Richard John Colangelo Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Richard John Colangelo (April 14, 1957 – March 10, 2007), better known by the stage name of Richard Jeni, was an American stand-up comedian and actor.
Full Name
Richard John Colangelo
Net Worth
$1.9 Million
Date Of Birth
April 14, 1957
Died
2007-03-10
Place Of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Profession
Actor, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew
Nationality
United States of American
Nicknames
Richard Jeni, Jeni, Richard
Star Sign
Aries
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Imagine my surprise when it turned out the main thing that I was qualified for was to get another degree and teach Political Science to other people, who would, in turn, teach it to other people! This wasn't higher education, this was Amway with a football team! --On his college degree
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My mother never saw the irony of calling me a son of a bitch.
Jeni's girlfriend of three years, Amy Murphy, a television reporter and former WSVN-Fox 7 weather anchor, found him gravely shot in his West Hollywood apartment and called "911". He died later at Ceder-Sinai Hospital.
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Gave his final performance in February of 2007, at a corporate dinner gig at the Rio in Las Vegas.
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In 2004, Jeni was ranked #57 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest standups of all time; he served on the panel responsible for this ranking.
Following his death, his family later confirmed that Jeni committed suicide, and that Jeni had recently been diagnosed with "severe clinical depression coupled with bouts of insomnia and psychotic paranoia.
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First achieved national attention with his Showtime special "Richard Jeni:" Boy from New York City".
