- Gary Riley who played the ridiculously funny "Dave" in 1987's summer-fun-time movies, was born on April 28th, 1967 somewhere in Los Angeles county. He played "Charlie Hogan" in perhaps his most well known work "Stand By Me". He made notable appearances as a thief who steals money from Steve Martin's character's wallet in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles and as a naive metalhead customer whom Ken Kessler (portrayed by Judge Reinhold) cannot bear to rip off after discovering his girlfriend is pregnant in Ruthless People. In 1986 he auditioned for the roles of "Bill S. Preston Esquire" and Ted "Theodore" Logan in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure being one of the final picks along with Keanu Reeves.
- IMDb mini biography by: DrProfessor
- Behind the scenes, he and Dean Cameron didn't get along well playing best buddies Dave and Chainsaw in Summer School (1987).
- Best known for his role of Charlie Hogan in the film Stand by Me (1986) and Dave in Summer School (1987).
- Was rumored to have died in a car accident in New York City, but it was untrue. The fatality was someone with his same name.
- He had a daughter from a prior relationship who was born on September 10, 1992.
- Known for playing wacky sidekick roles.
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