U OUGHT TO KNOW.Byline: - Valerie Kuklenski Name: Derek Richardson Derek Richardson (born January 18, 1976) is an American actor. Biography Richardson was born in Queensbury, New York.[1] He began his career with guest roles on Law & Order and Strangers With Candy. Age: 27 Profession: Actor Why U ought to know him: Richardson makes his big-screen debut as Harry Dunne in ``Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd.'' In this prequel pre·quel n. A literary, dramatic, or cinematic work whose narrative takes place before that of a preexisting work or a sequel. [pre- + (se)quel.] to the Jim Carrey/Jeff Daniels lowbrow gross-out hit of 1994, Richardson (as Daniels' character) and Eric Christian Olsen Eric Christian Olsen (born May 31, 1977) is an American actor. Biography Early life Olsen was born in Eugene, Oregon to Jeanne, a chaplain, and Paul Olsen, a professor. (as Carrey's) are struggling through high school. Where U've seen him before: Guest roles on TV's ``Felicity'' and ``Law & Order.'' Past tense past tense n. A verb tense used to express an action or a condition that occurred in or during the past. For example, in While she was sewing, he read aloud, was sewing and read are in the past tense. Noun 1. : Richardson tinkered in theater productions in high school and at Colorado College, where he graduated with a degree in art history. A native of Glens Falls Glens Falls, city (1990 pop. 15,023), Warren co., E central N.Y., in the foothills of the Adirondack Mts. and on the Hudson River; settled 1762, inc. as a city 1908. Major industries include lumber, paper, and electronics. A navy training center is there. , N.Y., he went the starving actor route in Manhattan for about four years, paying the bills with odd jobs between stage and TV roles. On avoiding starvation: ``What job did I not do? One time I sold shrimp at a grocery store. I remember it was in a mayonnaise concoction and nobody wanted to eat it. I ran into an old girlfriend and she saw what I was doing and she just walked the other way. She's thinking, 'How's the acting going?' And I go, 'I was just on ``Law & Order.'' ' ''Another day he was promoting a dot-com company by passing out dollar bills on a New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of sidewalk. ``And I gave one guy a dollar and he turns around and asks for another, and I say, 'Look, buddy, I just gave you a dollar,' and he says, 'Yeah, but a slice (of pizza) is $1.50.' '' How to look ``Dumb'': After several steps in the audition process for ``Dumb and Dumberer,'' Richardson had one last meeting with the casting director for which he decided to dress the part, including Harry's wildly unkempt hairdo. ``I just wore an oversize o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. Adj. 1. shirt that looked like my father's. I took a balloon and went in the bathroom at the casting agent's office, and I rubbed it up against my hair.'' He got the part that day. What kind of girls would go for Harry: ``None. I think moms. Maybe mothers because they feel bad for him.'' Where U can see him: ``Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd'' opens Friday citywide. He's not too optimistic about his part in the upcoming sequel ``Bring It On, Again.'' ``I have, like, one line in it, and it probably got cut out.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: DEREK RICHARDSON |
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