Rick Aviles


Actor

About

Birth Place
New York City, New York, USA
Born
October 14, 1952
Died
March 15, 1995
Cause of Death
Heart Failure

Biography

Former street comedian who hosted a weekly TV show ("It's Showtime at the Apollo") and brought his kinetic comic persona to the big screen with supporting roles in Jim Jarmusch's "Mystery Train" (1989) and--as himself--in the quasi-documentary, "Mondo New York" (1988)....

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Biography

Former street comedian who hosted a weekly TV show ("It's Showtime at the Apollo") and brought his kinetic comic persona to the big screen with supporting roles in Jim Jarmusch's "Mystery Train" (1989) and--as himself--in the quasi-documentary, "Mondo New York" (1988).

Life Events

1980

Screen acting debut in "The Cannonball Run"

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