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Richard Gabai

Known for acting · Born 14 February 1964 · 62 · New York City, New York, USA

94 credits

Richard is a veteran of Film and Television with an incredibly diverse body of work. His career began with a series of cult, genre, and family film films including the Quentin Tarantino favorite "Vice Girls," the Genesis Award winning, "The Bike Squad," and the groundbreaking "Call of the Wild 3D." "InSight" was theatrically released to critical acclaim Yahoo Movies calling it "Well Directed and Acted From Start to Finish." The feature starring Natalie Zea, Sean Patrick Flanery, and Christopher Lloyd was later picked up by A&E Networks for it's World Television Premiere. Subsequently, Richard Directed and Produced seven consecutive feature films that were picked up by A&E: "Imaginary Friend" starring Ethan Embry, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Schul, and Paul Sorvino, "In The Dark," starring Elisabeth Rohm, Sam Page, and Shannon Elizabeth, "The Good Mother," starring Helen Slater, Jean Louisa Kelly, Patrick Fabian and Beverly D' Angelo, "Non-Stop," starring Lacey Chabert, Drew Seeley, Will Kemp, and Veronica Cartwright, and "The Wrong Woman" (The Highest Rated Acquisition of All Time) starring Danica McKellar, Jonathan Bennett, Dina Meyer and Jim O'Heir, "Expecting Amish" which premiered as the Highest Rated Cable Program starring A J Michalka, Alyson Stoner, Jean Luc Bilodeau, and Jesse McCartney, and "Mommy I Didn't Do It," starring Danica McKellar, Jonathan Bennett and Jen Lilley. Richard's western, Justice, starring Nathan Parsons, Stephen Lang, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Jackson Rathbone, and Ellen Holman was picked up by Universal for theatrical and then digital release. He also recently directed two films for The Hallmark Channel, "A Gingerbread Romance," starring Tia Mowry and Duane Henry, and "A Feeling of Home" starring Nathan Parsons, Jonna Walsh and Robbie Benson. Richard was just nominated (2020) for an Emmy as a Producer on the popular Amazon Series "The Bay." Additionally, Richard was a producer on both Steve Boyum's Fox feature "Supercross" and the 2010 Toronto Discovery Award Winner "Beautiful Boy" which starred Michael Sheen and Maria Bello. A graduate of USC, Richard lives in Los Angeles with his wife and three children. - IMDb mini biography by: The Gersh Agency

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Known for

Call of the Wild

2009

Justice

2017

Imaginary Friend

2012

Dinosaur Island

1994

Popstar

2005

Non-Stop

2013

Expecting Amish

2014

A Gingerbread Romance

2018

A Feeling of Home

2019

InSight

2011

Mommy I Didn't Do It

2017

The Wrong Woman

2013

Acting (56)

2026Night of the Living DeadHarryFilm
2026The Cowboy KillerBaileyFilm
2026The 3 Killer PigsFilm
2024Letters at ChristmasFilm
2023Two Sinners and a MuleSkyler WestonFilm
2022Piranha WomenDetective ShayneFilm
2021Assault on VA-33ErikFilm
2018They Want Dick DicksterBaxter StabbermanFilm
2014Serenity FarmJackFilm
2012Air Racers 3DFilm
2011Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen EraHimselfFilm
2008Solar FlareDispatcher TommyFilm
2005PopstarJerry KaminskiFilm
2005Glass TrapJake LewisFilm
2004The Curse of the KomodoJeffriesFilm
2004Motocross KidsBud CobraFilm
2003Final ExaminationFergusonFilm
2003Treasure HuntDanFilm
2002Spider's WebAccount ManagerFilm
2002StrandedPeterFilm
2002TranceReporterFilm
2001RaptorLewisFilm
2001Virtual Girl 2: Virtual VegasPickfordFilm
2001Tomorrow by MidnightCop 1Film
2000SubmergedEddieFilm
2000SideshowAgentFilm
1999Final VoyageDaniels (uncredited)Film
1999Fugitive MindTonyFilm
1998The Capitol ConspiracyVernonFilm
1998Virtual GirlFred RenfieldFilm
1998Dear SantaKirkFilm
1998The Pandora ProjectEnsign NewbieFilm
1998Mom, Can I Keep Her?Animal Control OfficerFilm
1998MalaikaGreg LamadaFilm
1997Sexual RouletteChickFilm
1997Maximum SecurityCaldwellFilm
1997Little Miss MagicJackFilm
1997Rapid AssaultC.O. John CarterFilm
1996Vice GirlsQuentin / HilowitzFilm
1996Cityscrapes: Los AngelesGuy In LineFilm
1995Bikini Drive-InBrian WinstonFilm
1995CyberzonePlant WorkerFilm
1995The Wasp WomanNickFilm
1995Hard BountyBradly HopeFilm
1995Assault of the Party Nerds IIRitchieFilm
1994Dinosaur IslandJohn SkeemerFilm
1994Inner Sanctum IIParamedicFilm
1992Hot Under the CollarJerry / T.V. EvangelistFilm
1991Virgin HighJerryFilm
1990Demon WindWillyFilm
1989After MidnightDave (segment "Allison's Story")Film
1989Assault of the Party NerdsRitchie SpencerFilm
1989Blood NastyDannyFilm
1988Nightmare SistersKevinFilm
1987Night VisitorsRobbie WhitmoreFilm
—Jack-O 2: Blood Moon RisingRichard KellyFilm

Directing (25)

2019A Feeling of HomeDirectorFilm
2018A Gingerbread RomanceDirectorFilm
2017JusticeDirectorFilm
2017Mommy I Didn't Do ItDirector, ProducerFilm
2014Expecting AmishDirector, ProducerFilm
2013Non-StopDirector, ProducerFilm
2013The Wrong WomanDirector, ProducerFilm
2013The Good MotherDirector, ProducerFilm
2013In the DarkDirector, ProducerFilm
2012Imaginary FriendDirector, ProducerFilm
2011InSightDirectorFilm
2009Call of the WildDirector, ProducerFilm
2006Miracle Dogs TooDirectorFilm
2005PopstarDirectorFilm
2005American Black BeautyDirectorFilm
2004Motocross KidsDirectorFilm
2002The Bike SquadDirectorFilm
1999Kickboxing AcademyDirector, WriterFilm
1998Virtual GirlDirector, WriterFilm
1996Vice GirlsDirectorFilm
1995Assault of the Party Nerds IIDirector, Producer, WriterFilm
1992Hot Under the CollarDirector, Screenplay, ProducerFilm
1991Virgin HighDirector, ProducerFilm
1989Assault of the Party NerdsDirector, Producer, Writer, Original Music ComposerFilm
1989Blood NastyDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm

Production (12)

2019Amish AbductionExecutive ProducerFilm
2019Staged KillerExecutive ProducerFilm
2017Deadly SororityExecutive ProducerFilm
2015Watch Your BackExecutive ProducerFilm
2013Die schlechtesten Filme aller ZeitenCo-ProducerSeries
2011Beautiful BoyExecutive ProducerFilm
2011Super SharkCo-ProducerFilm
2006The Legend of William TellProducerFilm
2005SupercrossProducerFilm
2002Drive ByProducerFilm
2001Virtual Girl 2: Virtual VegasProducer, DirectorFilm
1995Midnight Tease IIProducerFilm

Writing (1)

1989Deadly EmbraceWriter, ProducerFilm