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Throughout his career, Rick has been a prominent film and television executive, as well as an award-winning director, writer, and producer.
He recently completed "The Other," which he directed, wrote, and produced through his new production company, MiNDS i CiNEMA, founded with partner Ken Clark. This youthful demonic love story features Cary Elwes, Drea de Matteo, Jill Hennessy, Alex Rocco, and newcomers Dominic Sherwood and Charlbi Dean.
Earlier, Fox released "The 5th Quarter," a feature film Rick wrote, directed, and produced. Starring Aidan Quinn, Andie McDowell, and Ryan Merriman, the film tells the true and inspiring story of Jon Abbate, who led the Wake Forest Demon Deacons to the ACC Championship after dedicating the 2006 college football season to his fifteen-year-old brother Luke’s memory. The film earned more than a dozen festival awards and received endorsement from The Dove Foundation.
Before "The 5th Quarter," Rick directed, co-wrote, and produced "Crazy," a feature inspired by the legendary and controversial guitarist Hank Garland. The film stars Waylon Payne and Ali Larter and won seventeen major festival awards, including eleven Best Picture honors.
Rick also directed, co-wrote, and produced the independent psychological thriller "Rehab," starring Josh Stewart, Gale Harold, Michele Hicks, and Chris Mulkey.
In addition, he produced or executive produced several feature films such as "Aurora Borealis," starring Josh Jackson, Juliette Lewis, and Donald Sutherland; "Flatliners," directed by Joel Schumacher and featuring Julia Roberts, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin, and Oliver Platt; "Made in America," starring Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Danson; "Radio Flyer," directed by Dick Donner and starring Elijah Wood, Lorraine Bracco, and John Heard; "Hard Promises," with William Peterson and Sissy Spacek; and "The Illusion," starring Michael Goorjian and Kirk Douglas.
Rick has also overseen the production of over 30 television and cable movies, including "Caught In The Act" starring Lauren Holly; "Mandela" with Danny Glover and Alfre Woodard; "Last Innocent Man," directed by Roger Spottiswood and starring Ed Harris; "Clinton and Nadine," featuring Andy Garcia and Ellen Barkin; "Long Gone," starring William Peterson and Virginia Madsen; "Baja Oklahoma," produced by Ray Stark and featuring Julia Roberts, Lesley Ann Warren, and Peter Coyote; "Apology," starring Peter Weller and Lesley Anne Warren; "The Man Who Broke 1000 Chains," starring Val Kilmer; "Act of Vengeance," with Charles Bronson; "12:01," starring Jonathan Silverman and Helen Slater; "Lifepod," featuring Ron Silver and Robert Loggia; John Landis's remake of "The Munsters"; and "Hostage for a Day," John Candy’s first and only directed film.
Rick has owned and operated his own independent companies and served as CEO of several prominent entertainment firms, including Stonebridge Entertainment, which he co-founded with Michael Douglas, HBO Pictures, Fox West Pictures, and Harmony Pictures.
He began his career at the New York offices of Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., after earning a J.D. from Vermont Law School and an undergraduate degree from Hofstra University, where he received the George M. Estabrook Alumni Distinguished Service Award. He has also served as a consultant to the international board of Population Services International, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit, and their global YouthAIDS program.
Currently, Rick is a member of the Board of Directors of Extended Families, Los Angeles’ leading nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of children and families involved in the foster care system.
Rick and his family live in Southern California.
