Rick Overton

Rick Overton is exactly the sort of multi-hyphenate I find endlessly impressive. Born in Queens, he acts, writes, and does stand-up, and the Emmy he won for writing Dennis Miller Live tells me his comedy is built on real intelligence, not just timing. I love that he kept turning up in big crowd-pleasers like Willow and The Rocketeer while also shaping jokes from behind the scenes. Performers who can both deliver a laugh and architect one tend to last, and he has. Still working decades on, Overton embodies a durable, restless comic spirit, and that kind of staying power earns my genuine respect.

Name (English)

Rick Overton

Name (Japanese)

リック・オーヴァートン

Reading

りっく・おーゔぁーとん

Born

August 10, 1954 (age 72)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Horse

Origin

Forest Hills, New York, United States

Occupation

actor / screenwriter / television actor / film actor / comedian

High school

Dwight Morrow High School

Awards & achievements

• Emmy Award

• Official sitehttp://www.rickoverton.net
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick%20Overton
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2151597

Tags

• New York
• actor
• screenwriter
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-23

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.