Raymond Forchion

Raymond Forchion is an American actor, writer, producer, and director who has appeared on film, television and stage. Aside from several pilots and TV movies, he has appeared on television series such as Burn Notice, Numb3rs, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Femme Fatales, Southland, Will & Grace, The Golden Girls, Wiseguy and In the Heat of the Night. He has had recurring roles on General Hospital and Miami Vice. His film credits include Flight of the Navigator (1986), Masterblaster (1987) and Point Break (1991).

Forchion has appeared in nearly 100 commercials. He also played O.J. Simpson in CBS miniseries, American Tragedy and co-starred in HBO's Emmy-winning movie about the 2000 election, Recount, with Kevin Spacey, Tom Wilkinson, Ed Begley Jr., and Laura Dern.

In 2007, Forchion produced Confessions of a Thug, a hip-hop musical film starring Daron Fordham, in which an educated street hustler re-examines his life. It won Best Direction from the San Diego Black Film Festival and was an official selection of the Urbanworld/Vibe Film Festival in New York. In 1992, he was a producer of Last Breeze of Summer, which was made at the American Film Institute and garnered an Oscar nomination for Best Live Action Short. The Horrible Dr. Bones, from Forchion's original screenplay, is available in stores now from Full Moon Releasing.

Forchion is a recipient of the 1999 Team Player Award from the Black Hollywood Education Resource Center, a lifetime achievement for service to the film industry.

Personal life Forchion was born in Mount Holly Township, New Jersey, and raised in Moorestown Township, New Jersey. Later, he moved to Miami, Florida, and currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

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