series, in 2000. The episode was called "The Cure".
Behind the camera
Blade wrote Long Lost Son and acted in it alongside Gabrielle Anwar and Craig Sheffer. Filming took place on location in the Caribbean, and the movie first aired on Lifetime in August 2006.
A change of course
Richard Thomas Sheppard, known professionally as Richard Blade, graduated from Oxford University in 1974. He had already been working in the United Kingdom and Europe as a club DJ under the name "The Young Dick Sheppard."
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Worked with
Richard Blade made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Ed Lauter's page
Helen Hunt's page
Craig Sheffer's page
Sarah Jessica Parker's page
Jonathan Silverman's page
Philip Granger's page
Alan MetterDirector, 1 film, 1985
All films by Alan Metter
Rafal ZielinskiDirector, 1 film, 1988
All films by Rafal Zielinski
All films by Brian Trenchard-Smith
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Official profiles and reference pages.