Richard Grieco- the update

I promised, and now here it is, a Richard Grieco update. You may recall that Ryan Gosling mentions Richard Grieco IN BLUE VALENTINE. (check here for a recap), well i thought it best to investigate what BOOKER is up to these days.

For those ignorant or born in the late 80's and early 90's, Grieco came into our lives playing Dennis Booker in 21 JUMP ST, the tv series that launched johnny Depp's career. After a year as a semi regular on Jump St, they gave him his own spin off called BOOKER. This led to about the only feature i can remember him in, IF LOOKS COULD KILL. Although it appears that he has worked fairly consistently throughout the years, there is nothing particularly memorable, however he did appear in 3 episodes of Veronica Mars, clearly a highlight on his resume!! His most recent outing being a stint on the American reality show 'Gone Country' where celebrities sing country music!!

And magnificently, Richard has his own endorsed website. Magic! http://www.thergweb.com/

Opening credits to BOOKER


And here he is singing one of his own songs!!!

BLUE VALENTINE

Ok, so I screened it for a second time, and loved it , maybe even a little bit more than the first. The first viewing, the film was so raw and in your face, the second allowed for a genuine appreciation of the performances and the realities of what is happening for these two people onscreen.

It also allowed for me to pick up on a couple of lines I had missed on the first time around. My fave being, (and this is truly for those fans of 80's and early 90's tv, -i'm looking at you Cool Rider)when Dean (Ryan) and Cindy(michelle) have just stopped at the liquor store while on their way to the fantasy hotel, and Cindy says to Dean, "you'll never guess who i ran into at the liquor store?" and Dean says "Richard Grieco'?. GOLD!!! I know that much of this film was improvised, and i am intrigued to know who came up with that line!!! I can feel a Richard Grieco post coming on......