- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRichard John Colangelo
- Height5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
- Richard Jeni was born on April 14, 1957 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Mask (1994), Richard Jeni: Platypus Man (1993) and Richard Jeni: Crazy from the Heat (1991). He died on March 10, 2007 in Beverly Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- RelativesMary(Sibling)Joseph(Sibling)
- Wrote jokes for Jimmie 'JJ' Walker in the 1970's.
- Following his death, his family later confirmed that Jeni committed suicide, and that Jeni had recently been diagnosed with "severe clinical depression coupled with bouts of insomnia and psychotic paranoia".
- In 2004, Jeni was ranked #57 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest standups of all time; he served on the panel responsible for this ranking.
- Gave his final performance in February of 2007, at a corporate dinner gig at the Rio in Las Vegas.
- First achieved national attention with his Showtime special "Richard Jeni:" Boy from New York City".
- My mother never saw the irony of calling me a son of a bitch.
- Imagine my surprise when it turned out the main thing that I was qualified for was to get another degree and teach Political Science to other people, who would, in turn, teach it to other people! This wasn't higher education, this was Amway with a football team! --On his college degree
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