York, Pennsylvania, United States

Richard W. Coleman II (aka: Rikk) was born in Neptune, NJ. July 14,1969 at only 4 lb. 3 Oz. just at little guy but from the beginning they new he would offer the world something special. Shortly after birth Rikk had meningitis which for a newborn or anyone could be deadly but with his strength and his mothers love Rikk overcame the biggest obstacle of his life. after months in the hospital Rikk got well and shortly after his mother moved back to York,pa. where she raised Rikk and his brother and two sisters. growing up in the parkway projects Rikk had dreams of being on TV.and in movies so by 1993 at the age of 24 Rikk and longtime friend Alonzo Marine hooked up looking to get Rikk his break into TV. knowing he need the experience in front of the camera Rikk and Alonzo volunteered at ycat 16 which Rikk learned his defendant talent for the camera, he hosted his first live on camera TV show (Rikk n Todd live) leaving the show was hard for Rikk be he knew he wanted to share his talent for doing comedy in front of the camera with the world. again Rikk and Alonzo teamed up to form their own production company(shooting star productions) in 1996.

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