Biography

Sy Richardson was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and raised in Chicago Illinois. He attended fourteen elementary schools, five high schools and three colleges before he figured it out. An artist is a free spirit and boredom is a breath away from than death. He is married to a former Blue Satin model. Sy has one step daughter and two granddaughters.

He started singing at twelve and recorded his first record with Lil June and the Januarys at sixteen. Served two years on active duty with the United States Navy. Richardson graduated from UC Boulder with a BS in Journalism specializing in advertising. After a short stint with several Colorado newspapers, he opted to act and joined the Heritage Square Opera House. He performed in vaudeville shows and Olios for two years and moved to Hollywood. His career has taken him to film locations from the US to Europe, South America and Australia.

Sy Richardson has traveled around the country doing lectures on How to Live in Work in Hollywood. He co-produced and directed the Symposium 98, a documentary, for the SAG/AFTRA EEOC department. He directed "TREE" for the Los Angeles Opera Foundation. His direction of "South Of Where We Live" won one out of three nominations for the NAACP Image Awards in 1988. Summers In Suffolk was nominated for three NAACP Image Awards in 1996. Passing won two out ten NAACP nominations in 1997. Sy's (someone stole your fries) McDonald's spot, received the 3 star positions for Advertising Age Magazine in 1998. Mr. Richardson teaches a Bible Study class for adult entertainers. Sy is a member of the Desi International Film Festival, Fisk University International Black Film Festival board, the Biola University Studio Task Force, Board of Directors for the Towne Street Theater, He chaired the SAG Casting Committee for three years and taught a cold reading class for the SAG Conservatory and a former member on the Board of Directors for the Screen Actors Guild. Sy teaches his own Acting Workshop in No Ho California, a Children's Musical Theater Camp and a beginning acting workshop for the Towne Street Theater. He is also a member of the International Society for Excellence in Christian Film and Television. He is the artistic director for the Drama Ministry at Heart of the Canyons Church in Newhall, California.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Sy Richardson

Sy was raised in Chicago Ill. He graduated from Kennedy King Jr college with a full scholarship in music to CU Boulder where he graduated with a BA in Journalism. After a short stint with several Colorado newspapers, he opted to act and joined the Heritage Square Opera House in Golden, Co. After two years of touring in Vaudeville shows and Olios. Sy trekked to Hollywood to pursue a career as a character actor. Moved to LA in December 1976 stared in his first film January 1977. Richardson appeared in over 100 films, 60 TV shows, and 90 plays, and is still working. He is an award winner@ Advertising Age Three-Star Best Mac Donald's Commercial 1998. And @ Fed Ex, 2nd Best Super Bowl commercial 2008. Richardson career rose to another level working with director Alex Cox films: Repo Man, Straight to Hell, Sid & Nancy, Walker and Searchers 2.0. Charles Burnet films, Honorary Oscar Recipient film, To Sleep With Anger, My Brothers Wedding and The Glass Shield. As a screenwriter, he penned the original screenplay, Posse and self-published eight books ranging from acting, to a popcorn cookbook. Sy by Sy The Journey of a Character Actor was published 2020 with Lulu.com. He is on the Repoman's soundtrack singing Bad Man and Walker's soundtrack singing A Town Called Big Nothing. Sy Richardson wrote and directed six short films, and two Black History, documentary symposiums for SAG/ AFTRA EEOC and "TREE" a play for the LA Opera Foundation. His direction of "South Of Where We Live" won one out of three nominations for the NAACP Image Awards in 1988. Summers In Suffolk was nominated for three NAACP Image Awards in 1996. Passing won two out of ten 1997 NAACP nominations. Sy Richardson has directed six musicals, award shows, All Nations (Choral Poem.) The Antelope Valley, NAACP Freedom Fund Award Show and a Delta Scholarship Award show. Sy studied directing with Dov S-S Film School, LACC and the Heritage Square Opera House training program. He chaired the SAG Casting Committee for three years and taught a cold reading class for SAG Conservatory for three years. Later taught acting in North Hollywood for 15 years

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Sy Richardson