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Richard Elfman

Richard Elfman

Actor · Born 1949-03-06 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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Biography

Richard grew up in the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles (Boyz n the Hood), was a semi-professional boxer, food and wine critic and successful stage director. He is also a noted Afro-Latin percussionist and with his brother, Danny Elfman, founded the band Oingo-Boingo. Richard's theatrical career began in Europe, having worked with directors Jérôme Savary in Paris and Peter Brook in London. Elfman has been a published journalist for 30 years, focusing on food, wine and entertainment. He published culture and entertainment magazine and website, Buzzine, between 2010-2015 and produced 275 Buzzine red-carpet, music and celebrity videos. Richard family include his mother, novelist Blossom "Clare Elfman", sister-in-law, actress Bridget Fonda, son, actor-producer Bodhi Elfman, daughter-in-law Jenna Elfman, niece, producer Mali Elfman and nephew, Emmy-winning broadcast journalist, Diego Santiago. Richard resides in the Hollywood hills with his actress/dancer wife, Anastasia Elfman, where they are renown for their underground food/wine/performance salon, "The Barbecue Bacchanals." Richard presently directs film as well as writes and directs live theatre and plays in the band Mambo Diabol…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. George of the Jungle (1997) — Bongo Drummer at Dance Studio
  2. Forbidden Zone (1982) — Masseur
  3. Modern Vampires (1998) — Cop with Doughnut
  4. Scarecrow (2002) — Sheriff Patterson / Hewitt
  5. Shrunken Heads (1994) — Preacher on Bus
  6. Don't You Forget About Me (2010) — Self
  7. Demons at the Door (2004) — Monkey Demon
  8. Aliens, Clowns & Geeks (2021) — Clown Bippy
  9. Bloody Bridget (2023) — Devil
  10. The Once and Future Smash (2022) — Richard Elfman
  11. Sorority of the Damned (2025) — Reynold Harmony
  12. A Look Into 'The Forbidden Zone' — Himself
  13. Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet (1989) — Himself, Man Playing Poker
  14. Slice! (2022) — Richard
  15. One Wicked Night — Dan

Directed

  1. Forbidden Zone (1982) — Director
  2. Modern Vampires (1998) — Director
  3. Shrunken Heads (1994) — Director
  4. Streets of Rage (1994) — Director
  5. Aliens, Clowns & Geeks (2021) — Director
  6. Bloody Bridget (2023) — Director
  7. Bone Chillers (1996) — Director
  8. Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet (1989) — Director
  9. Carnage Collection: Vicious Violence & Vengeance (2023) — Director