Richard Jeni
Biography
Richard Jeni was born on April 14, 1957 in Brooklyn, New York, USA as Richard John Colangelo. He was an actor and writer, known for The Mask (1994), Richard Jeni: Crazy from the Heat (1991) and The Aristocrats (2005). He died on March 10, 2007 in West Hollywood, California, USA.
49years old at death
- Born Brooklyn
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Richard John Colangelo (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 11 years1994 to 2005
Every film, newest first
- 2005Richard Jeni: A Big Steaming Pile of MeIMDb rating 7.4
- 1997An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, BurnIMDb rating 3.5
- 1994The MaskIMDb rating 7.0
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A first
Richard Jeni made more appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno than any other stand-up comedian, after first appearing with Johnny Carson in 1988.
A change of course
Jeni worked in public relations after graduating, but five firms let him go within two years. He then tried an open-mic night in Brooklyn and decided to make standup comedy his career in 1982.
Beyond film
Jeni wrote the theme song "I'm A Platypus Man" for his 1995 UPN sitcom Platypus Man, in which he starred.
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Worked with
Richard Jeni 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
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