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Richard "Rick" Overton (born August 10, 1954)〔 is an American screenwriter, actor and comedian. His writing credits include ''Dennis Miller Live'', and his acting credits include ''Willow'' and ''The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne''. ==Life and career== Overton was born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, the son of Nancy Overton (née Swain), a singer, and Hall Overton, a teacher and music arranger.〔(Rick Overton Biography (1954-) )〕〔Mikael J. ( "DCC4N's Rick Overton Interview" ), DC Comedy: 4 Now, May 12, 2009. Accessed June 18, 2009. "I Grew up in Forest Hills until 1966, at which point we moved to Englewood NJ because Dizzy Gillespie found us a house near him!"〕 He grew up in Englewood, New Jersey,〔Groves, Bob. (`STAR TREK' FANS BEAMING ), ''The Record (Bergen County)'', November 29, 1998. Accessed October 27, 2007.〕 where he attended Dwight Morrow High School.〔Hu, Winnie. ("Forced to Pick a Major in High School" ), ''The New York Times'', August 16, 2007. Accessed August 17, 2007. "The comedians David Feldman and Rick Overton, alumni of the high school, are scheduled to conduct a comedy writing workshop in October."〕 Overton made his first onscreen appearance in the 1982 film ''Young Doctors in Love'', followed by a small role in ''Airplane II: The Sequel'' later that year. In 1987, he wrote an episode of ''The New Adventures of Beans Baxter'' while also appearing in various films and television shows including ''Willow'', ''Amazing Stories'' and ''Million Dollar Mystery''. In 1992, he landed a role in the FOX Network sketch comedy show ''The Edge''. The show ended in 1993. Later that year, Overton appeared in two episodes of ''Seinfeld'' and landed a small role in ''Mrs. Doubtfire''. The following year, he won an Emmy for writing an episode of ''Dennis Miller Live''. In 2005, Overton appeared on ''Alias'' and ''Joan Of Arcadia''; in the latter he played God explaining to the title character the meaning of real wealth. He also portrayed both H.G. Wells and Orson Welles in a podcast episode of ''The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd'' that same year. In 2009, Overton appeared in the film ''A Fork in the Road'' alongside Jaime King. In 2012, Overton appeared in the music video "Star Power" by Pakistani rapper Adil Omar. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rick Overton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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