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John Joseph Richardson born (October 16, 1963) an American film Actor Model and Cinematographer from Boston Massachusetts started his Acting and Modeling career while on Vacation in Waikiki Hawaii. While working as a House Photographer for the Don Ho Show at age 23 he was approached by a local agent that asked him to enter a Male Modeling Competition which he won first place on the Island of Oahu. He was interviewed by a journalist for Surfer Bay Magazine after winning the competition and the writer suggested he study Acting in LA California during the day and by night she could guarantee him a job a the World Famous Chippendales show in Los Angeles on Overland ave. where he eventually became a Host and waiter. After the untimely death of his brother Kevin he moved back to Boston for a few months and then headed to New York City where he was offered a Lead Dance Position at the New Location on the East Coast for Chippendales.

John became interested in the moving image after several years as a Still Photographer in New York City where he shot 35mm, 2 1/4 format film for actors and advertising. His passion was for grainy black and white editorial subjects. After purchasing a 16mm Bolex film camera and shooting short films and demo reels he realized filmmaking was something he loved. He then enrolled in 1993 at the Film department at the School of Visual Arts in New York where he received a Rhodes Scholarship for a screenplay that he wrote about the untimely passing of his brother Kevin. He honed his skill as a part time Non-linear Video editor and producer under the direction of Emmy Award winning Music Composer Roger Tallman at the Warehouse Recording Studio NYC. Here he produced and directed TV Campaigns and Music videos for : Shelcore toys, Buick and IBM spots and they became regular clients in the 90s. John then landed a major position with Meteor Productions as a Cinematographer and shared many Pro Max awards with the Director and Owner of the Company. The company landed a major contract with the World Wrestling Entertainment Company in  Stamford Connecticut where they teamed up with then Producer for TV Campaigns David Sahadi. Their many spots won several Promax awards over a five year span. David Sahadi for "WWE" hired John on a regular basis for his hand held camera work and "Cinema Verite" style of shooting. Sahadi and John worked on several National Campaigns featuring "The Rock" Dwayne Johnson, Run DMC the popular RAW is War campaign and Armeggedon, Wrestlemania and Shotgun Saturday all of which Sahadi wrote. John now makes his living in Miami shooting regional campaigns and producing a Health and Fitness show entitled Johnny Rich Health No Excuses which aired on Becon TV.