User:Richard James Percy

Richard James Percy was born in North Yorkshire on 17 September, 1945. From the age of 18 he became interested in the theatre and worked backstage under the directions of Dennis York who was the stage manager with the Black and White Minstrels. Dennis was also a producer/writer of pantos and reviews and it is he who taught Richard the art of stagecraft. Richard then became professional taking part in Musicals in the north where he was a dancer moving to character parts as he got older. Richard also produced and choreographed small intimate reviews and in many cases for local church charities. He has also written five books on local history of the Scarborough area. In recent years he moved to London where he now lives and takes part in movie shorts usually in the Czech Republic.