Rick Shapiro
Actor · Since 2001
Not many careers reach this level, and Rick Shapiro is an American actor who has spent years at the top of cast lists. Volume has never been the problem: 20 credits and counting. The title that comes up first is 'Project X' — T-Rick. 'Lucky Louie' is close behind in visibility.
Rick Shapiro
Actor · Since 2001
13 Movies · 7 Series
Not many careers reach this level, and Rick Shapiro is an American actor who has spent years at the top of cast lists. Volume has never been the problem: 20 credits and counting. The title that comes up first is 'Project X' — T-Rick. 'Lucky Louie' is close behind in visibility.
Movies
Plays T-Rick
Project X
2012
Plays Tina
Tomorrow Night
1998
Plays Richard Black (Poet)
Caesar's Salad
1990
Plays State’s Attorney / Repairman / Secret Agent / Paratrooper
Timeless
2016
Plays Shakey
Pootie Tang
2001
Plays Kevin
True Love
1989
Plays Highjacker
Highjacker
1998
Plays Dice
Pure Danger
1996
Plays Sol
Shock Value
2014
Plays Man's Brother
Ice Cream
1993
Plays Gerard
The Outdoorsman
2017
Latest Trailers
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Project X
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Duvall Et Al
Duvall
2018
The Outdoorsman
Gerard
2017
Timeless
State’s Attorney / Repairman / Secret Agent / Paratrooper
2016
Maron
Bernie
2016Season 4
Horace and Pete
Rick
2016Season 1
Maron
Bernie
2015Season 3
Shock Value
Sol
2014
Prison Pit: Book One
Prison Guards
2014
Maron
Bernie
2014Season 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Rick Shapiro and where are they from?
Rick Shapiro is 67 years old, born on April 13, 1959 in New Jersey, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Rick Shapiro?
Rick Shapiro is best known for roles in Project X, Pootie Tang, True Love.
How many movies has Rick Shapiro been in?
Over a 40-year career (since 1986), Rick Shapiro has appeared in 13 movies and 7 TV shows.
What was Rick Shapiro's first movie?
The career of Rick Shapiro began with Joey (1986).
What is Rick Shapiro's most recent movie or series?
Rick Shapiro's most recent release is Duvall Et Al, which premiered on June 5, 2018.
What TV shows has Rick Shapiro appeared in?
On television, Rick Shapiro has appeared in 2 Broke Girls, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The League, Horace and Pete.
Rick Shapiro
1959-04-13 · New Jersey, USA
Rick Shapiro (born April 13, 1959) is a Los Angeles-based comedian and actor. He started his career in the early 1980s as a comedian at Catch A Rising Star on Broadway. Besides performing regularly on stage, throughout the 1990s he acted and starred in numerous films by Louis CK, including Tomorrow Night. Additionally, he portrayed the re-occurring character "Angry Poet" in Late Night with Conan O'Brien. In 1998, Shapiro released his first comedy CD called Unconditional Love, which Billboard called "hard-edged and uncompromising".
In the 2000s, he performed stand-up comedy nationally and internationally, debuting a one-man show in 2007 in the Edinburgh Festival, and touring Australia in 2009. He had his first video game appearance in 2008, portraying the character Mason Waylon on the radio station PLR in Grand Theft Auto IV, a guest on a talk show who eventually drills holes in the heads of the two other guests. In 2014–15, he appeared in the role of Marc Maron's eccentric neighbor, Bernie, in the IFC comedy series Maron.
In film, his roles include Top Five by Chris Rock, portraying T-Rick in the movie Project X, and acting in the German comedy Timeless. His known TV role is as Jerry in Lucky Louie by Louis C.K. on HBO. Additionally, he appears in a scene originally filmed for the pilot of Louie.
His first book Unfiltered, containing over 200 previously unreleased writings, was released in 2012 along with his second CD, Catalyst for Change.
In 2013, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.