Rick Overton

Biography

Raised in New Jersey and New York, Overton comes from a musical family. His father, Hal Overton, was Thelonious Monk's big band arranger as well as a music teacher at the Juilliard Institute. His mother, Nancy Overton aka Anne Swain Overton, sang in personal appearances as a member of The Chordettes, the girl group most famous for their singles "Lollipop" and "Mr. Sandman". Rick has dabbled in the music industry himself as he plays the harmonica occasionally with local blues bands. Rick began his stand-up career while in high school as one half of the comedy team "Overton & Sullivan" but eventually went solo as he broke in at the New York Improvisation in the early 1970s. IMDb Mini Biography By: Maggie Houtz

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NCIS

as Elmer Barlow

Bones

as Minister

Lost

as Matthew Reed

The Office

as Mr. Beesly

Seinfeld

as The Drake

Grimm

as Felix

Charmed

as Triad Member

JAG

as William Markey

Married... with Children

as Dr. Fisher

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Angry Gentile

ER

as Mr. McNamara

Mom

as Burt

Mad About You

as Shepherd

The Middle

as Obadiah

True Blood

as Stewart Shelby

According to Jim

as Rick

Last Man Standing

as Ted Dryer

Veep

as Congressman Spencer

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

as Victor

Six Feet Under

as Thomas Sheedy