Richard J. Grund

Richard has been in the entertainment and media industry for over 35 years. Richard has been a member of SAG-AFTRA since 1978. He began his training at HB Studio studying under Stephen Strimpell in 1977, which continued for many more years while he was in NYC. He graduated from St. John's University in 1978 with a B.S. in Communication Arts and immediately began to work in theater, film and television in New York City. He was one of the founding members of The American Theater of Actors, which he helped build and administrate from 1978 to 1980 while also performing in various theatrical productions. From 1980 to 1990 he worked consistently in film, television and theater productions while continuing to hone is craft in acting technique and scene study classes. During that time, he was also a Production Security Specialist as well as doing Personal Security for numerous celebrities, producers and Production executives. He left New York, and his acting career behind, in 1990 to move to