Rich Hall Bio | Wiki
Rich Hall ( Full Name: Richard Travis Hall) is a popular American comedian, writer, documentary maker, and musician, who rose to fame as a sketch comedian in the 1980s. He wrote and presented for a range of American networks, in series including Fridays, Not Necessarily the News (popularising the “sniglet” neologism), as well as Saturday Night Live.
Following winning a Perrier Comedy Award in 2000, using the character of Tennesseean country musician Otis Lee Crenshaw, Rich became famous in the United Kingdom, regularly appearing on QI and similar panel shows. Rich has created and starred in many series for the BBC, such as comedies with Mike Wilmot and documentaries often concerning cinema of the United States. He has also maintained a successful stand-up comedy career, as both Crenshaw and himself.
Rich Hall Age
Rich was born on June 10, 1954, in Alexandria, Virginia, in the United States. He is 69 years old. Rich celebrates his birthday on June 10, every year.
Rich Hall Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Rich stands at a height of 6 ft 1 in (Approx. 1.85 m).
Rich Hall Family
He was born in Alexandria, Virginia, and grew up in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Rich is part Cherokee. Rich is the son of Doris Hall and holds American nationality. Currently, it is not known if Eich has siblings or not.
Rich Hall Wife
Rich is married to his wife Karen Hall a filmmaker and native of Liverpool, England. The two married in 2004. Rich and his wife Karen live in London with their two children.
Rich Hall Education
He studied and graduated from Western Carolina University.
Rich Hall Comedian
His first professional work was as a writer and performer on the original David Letterman Show (1980) and the sketch comedy TV series Fridays from 1980 to 1982. Following the end of Fridays, Rich co-wrote and starred in the satirical comedy series Not Necessarily the News from 1983 to 1990 where he coined the term “sniglet” to describe newly created words and collected and published many volumes of books of them.
Rich was also a regular on Saturday Night Live for the show’s tenth season (1984–1985), becoming the only Fridays cast member to be an SNL cast member (Larry David, while also a Fridays cast member who went on to serve for SNL, became hired as a writer and only appeared onscreen as an extra).
In 1986, Rich had his own Showtime channel special, Vanishing America, which was turned into a book with the same title. Rich hosted a talk show during The Comedy Channel’s 1990–91 season, titled Rich Hall’s Onion World.
In the United States, Rich has appeared many times on American talk shows like Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O’Brien. Rich was formerly a writer and on-air contributor on The David Letterman Show, Letterman’s morning show that aired on NBC in 1980. He made a special guest appearance as himself in the Cartoon Network talk show Space Ghost Coast to Coast. In 2011, Rich voiced an Idaho man in Sony Pictures Animation’s Arthur Christmas.
Rich Hall Movies
– Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
– One Crazy Summer (1986) – Wilbur
– Million Dollar Mystery (1987) – Slaughter Buzzard
– C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D. (1989) – Stan
– The Lives of the Saints (2006) – Club Performer
– Arthur Christmas (2011) – Idaho Man (voice)
ich Hall Net Worth
Rich gets his wealth from his work as a comedian, writer, documentary maker, and musician, who rose to fame as a sketch comedian in the 1980s. Therefore, Rich has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Rich’s estimated net worth is $5 million.
Is Rich Hall Married
Yes, Rich is married to his wife Karen Hall a filmmaker and native of Liverpool, England. The two married in 2004. Rich and his wife Karen live in London with their two children.
How Old Is Rich Hall
Rich is a 69-year-old who was born on June 10, 1954, in Alexandria, Virginia, in the United States.
Who Is Rich Hall
Rich is a comedian, writer, documentary maker, and musician, who rose to fame as a sketch comedian in the 1980s. He wrote and presented for a range of American networks, in series including Fridays, Not Necessarily the News (popularising the “sniglet” neologism), as well as Saturday Night Live.
Rich Hall Social Media Account
Instagram – officialrichhall