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Richard Gabai

Richard Gabai

Born: 1964-02-14 • New York City, New York, USA

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

Filmography
The Cowboy Killer poster
The Cowboy Killer
2025 • Bailey
Letters at Christmas poster
Letters at Christmas
2024
Two Sinners and a Mule poster
Two Sinners and a Mule
2023 • Skyler Weston
Piranha Women poster
Piranha Women
2022 • Detective Shayne
Assault on VA-33 poster
Assault on VA-33
2021 • Erik
They Want Dick Dickster poster
They Want Dick Dickster
2018 • Baxter Stabberman
No Image
Serenity Farm
2014 • Jack
Air Racers 3D poster
Air Racers 3D
2012
Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era poster
Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era
2011 • Himself
Solar Flare poster
Solar Flare
2008 • Dispatcher Tommy
Popstar poster
Popstar
2005 • Jerry Kaminski
Glass Trap poster
Glass Trap
2005 • Jake Lewis
Motocross Kids poster
Motocross Kids
2004 • Bud Cobra
The Curse of the Komodo poster
The Curse of the Komodo
2004 • Jeffries
Final Examination poster
Final Examination
2003 • Ferguson
Treasure Hunt poster
Treasure Hunt
2003 • Dan
Spider's Web poster
Spider's Web
2002 • Account Manager
Trance poster
Trance
2002 • Reporter
Stranded poster
Stranded
2002 • Peter
Virtual Girl 2: Virtual Vegas poster
Virtual Girl 2: Virtual Vegas
2001 • Pickford
Raptor poster
Raptor
2001 • Lewis
Tomorrow by Midnight poster
Tomorrow by Midnight
2001 • Cop 1
Submerged poster
Submerged
2000 • Eddie
Sideshow poster
Sideshow
2000 • Agent
Final Voyage poster
Final Voyage
1999 • Daniels (uncredited)
Fugitive Mind poster
Fugitive Mind
1999 • Tony
The Pandora Project poster
The Pandora Project
1998 • Ensign Newbie
Mom, Can I Keep Her? poster
Mom, Can I Keep Her?
1998 • Animal Control Officer
Virtual Girl poster
Virtual Girl
1998 • Fred Renfield
The Capitol Conspiracy poster
The Capitol Conspiracy
1998 • Vernon
Malaika poster
Malaika
1998 • Greg Lamada
Dear Santa poster
Dear Santa
1998 • Kirk
Rapid Assault poster
Rapid Assault
1997 • C.O. John Carter
Sexual Roulette poster
Sexual Roulette
1997 • Chick
Maximum Security poster
Maximum Security
1997 • Caldwell
Little Miss Magic poster
Little Miss Magic
1997 • Jack
Vice Girls poster
Vice Girls
1996 • Quentin / Hilowitz
Cityscrapes: Los Angeles poster
Cityscrapes: Los Angeles
1996 • Guy In Line
Cyberzone poster
Cyberzone
1995 • Plant Worker
The Wasp Woman poster
The Wasp Woman
1995 • Nick
Hard Bounty poster
Hard Bounty
1995 • Bradly Hope
Assault of the Party Nerds II poster
Assault of the Party Nerds II
1995 • Ritchie
Bikini Drive-In poster
Bikini Drive-In
1995 • Brian Winston
Inner Sanctum II poster
Inner Sanctum II
1994 • Paramedic
Dinosaur Island poster
Dinosaur Island
1994 • John Skeemer
Hot Under the Collar poster
Hot Under the Collar
1992 • Jerry / T.V. Evangelist
Virgin High poster
Virgin High
1991 • Jerry
Demon Wind poster
Demon Wind
1990 • Willy
After Midnight poster
After Midnight
1989 • Dave (segment "Allison's Story")
Assault of the Party Nerds poster
Assault of the Party Nerds
1989 • Ritchie
Blood Nasty poster
Blood Nasty
1989 • Danny
Nightmare Sisters poster
Nightmare Sisters
1988 • Kevin
Night Visitors poster
Night Visitors
1987 • Robbie Whitmore
The 3 Killer Pigs poster
The 3 Killer Pigs