Richard Gabai

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

February 14, 1964 (62 yrs)

place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

also known as

Ricardo Luigi Gabaiello · Richard Louis Gabai

total credits

50 movies

Biography

Richard is a veteran of Film and Television with an incredibly diverse body of work.

His career began with a series of cult, genre, and family film films including the Quentin Tarantino favorite "Vice Girls," the Genesis Award winning, "The Bike Squad," and the groundbreaking "Call of the Wild 3D."

"InSight" was theatrically released to critical acclaim Yahoo Movies calling it "Well Directed and Acted From Start to Finish." The feature starring Natalie Zea, Sean Patrick Flanery, and Christopher Lloyd was later picked up by A&E Networks for it's World Television Premiere.

Subsequently, Richard Directed and Produced seven consecutive feature films that were picked up by A&E: "Imaginary Friend" starring Ethan Embry, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Schul, and Paul Sorvino, "In The Dark," starring Elisabeth Rohm, Sam Page, and Shannon Elizabeth, "The Good Mother," starring Helen Slater, Jean Louisa Kelly, Patrick Fabian and Beverly D' Angelo, "Non-Stop," starring Lacey Chabert, Drew Seeley, Will Kemp, and Veronica Cartwright, and "The Wrong Woman" (The Highest Rated Acquisition of All Time) starring Danica McKellar, Jonathan Bennett, Dina Meyer and Jim O'Heir, "Expecting Amish" which premiered as the Highest Rated Cable Program starring A J Michalka, Alyson Stoner, Jean Luc Bilodeau, and Jesse McCartney, and "Mommy I Didn't Do It," starring Danica McKellar, Jonathan Bennett and Jen Lilley.

Richard's western, Justice, starring Nathan Parsons, Stephen Lang, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Jackson Rathbone, and Ellen Holman was picked up by Universal for theatrical and then digital release.

He also recently directed two films for The Hallmark Channel, "A Gingerbread Romance," starring Tia Mowry and Duane Henry, and "A Feeling of Home" starring Nathan Parsons, Jonna Walsh and Robbie Benson.

Richard was just nominated (2020) for an Emmy as a Producer on the popular Amazon Series "The Bay."

Additionally, Richard was a producer on both Steve Boyum's Fox feature "Supercross" and the 2010 Toronto Discovery Award Winner "Beautiful Boy" which starred Michael Sheen and Maria Bello.

A graduate of USC, Richard lives in Los Angeles with his wife and three children.

- IMDb mini biography by: The Gersh Agency

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Known For

Filmography

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Dinosaur Island
4.3

Dinosaur Island

1994as John Skeemer
Treasure Hunt
4.2

Treasure Hunt

2003as Dan
Nightmare Sisters
5.5

Nightmare Sisters

1988as Kevin
Night of the Living Dead

Night of the Living Dead

2026as Harry
Final Voyage
4.4

Final Voyage

1999as Daniels (uncredited)
Assault on VA-33
5.5

Assault on VA-33

2021as Erik
Two Sinners and a Mule
6.4

Two Sinners and a Mule

2023as Skyler Weston
Demon Wind
4.9

Demon Wind

1990as Willy
Spider's Web
4.6

Spider's Web

2002as Account Manager
Glass Trap
3.8

Glass Trap

2005as Jake Lewis
The Curse of the Komodo
4.1

The Curse of the Komodo

2004as Jeffries
Bikini Drive-In
5.0

Bikini Drive-In

1995as Brian Winston
Raptor
4.0

Raptor

2001as Lewis
Submerged
3.7

Submerged

2000as Eddie
Sexual Roulette
3.8

Sexual Roulette

1997as Chick
Stranded
4.4

Stranded

2002as Peter
Motocross Kids
6.0

Motocross Kids

2004as Bud Cobra
The Wasp Woman
4.0

The Wasp Woman

1995as Nick
Cyberzone
4.6

Cyberzone

1995as Plant Worker
Popstar
4.1

Popstar

2005as Jerry Kaminski
After Midnight
5.7

After Midnight

1989as Dave (segment "Allison's Story")
Maximum Security
4.6

Maximum Security

1997as Caldwell
Fugitive Mind
6.2

Fugitive Mind

1999as Tony
The Capitol Conspiracy
4.7

The Capitol Conspiracy

1998as Vernon
Hard Bounty
4.5

Hard Bounty

1995as Bradly Hope
Inner Sanctum II
3.4

Inner Sanctum II

1994as Paramedic
Solar Flare
3.7

Solar Flare

2008as Dispatcher Tommy
Virtual Girl 2: Virtual Vegas
2.8

Virtual Girl 2: Virtual Vegas

2001as Pickford
Trance
4.5

Trance

2002as Reporter
Final Examination
3.3

Final Examination

2003as Ferguson
Rapid Assault
5.0

Rapid Assault

1997as C.O. John Carter
Tomorrow by Midnight
4.3

Tomorrow by Midnight

2001as Cop 1
The Pandora Project
4.1

The Pandora Project

1998as Ensign Newbie
Assault of the Party Nerds II
2.8

Assault of the Party Nerds II

1995as Ritchie
Cityscrapes: Los Angeles
5.0

Cityscrapes: Los Angeles

1996as Guy In Line
Vice Girls
3.7

Vice Girls

1996as Quentin / Hilowitz
Sideshow
4.9

Sideshow

2000as Agent
Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era
6.7

Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era

2011as Himself
Hot Under the Collar
3.9

Hot Under the Collar

1992as Jerry / T.V. Evangelist
Mom, Can I Keep Her?
5.0

Mom, Can I Keep Her?

1998as Animal Control Officer
Little Miss Magic
5.0

Little Miss Magic

1997as Jack
Virtual Girl
4.1

Virtual Girl

1998as Fred Renfield
Virgin High
3.9

Virgin High

1991as Jerry
Piranha Women
5.8

Piranha Women

2022as Detective Shayne
Letters at Christmas
3.8

Letters at Christmas

2024
Dear Santa
4.2

Dear Santa

1998as Kirk
Assault of the Party Nerds
3.6

Assault of the Party Nerds

1989as Ritchie
The Cowboy Killer

The Cowboy Killer

2025as Bailey
They Want Dick Dickster
6.0

They Want Dick Dickster

2018as Baxter Stabberman
The 3 Killer Pigs

The 3 Killer Pigs