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Rick Alan Ross

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Rick Alan Ross
James Arthur Ray was an self-help teacher who achieved fame. But friends and family questioned his unorthodox methods, and tried to stop him. A story about the dark side of enlightenment. Hosted by journalist Matt Stroud.
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Rick Alan Ross was born on 24 November 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
BornNovember 24, 1952
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    • Known for

    Trapped in a Culture
    Trapped in a Culture
    • Self
      Yoga, Inc. (2007)
      Yoga, Inc.
      6.6
      • Self(as Rick Ross)
      • 2007
      Four Corners (1961)
      Four Corners
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Self - Legal expert witness
      Deadly Standoff (2021)
      Deadly Standoff
      TV Series
      • Self - Cult Specialist

      Credits

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      Self

      • Deadly Standoff
        • Self - Cult Specialist
        • Released
        • TV Series
        • 2021
      • Trapped in a Culture
        • Self
        • Post-production
      • Impact x Nightline (2022)
        Impact x Nightline
        6.2
        TV Series
        • Self - Author 'Cults Inside Out'
        • Self - Founder & Exec. Director: The Cult Education Institute
        • 2025
      • The Fantastic Story Society (2019)
        The Fantastic Story Society
        Podcast Series
        • Self
        • 2022
      • The Rise and Fall of LuLaRoe (2021)
        The Rise and Fall of LuLaRoe
        6.5
        • Self - Cult Expert (as Rick Ross)
        • 2021
      • Four Corners (1961)
        Four Corners
        7.6
        TV Series
        • Self - Legal expert witness
        • 2021
      • Deborah Roberts and David Muir in 20/20 (1978)
        20/20
        6.8
        TV Series
        • Self - Author, 'Cults Inside Out'
        • 2017–2021
      • Dateline NBC (1992)
        Dateline NBC
        7.4
        TV Series
        • Self
        • 2021
      • Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult (2020)
        Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult
        7.4
        TV Mini Series
        • Self
        • 2020
      • Die-Alogue: A True Crime Conversation (2019)
        Die-Alogue: A True Crime Conversation
        Podcast Series
        • Self - Cult Expert (voice)
        • 2020
      • Nancy Grace in Injustice with Nancy Grace (2019)
        Injustice with Nancy Grace
        5.9
        TV Series
        • Self (as Rick Ross)
        • 2020
      • The Vow (2020)
        The Vow
        7.2
        TV Series
        • Self
        • 2020
      • Guru: The Dark Side of Enlightenment (2020)
        Guru: The Dark Side of Enlightenment
        Podcast Series
        • Self - Guest (as Rick Ross)
        • 2020
      • Dogma: Cults, Conspiracies & Secret Societies Podcast (2014)
        Dogma: Cults, Conspiracies & Secret Societies Podcast
        Podcast Series
        • Self - Guest
        • 2019
      • House of Mystery (2013)
        House of Mystery
        Podcast Series
        • Self - Guest
        • 2019
      • Donnie Wahlberg in Very Scary People (2019)
        Very Scary People
        7.5
        TV Series
        • Self - Author, 'Cults Inside Out' (as Rick Ross)
        • 2019
      • Total Control - Im Bann der Seelenfänger (2018)
        Total Control - Im Bann der Seelenfänger
        TV Movie
        • Self
        • 2018

      Archive Footage

      • Jamie Simone Gomez in Holy Hell (2016)
        Holy Hell
        7.0
        • Self - Cult expert (archive footage, as Rick Ross)
        • 2016

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      Personal details

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      • Alternative name
        • Rick Ross
      • Born
        • November 24, 1952
        • Cleveland, Ohio, USA
      • Parents
          Paul Ross (Isodore Rosenberg)
      • Relatives
          Anna Michinoff(Grandparent)

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