Richard Schiff Biography

Fast Facts

• Grew up in New York City
• Parents divorced when he was 12
• Entered City College of New York in 1973, but dropped out, not picking up his studies again until 1977
• Studied to be a theater director, deciding later to give acting a try
• Founded the Manhattan Repertory Theater in 1982 and served as its first artistic director
• Drove a cab to help pay the rent and raise money to stage plays
• Directed several off-Broadway plays, including Antigone with Angela Bassett in 1983
• Joined Tim Robbins' Actors Gang (a theater group) after moving to L
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• in the 1980s
• Wears his wedding ring on a chain around his neck