16 Facts About Richard Perry

Richard Van Perry was born on June 18,1942 and is an American record producer.

Richard Perry began as a performer in his adolescence while attending Poly Prep, his high school in Brooklyn.

Richard Perry's brother, Fred Perry, who lives in New York, helped work as a promoter at Planet Records in the late 1980s.

Richard Perry's parents sold and manufactured musical instruments and served as musical teachers.

Richard Perry was classically trained on piano, guitar, drums, bass and oboe, and was a member of a doo-wop group in the 1950s called the Escorts, who were subsequently signed to Coral Records.

Richard Perry began his career in rock music as a local performer during his adolescence.

Richard Perry attended Poly Prep Country Day School and graduated in 1960.

Richard Perry was launched on his career as a producer, with early projects including Captain Beefheart's debut Safe as Milk and Fats Domino's Fats Is Back.

In 1967, Richard Perry moved to Los Angeles and in 1968 produced God Bless Tiny Tim, the debut album of Reprise Records artist Tiny Tim.

The album was Richard Perry's first charting hit, reaching No 7 on Billboard magazine's Pop Albums chart.

Richard Perry produced the group's first three albums, Fanny, Charity Ball, which featured the top 40 title track, and Fanny Hill.

In 1978, Richard Perry launched his own label, Planet Records, which he ran for six years until its 1983 sale to RCA, by which point Richard Perry had produced throughout his career at least fifteen gold records and a dozen gold singles.

Also in 1978, Richard Perry played the part of a record producer in the film American Hot Wax, which was based on the life of disc jockey Alan Freed.

Richard Perry is credited with helping to craft Rod Stewart's charting pop standards albums in the Great American Songbook series, including It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook.

Richard Perry would go on to co-produce the first three records in the series.

Richard Perry was married to actress Rebecca Broussard from 1987 to 1988.