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Richard Blade was born on 23 May, 1956 in England, United Kingdom, is an American actor. Discover Richard Blade's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?

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Age 67 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 23 May 1956
Birthday 23 May
Birthplace England, United Kingdom
Nationality United Kingdom

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1952

Richard Blade (born Richard Thomas Sheppard; May 23, 1952, in Bristol, England) is a British-American Los Angeles–based radio, television, and film personality from Torquay, England.

1974

Richard Thomas Sheppard attended Oxford University, graduating in 1974, and worked as a club DJ known as "The Young Dick Sheppard" in the United Kingdom and Europe.

1976

He moved to the United States in 1976 where he continued his work as a club DJ, and served as a party DJ for celebrities in Los Angeles.

1980

He is best known for his radio programs that feature new wave and popular music from the 1980s.

He began his radio career in 1980, initially working for stations in Bakersfield, San Luis Obispo and Long Beach before joining KROQ-FM in 1982.

He appeared on the cover of a six-volume set of 1980s music compilations called Richard Blade's Flashback Favorites.

Blade plays 1980s music on "Flashback Lunch" every weekday on Jack FM (KCBS-FM) in Los Angeles.

1982

He was a disc jockey at KROQ in Los Angeles from 1982 to 2000 and has been a host for SiriusXM's 1st Wave classic alternative station since 2005.

He took a new name from the 1982 science fiction film, Blade Runner.

Within a few months of working in Los Angeles, Blade had become the No. 1 Arbitron-rated radio personality on the West Coast, and in 1982, he began to host a daily television program on KCAL-TV called MV3, which later became Video One.

1984

In 1984, he created, produced and hosted VideoBeat for KTLA.

The weekly series ran for two years.

1985

He also appeared in several films, including Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985), 101 (1989), Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever (1990) and Spellcaster (1991).

1986

He made regular cameo appearances on Glory Daze, set at a college frat house in 1986.

1988

He became a United States citizen in 1988.

1991

Between 1991 and 2003, Blade hosted several music-related television programs, including America's Top 10, which he took over from Casey Kasem, and audio music programs for in-flight entertainment produced by Sony Transcom.

He hosted several "Flashback" radio programs on KROQ-FM, and was a frequent host at Los Angeles dance clubs on their KROQ Nights, including the famous Palace Theatre, Hollywood.

2000

In 2000, he wrote the second-season finale for the UPN science fiction television series Seven Days, titled "The Cure".

Blade left KROQ in 2000 after 18 years at the influential radio station, and moved to St Maarten in the Caribbean, taking a two-year break from the industry to work on several writing projects.

Blade lives in Southern California with his wife Krista, whom he wed around 2000.

2002

He moved back to Los Angeles in 2002 and returned to his career in radio and television.

2003

In June 2003, he consulted for MTV Networks on the television program Bands Reunited, then worked for VH1 as a writer and producer on both seasons of the series.

2004

In 2004, he returned to radio on Los Angeles station KYSR (Star 98.7), originally as host of a Saturday night "Totally 80's" program and short features in the afternoon drive-time period.

2005

In 2005, he left terrestrial radio and joined Sirius Satellite Radio, where he began hosting a show on 1st Wave, a 1980s new wave music channel.

He can be heard on the channel weekdays from 3-9 PM eastern.

Recently, Blade has taken over for Ray Rossi on The Pulse on weekends.

2006

In 2006, when the station became more 1990s and current-based, the Saturday night program ended.

In April 2006, he co-starred with Gabrielle Anwar and Craig Sheffer in Long Lost Son, which he wrote, shot on location in the Caribbean.

It premiered on Lifetime in August 2006.

2007

In August 2007, Blade made an appearance on the reality show Rock of Love.

2017

His autobiography, World In My Eyes, was released in November 2017.

Blade released his second book, "The Lockdown Interviews" on November 18, 2021.

It reached #5 in Biographies of Pop Artists, No. 10 in Punk Music (Kindle Store), and #16 in Biographies of Rock Bands.

Blade appeared in such television series as Square Pegs and Hunter and appeared as a real contestant (as "Dick Sheppard") on such game shows as Win, Lose or Draw and Card Sharks, winning $2,300 on the latter.