Christopher Rich

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Christopher Rich

Christopher Rich Wilson (born September 16, 1953 in Dallas , Texas ) is an American actor who became known in German-speaking countries primarily for his role as Brock Hart in the US television series Reba .

Career

Christopher Rich, who often appears in the credits of films and series in which he has appeared under his nickname Chris Rich, attended high school in the Rio Grande Valley area of ​​southern Texas when he was young. There he was brought into acting by a teacher and after high school he attended the University of Texas , from which he only shortly after moved to Cornell University in Ithaca , NY , where he completed his studies with a master's degree in theater studies .

On Broadway in New York , he gained his first acting experience in the play The Bacchae , where he played the role of Dionysus . In addition, Rich was also seen in several regional theater productions and signed up for an audition with the producers of the television series Another World in 1981 , where he was ultimately able to convince and was accepted into the team. In the long-lived series he made four appearances from 1981, where he played the character Alexander "Sandy" Cory until 1985 and was also seen in 1999 in the 8891st and last episode of the series produced from 1964 to 1999.

Shortly afterwards he moved to Los Angeles on the west coast of the USA , where he made a number of appearances in series such as The Charmings , Murphy Brown and The George Carlin Show . Besides that, Chris Rich was also seen in other productions, where he often only appeared in one or two episodes. Rich made his first film appearance in 1983 in The First Time , where he only got a very small role. He got bigger roles in films such as New York Odyssey (1989; together with Amanda Plummer ), Flight through Hell (1990) or Daughters of Heaven (1993).

Christopher Rich also made short appearances in numerous television series. The best-known include Baywatch (1989; 1 episode), The Nanny (1995; 1 ​​episode), Nash Bridges (1996–1998; 3 episodes), Susan (1998; 2 episodes), Sabrina - Totally Verhext! (1999; 1 episode), Emergency Room - Die Notaufnahme (2000; 1 episode), Boston Legal (2005–2008; 6 episodes), Desperate Housewives (2009–2010; 2 episodes), CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators and Melissa & Joey , where he also made a brief appearance in an episode in 2009.

In the feature film The Best Player Far and Wide - His Highest Appearance , he met his colleague Reba McEntire for the first time in 1991 , with whom he appeared in the US hit series Reba as Reba's ex-husband Brock Hart and was there 116 appearances played one of the main roles. Only Reba McEntire and Joanna García , who mimes the daughter of Reba and Brock in the series, came to more performances with 125 appearances. In addition to his acting roles , he was also active as a director on six episodes of the Reba series .

Family / private

From 1982 to 1996, Christopher Rich was married to Nancy Frangione , also an actress. Together they have a daughter, Mariel Rich (* 1991/92). Soon after, he met his current wife, Eva Halina , with whom he currently lives in Los Angeles. Born in Poland , who emigrated to the United States in 1990, he has twin daughters Lily Hannah and Daisy Grace, who were born on April 30, 2004. Eva Halina, who took part in the Summer Olympics in Moscow in 1980 and had to end her career as a gymnast after a serious knee injury, was then a short time trapeze artist with Circus Julinek in Eastern Europe and then began a career as a model. In 1985 she was finally named Miss Poland . After she emigrated to the United States in 1990, she made a few short appearances on television from the mid-1990s.

His hobbies include collecting fine wines, golf, and collecting and reading books.

Filmography as an actor

Series appearances and film appearances (also short appearances)

Guest and short appearances in series

Web links

Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Rich, Christopher
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rich Wilson, Christopher (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH September 16, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Dallas , Texas