Richard Leone

Upon graduating valedictorian of his University, Richard Leone scrapped his plans to attend law school and returned to his first love - music. While on scholarship as a singer, he took a road trip with friends and accepted a dare to audition for a summer-stock festival along the way. A week later, Leone received an invitation to join the Texas Shakespeare Festival. Unaware at the time, he had been chosen from over 1000 young hopefuls from New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Texas. During the four production summer, Leone caught the attention of the music director who recommended him for the graduate acting program at the University of Houston. Leone drove to Houston to audition for the graduate school and its upcoming production. He was immediately accepted into the program and cast in "Much Ado About Nothing". On opening night, Edward Albee sat in attendance. Several weeks later, Albee cast Richard Leone as the lead character in a production at "Stages Repertory Theatre". Leone was s