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Richard was born on July 30, 1958 in Montclair, New Jersey. Burgi was surrounded at a young age by the performing arts with his parents involved in community theater and his brother with music. Traveling throughout America and Europe landed him in Manhattan, where commercials and cameos led to several roles in daytime dramas, including Chad Rollo on "Another World," Glenn Harrington on "As the World Turns" and Randy Stone on "One Life to Live."
Burgi moved to Los Angeles and quickly earned a villain role on the adventure drama "Viper," also created by Bilson and DeMeo. That led to "One West Waikiki," a crime drama in which he played a Honolulu homicide detective working beside medical examiner Cheryl Ladd. "It was a great job with great people," Burgi says of the midseason series, which CBS cancelled quickly. "We did solid numbers, including 14th in the week for the first episode, but the network changed the guard, as it seems to do a lot, and that was that."
Shortly after Burgi returned to the mainland, Bilson and DeMeo called about "The Sentinel." Now, with Lori, his wife of two years, and 4-month-old son Jack, who was born January 1997, Burgi is savoring what he admits is "a great job and a great time. Sure, I have problems with material and execution sometimes, but for the most part, this is a good show that's getting better. Hey, I'm gonna ride this pony until it drops, or at least until it isn't fun anymore."
He has Blue Eyes and 3 siblings. He enjoys surfing and working out in his spare time.
