Born on March 23, 1965, to father Richard Grieco Sr. and mother Carolyn Grieco in Watertown, New York, United States of America, Richard Jon Grieco Jr. spent most of his childhood days growing up with his three siblings in Watertown. He has two sisters Elizabeth and Laura and one brother David. He is American by nationality and belongs to Italian as well as Irish descent. He did his schooling from General Brown Junior/ Senior High School situated in Dexter, New York. He then went on to complete his degree in Political Science from the Central Connecticut College. While in high school, he was a very good player of hockey, lacrosse and football. His love for football continued in college also, and he played as a middle linebacker and fullback on his college football team.
Along with being an athlete, Grieco’s interest in acting was ignited at a very young age. Initially, he started as a fashion model before pursuing his acting career. He has modelled for many big names like Armani, Chanel and Calvin Klein. He got his first break with the television show One Life to Live where he was cast for the role of Rick Gardner in the year 1985. He then went on to do 21 Jump Street where he portrayed the role of Detective Dennis Booker in the year 1988 and then in the year 1989; he worked in its spinoff Booker. He has done many television shows in his career which includes Rags to Riches as Billy Gallento in 1987, Who’s The Boss? as Mauritzio in 1988, Gargoyles as Anthony Dracon in 1994, The Marvel Action Hour: The Fantastic Four as Ghost Rider in 1995, The Incredible Hulk as Ghost Rider in 1996, Veronica Mars as Steve Botando in 2006 and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia as himself in 2016.
He made his movie debut in the year 1991 when he was cast for the role of Michael Corben in the movie If Looks Could Kill. In the same year, he was cast for the role of Bugsy Siegel in the movie Mobsters. He has done several movies in his career which includes Sin and Redemption as Jim McDaniels in 1994, The Demolitionist as Mad Dog Burne in 1995, The Apostate as Michael Killian in 1998, A Night at the Roxbury as himself in 1998, Final Payback as Joey Randall in 2000, Almighty Thor as Loki in 2011, AE Apocalypse Earth as Derek Stockton in 2013 and 22 Jump Street as Dennis Booker in 2014.
He also made his singing debut in the year 1994 and released his CD in the year 1995 titled Waiting for the Sky to Fall. He has never married until now, but he had many girlfriends. He has dated many girls which include model Christina Applegate, Lynette Walden, Adeline Blondieau, Katie Wagner, Terry Farrell. He also had a long relationship with Yasmine Bleeth and Stephanie Niznik. In March 2016, a rumour spread that the actor is dead, but it was later confirmed to be a complete hoax. According to his biography, his net worth is about $2.5 Million Dollars.He was again in limelight when his death rumours poured over the internet.
| Birth Date: | 23 Mar, 1965 |
| Age: | 55 yrs |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | New York City |
| residence: | Los Angeles |
| Education: | Central Connecticut State University |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American actor |
| Net Worth 2021: | 6 million |
