Richard Vetere
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January 23, 1952 New York City, United States of America |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Playwright, screenwriter, television writer, poet, actor. |
Richard Vetere (born January 15, 1952 in New York City) is an American playwright, screenwriter, television writer, poet and actor.
Vetere grew up in Maspeth, Queens, a setting that appears in a number of his plays. He graduated from Columbia University with a master's degree in Comparative Literature and has written and published various books on poetry of which include Memories of Human Hands and A Dream of Angels.
Vetere's plays have been produced Off Broadway, regionally and internationally, such as The Engagement, Coupla Bimbos Sittin' Around Talkin, Gangster Apperal,Caravaiggo, Machiavelli, and One Shot, One Kill and all have been published by Dramatic Publishing. In 1983 his play Rockaway Boulevard was reviewed by Michiko Kakutani in The New York Times and she wrote,"Vetere demonstrates the ability to mix the poetic with the colloquial."
In 1983 Vetere's screenplay Vigilante was made into a feature film starring Robert Forster and Carol Lynley and was the 20th grossing film for that year.
In 1994 his play Hale the Hero! was aired on television by A&E General Motors Plays' Theater Series, starring Elisabeth Shue and Kevin Anderson with an introduction by Lauren Bacall
Vetere's Off Broadway production of The Marriage Fool was made into a CBS television movie starring Walter Matthau, Carol Burnett, John Stamos, and Teri Polo and it was the highest rated TV movie in 1998. Then released in Europe under the title of Love After Death in 2004. Veter's Off Broadway production of How To Go On A Date In Queens was made into a movie with a cast of comedic actors such as: Jason Alexander, Kimberly Willams, Ron Perlman, and Rob Estes.
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