Richard Grieco

Richard John Grieco Junior. (born March 23, 1965) is an American actor, artist, and former fashion model. He played Detective Dennis Booker in the popular Fox series 21 Jump Street (1988–89) and its spin-off Booker (1989–90). He has also starred in various films, including If Looks Could Kill and Mobsters (both 1991). He has voiced characters in several video games and appeared as either himself or his 21 Jump Street character in several films and television shows. Since 2009, he worked as a painter, working in a style he calls abstract emotionalism.

Early life Richard Grieco was born in Watertown, New York, the son of Richard and Carolyn (née O'Reilly) Grieco. He is of Italian and Irish descent. He has a son, Tony Grieco, who is a fashion designer, artist, fashion editorialist, and journalist.

Career

Modeling, TV and film Grieco worked as a model for Armani, Calvin Klein and Chanel. His first television role was as Rick Gardner on One Life to Live from February to August 1987. In 1988, Grieco began appearing as Detective Dennis Booker on the shows 21 Jump Street and its spinoff Booker. Grieco's feature film debut was as Michael Corben in If Looks Could Kill (1991) and has appeared in numerous films since then. Later in 1991, he played the young Jewish bootlegger and mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel in the film Mobsters. He also appeared in the TV series Marker in 1995. He played himself in the 1998 film A Night at the Roxbury as well as in an episode of the FX comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Music Grieco began a singing career in 1994 with the Dunmire Band. He signed to a German label and released a CD, Waiting for the Sky to Fall, in 1995; he re-released the album in 2011, making it available on streaming services such as iTunes and Spotify. In 2004, he formed the band Wasteland Park with music manager Cheryl Bogart.

Art In 2009, several years after being encouraged to do so by Dennis Hopper, He calls his work "Abstract Emotionalism."

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1991 If Looks Could Kill Michael Corben Mobsters Benny "Bugsy" Siegel 1993 Born to Run Nicky Donatello Television film Tomcat: Dangerous Desires Tom Nick's Game Del Pizzo, Nick Television film 1994 Sin and Redemption Jim McDaniels Television film Bolt Bolt Video 1995 A Vow to Kill Eric Television film The Demolitionist 'Mad Dog' Burne Suspicious Agenda Tony Castagne It Was Him or Us Gene Shepard Television film 1996 Inhumanoid Adam Television film Heaven or Vegas Navy 1997 When Time Expires Travis Beck Television film Against the Law Rex The Journey: Absolution Sergeant Bradley Mutual Needs Brandon Collier 1998 Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights Sinbad A Night at the Roxbury Himself Captive Joe Goodis Television film Garden of Evil Dean Blackheart Ray 1999 Ultimate Deception Bobby Woodkin Television film 2000 The Apostate Michael Killan Point Doom Rick Hansen 2001 Vital Parts Ty Kinnick Sweet Revenge Frank Final Payback Joey Randall Manhattan Midnight Midnight Death, Deceit and Destiny Aboard the Orient Express Jack Chase Last Cry J.C. Gale Video 2002 Fish Don't Blink Pete 2003 Book of Days Mr. Finch Television film Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain Mark Webs Dean 2004 Phantom Force Mark Dupree Television film Dead Easy Simon Storm 2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang B-Movie Actor 2006 Forget About It Anthony Amato 2007 Raiders of the Damned Dr. Lewis 2011 Almighty Thor Loki Television film 2013 AE Apocalypse Earth Captain Sam Crowe Video 2014 22 Jump Street Dennis Booker After Midnight Dr. Sam Hubbard Viral Video FishyKiller Short 2015 Cats Dancing on Jupiter Derek Stockton A House Is Not a Home Rafkin Viral Video 2 FishyKiller Short 2016 The Chemist Stone 2017 Eliza Sherman's Revenge Himself Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill! Dale 2018 Loan Me a Dime Walter Stone Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece The Albanian Minutes to Midnight Sheriff Wyatt Dick Dickster Himself Impact Event Justice Outlaw 2019 Clinton Road Ghost Truck Driver Art of the Dead Douglas Winter I'm Offended Richard Television film 2020 Dream Round Sean McLaw Attack of the Unknown Vernon Stay Off the App Brooks 2021 Whack the Don Nick Jungle Run Nicholas Kiri Desert Moon Sheriff Del 2022 Night of the Tommyknockers Dirk

Television

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2011 Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Ghost Rider

Web Year Title Role Notes 2014 Viral Video Fishykiller Short film on Trisha Paytas' YouTube channel 2015 Viral Video 2 Fishykiller Short film on Trisha Paytas' YouTube channel