- Ravenell Keller III was born on October 10, 1963 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Being There (1979). He died on January 28, 1997 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- A scholarship (named The Ravenell (Ricky) Keller III Scholarship Award) was set up at the University of Virginia, affords talented African-American students the opportunity to participate in international exchange programs.
- Graduated with honors from the University of Virginia in 1985. Following graduation from UVA, Ricky enjoyed a rewarding internship at the Morgan Stanley investment firm in New York before beginning his graduate work at Harvard University. At Harvard, he was a member of the Harvard Community Volunteers Association and the Harvard Afro-American Student Union.
- He was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, the IMP Society of Leaders, University Guide Service and the Board of Trustees for the Class of 1985.
- Ricky participated in the First Years Seminars program and received the First Year Academic Achievement Award, the Afro-American Scholars Award, the Fraternity Leadership Achievement Award and the John Kenneth Crispell Memorial Award.
- His role as a knife-wielding street kid in the Hal Ashby cult classic, Being There, is very important. Although he's in only one scene at the beginning, his dialogue to Peter Sellers about giving "a message to Raphael" continues throughout the film.
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