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Played Elvis Presley on The Golden Girls alongside fellow Elvis impersonator Quentin Tarrantino.

Name pronounced Ree-shárd.

Sings in many languages.

Did comedy skits with Country Stars Johnny Cash and Brenda Lee as the Guitar-playing part of puppet character Truck Shackley on Barbara Mandrell's show.

Worked inside a giant Brontosaurus built by Jim Henson's Creature Shop in the Steven Spielberg-produced The Flintstones film.

Played his first professional musician gig at age 13, in a band backing up strippers in a roadhouse outside of Rome, GA.

Played Flamenco Guitar in the miniseries Sinatra in a scene set in Ava Gardner's Spanish villa.

Parents and grandparents from Paris, France; Avellino, Italy; Chisinau, Moldova and Iasi, Romania.

Performed a Bouzouki solo on Ravel's Bolero with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra as part of Blue Man Group's show.