Adam Richard aka The Fabulous Adam Richard | |
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Born |
Carlton, Victoria, Australia |
1 January 1971
Education | Professional Writing and Editing at RMIT University |
Occupation | Comedian, actor, radio presenter, writer and media personality |
Adam Richard (born Adam Richard Dellamarta, 1 January 1971 in Carlton, Victoria) is an Australian comedian, actor, radio presenter, writer and media personality, best known co-writing and starring in Outland, an ABC1 comedy series about a group of LGBT sci-fi geeks. Richard was also a team captain on the 2014 revival of music quiz and live music performance show Spicks and Specks.
After a variety of part-time jobs including working as a State Bank teller, a fast-food seller and a cleaner, Richard had his first stand-up gig in 1996. During the late 1990s Richard was a regular on RMITV shows including The Loft Live with Rove McManus, Under Melbourne Tonight,What's Goin' On There? (1998) and Whose Shout (1999).
He had a regular gossip segment on Triple J radio in 2002–2003, where he was known as Mister Bitch. He has presented a similar segment on The Matt and Jo Show on Fox FM since 2003.
On television, he has made regular appearances on Rove Live, 9am with David & Kim and Spicks and Specks. He also appeared on The Glass House. In 2007, he was also a regular on the very short-lived show Celebrity Dog School with his dog, Snoops. He had a guest acting role in 2010 on Sleuth 101, and appeared in Celebrity Splash! in 2013.