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Richard Skipper (born 1961 in Conway, SC) is an entertainer, public relations representative, blogger, interviewer and emcee, arts advocate / event host. lives in the New York City area town of Sparkill, NY with his husband, Daniel Sherman.

Blogger: RICHARD SKIPPER CELEBRATES – launched in 2009 honors performing artists and their body of work.

Writer Cabaret Scene's Man About Cabaret]. Call On Dolly]' - Celebrating the legacy of Jerry Herman's Hello Dolly!

Public Relations: RICHARD SKIPPER CELEBRATES Public Relations promotes concert and cabaret artists, book, CD and film releases.

Host, Emcee, Interviewer: Dancers Over 40 Legacy Awards, NYC Cinderella DVD interview and signing with Leslie Ann Warren, Barnes & Noble Julie Budd's 'Remembering Mr. Sinatra' CD Release, Barnes & Noble 'Atta Girl' Peggy Pope Book interview and signing, Barnes & Noble 'The Life And Times of Mickey Rooney' Book interviews and signing, Barnes & Noble 'Just Lucky I Guess' Carol Channing Book interview and signing, Barnes & Noble. On stage interviews have included Marge Champion, Eileen Fulton, Lee Roy Reams.

FILM: Carol Channing - Larger Than Life,

Radio: Talk Of The Town with Lisa Dascoli

Carol Channing Tribute Show: Trump Taj Mahal & The Hilton Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, NJ Caesar’s Casino, Windsor, Ontario

Special Appearances as Carol Channing: Carnegie Hall, with the New York Gay Men’s Chorus Late Night with Conan O’Brien, NBC Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA with Carol Channing

Awards: MAC Award ; ‘Best Impersonation/Characterization’(2) MAC Award; ‘Best Host-Variety Show/Series or Opening’(2) Back Stage Bistro Award ‘Outstanding Achievement in Impersonation’ IGCITA Cloney Award (International Guild of Celebrity Impersonators and Tribute Artists) for ‘Outstanding Tribute to A Legend’ (Las Vegas) Mikey Awards for ‘Best Act on Fire Island’ NY Beaux Arts Society's Leonardo Da Vinci Award ; ‘Carol Channing's Broadway!’ IRNE (Independent New England Reviewers) nominee ‘Outstanding Male Singer’ Cabaret Scenes Magazine; ‘Top of the Century Premiere Cabaret Acts’ Cabaret Hotline; ‘Top Ten Cabaret Performers’

Richard currently serves on the board of the American Popular Song Society and is a former vice president of the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs.