Ken Richters
CT, US
Ken Richters is a highly diverse public performer
Ken Richters first began performing in the early 1970's as a singer and dancer with a number regional theaters throughout New England. Since that time, he has displayed a unique blending of talents rarely seen in a single performer. A familiar face to television audiences around the country, he has been seen in a number of weekly series and made-for-television movies, most notable the highly acclaimed NBC-TV production, Johnny, We Hardly Knew Johnny. His motion picture work includes the starring role in the award-winning independent short Jean, which was produced by Tom Fontana (NYPD Blue) and filmed on location at the Eugene O'Neill Center in Waterford, Connecticut. His performance as Mark Twain was first brought to national acclaim in 1981. Following an engagement in Washington, D.C., television newscasters from across the country had great fun covering Twain's salty comments to members of the United States Congress. Since that time, the production has been performed over 1000 times in all 50 states, Canada, and Europe. The millennium found Ken sharing the stage with another great American author, Tom Wolfe, as part of Harper's Magazine 150th Anniversary Gala celebration in New York City. Following that performance, PBS had him provide the voice of Twain for the network's controversial documentary series Culture Shock - Challenging Art. He has appeared as Mark Twain in print and television commercials for the World Trade Center, AT&T, and the Sun Life Financial Group, and was credited, by the executive director of the Commission on Presidential Debates, as one of the leading factors in choosing his hometown of Hartford, Connecticut to host one of that year's two U.S. Presidential debate. Ken's most recent one-hour television special, America's First Stand-Up Comedian! was produced before a live studio audience in Hartford, Connecticut and was seen on last year on CPTV and other PBS affiliates throughout the United States. Between television and motion picture engagements, Ken has performed extensively in the legitimate end of show business, performing in such live stage productions as Big River, They're Playing Our Song, Oklahoma, Promises Promises, Company and The Man Who Came To Dinner. Last season, Ken received rave reviews in the featured role of Frosh in Connecticut Opera's production of Die Fledermaus. Well known for his considerable vocal range, he has become a favorite in the field of commercial and industrial performing. He has been an on-camera television spokesman for more than fifty large U.S. and European corporations, including the International Paper, IBM, Lloyds of London, Sony, and Standard Oil. His television and radio commercial credits include Coca-Cola, Sears, Eggo Waffles, Kimberly Clark, AT&T, Federal Express, McDonalds, and United Artists Television, and Medipren. Ken is the featured narrator on more than fifty educational CD-ROMs for McGraw-Hill Publishing, and can be heard as the national commercial voice for A.J. Wright stores. In addition, Ken spends time each year working on a number of special projects; he has been the opening act for a number of show-business veterans including The Temptations, Laura Branigan, and the Smothers Brothers; co-starred with Academy Award nominated actress Nina Foch in her life's retrospective, An Evening with Nina Foch; and performed with Olympic Gold Medalist Oksana Baiul. As president of the International Production Company, he often works behind-the-scenes doing private coaching and consultation with corporate executives, politicians, and bestselling authors, to assist them in preparing for public appearances.
Ken Richters first began performing in the early 1970's as a singer and dancer with a number regional theaters throughout New England. Since that time, he has displayed a unique blending of talents rarely seen in a single performer. A familiar face to television audiences around the country, he has been seen in a number of weekly series and made-for-television movies, most notable the highly acclaimed NBC-TV production, Johnny, We Hardly Knew Johnny. His motion picture work includes the starring role in the award-winning independent short Jean, which was produced by Tom Fontana (NYPD Blue) and filmed on location at the Eugene O'Neill Center in Waterford, Connecticut. His performance as Mark Twain was first brought to national acclaim in 1981. Following an engagement in Washington, D.C., television newscasters from across the country had great fun covering Twain's salty comments to members of the United States Congress. Since that time, the production has been performed over 1000 times in all 50 states, Canada, and Europe. The millennium found Ken sharing the stage with another great American author, Tom Wolfe, as part of Harper's Magazine 150th Anniversary Gala celebration in New York City. Following that performance, PBS had him provide the voice of Twain for the network's controversial documentary series Culture Shock - Challenging Art. He has appeared as Mark Twain in print and television commercials for the World Trade Center, AT&T, and the Sun Life Financial Group, and was credited, by the executive director of the Commission on Presidential Debates, as one of the leading factors in choosing his hometown of Hartford, Connecticut to host one of that year's two U.S. Presidential debate. Ken's most recent one-hour television special, America's First Stand-Up Comedian! was produced before a live studio audience in Hartford, Connecticut and was seen on last year on CPTV and other PBS affiliates throughout the United States. Between television and motion picture engagements, Ken has performed extensively in the legitimate end of show business, performing in such live stage productions as Big River, They're Playing Our Song, Oklahoma, Promises Promises, Company and The Man Who Came To Dinner. Last season, Ken received rave reviews in the featured role of Frosh in Connecticut Opera's production of Die Fledermaus. Well known for his considerable vocal range, he has become a favorite in the field of commercial and industrial performing. He has been an on-camera television spokesman for more than fifty large U.S. and European corporations, including the International Paper, IBM, Lloyds of London, Sony, and Standard Oil. His television and radio commercial credits include Coca-Cola, Sears, Eggo Waffles, Kimberly Clark, AT&T, Federal Express, McDonalds, and United Artists Television, and Medipren. Ken is the featured narrator on more than fifty educational CD-ROMs for McGraw-Hill Publishing, and can be heard as the national commercial voice for A.J. Wright stores. In addition, Ken spends time each year working on a number of special projects; he has been the opening act for a number of show-business veterans including The Temptations, Laura Branigan, and the Smothers Brothers; co-starred with Academy Award nominated actress Nina Foch in her life's retrospective, An Evening with Nina Foch; and performed with Olympic Gold Medalist Oksana Baiul. As president of the International Production Company, he often works behind-the-scenes doing private coaching and consultation with corporate executives, politicians, and bestselling authors, to assist them in preparing for public appearances.
2010