ABOUT RICHARD RELLA JR

Richard is the Director of Operations for Yahoo Studios, overseeing three studios in New York City, Playa Vista, and London. He manages a team of over twenty producers, managers, technicians, editors, and designers who create shared studios for Yahoo’s iconic brands and daily production including Fantasy Football Live, Yahoo Finance Live, the Royal Beat and many more.

Ever the entrepreneur, Richard also continues to pursue his first passion as a performer. As both an actor and singer, Richard has performed in many cities including London, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Dallas, and New York City, to name a few. Richard has toured nationally with Tony N’ Tina’s Wedding and received his first major motion picture contract in 2009 for his performance in the Touchstone Pictures film Confessions of a Shopaholic. Richard has since been seen in the Netflix Original True Memoirs of an International Assassin, and We Need to Talk about Kevin starring Tilda Swinton. Most recently he can be seen in Tulsa King performing opposite one of his heroes, Sylvester Stallone.

A Liberal Art Professor by the age of twenty-five, Richard received his BA from Fordham University, his MFA in Acting from Brooklyn College, and an MBA from Mercy University. Richard also studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, as well as the Manhattan School of Music, learning from film and stage icons such as Austin Pendleton (A Beautiful Mind and My Cousin Vinny), Marcia Milgrom Dodge (Ragtime), Olympia Dukakis (Moonstruck), Paul Gemignani (Pal Joey and Assassins), and Rodney Cottier (Shakespeare’s Globe and Royal Opera House).

The greatest gift is his family. Richard has two beautiful daughters that always brighten his day and an extended family that have never wavered in the support of his dreams and aspirations. He took the moniker “Jr.” in honor of his late father who introduced him to the fine arts as a boy and encouraged his love of storytelling of all kinds.

ABOUT RICHARD RELLA JR

Richard is the Director of Operations for Yahoo Studios, overseeing three studios in New York City, Playa Vista, and London. He manages a team of over twenty producers, managers, technicians, editors, and designers who create shared studios for Yahoo’s iconic brands and daily production including Fantasy Football Live, Yahoo Finance Live, the Royal Beat and many more.

Ever the entrepreneur, Richard also continues to pursue his first passion as a performer. As both an actor and singer, Richard has performed in many cities including London, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Dallas, and New York City, to name a few. Richard has toured nationally with Tony N’ Tina’s Wedding and received his first major motion picture contract in 2009 for his performance in the Touchstone Pictures film Confessions of a Shopaholic. Richard has since been seen in the Netflix Original True Memoirs of an International Assassin, and We Need to Talk about Kevin starring Tilda Swinton. Most recently he can be seen in Tulsa King performing opposite one of his heroes, Sylvester Stallone.

A Liberal Art Professor by the age of twenty-five, Richard received his BA from Fordham University, his MFA in Acting from Brooklyn College, and an MBA from Mercy University. Richard also studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, as well as the Manhattan School of Music, learning from film and stage icons such as Austin Pendleton (A Beautiful Mind and My Cousin Vinny), Marcia Milgrom Dodge (Ragtime), Olympia Dukakis (Moonstruck), Paul Gemignani (Pal Joey and Assassins), and Rodney Cottier (Shakespeare’s Globe and Royal Opera House).

The greatest gift is his family. Richard has two beautiful daughters that always brighten his day and an extended family that have never wavered in the support of his dreams and aspirations. He took the moniker “Jr.” in honor of his late father who introduced him to the fine arts as a boy and encouraged his love of storytelling of all kinds.

What Others Say

“He is a great leader.” –Alex Wallace, General Manager of News, Entertainment and Studios at Verizon Media.

 

“A consummate professional who was a key player in our success at Yahoo. He has a command of the business and an understanding of priorities and workflow like few others I’ve met. He’s a pleasure to work with and an all-around MVP.” –Tony Maciulis, Head of Video at GZERO

 

“He’s incredibly likeable, has a fantastic instrument vocally and I respect him so much.” –Merri Sugarman, Casting Director at Tara Rubin Casting

 

“As always, he reads beautifully.  He is a truly wonderful actor.”  –Austin Pendleton, Actor/Director

What Others Say

“He is a great leader.” –Alex Wallace, General Manager of News, Entertainment and Studios at Verizon Media.

 

“A consummate professional who was a key player in our success at Yahoo. He has a command of the business and an understanding of priorities and workflow like few others I’ve met. He’s a pleasure to work with and an all-around MVP.” –Tony Maciulis, Head of Video at GZERO

 

“He’s incredibly likeable, has a fantastic instrument vocally and I respect him so much.” –Merri Sugarman, Casting Director at Tara Rubin Casting

 

“As always, he reads beautifully.  He is a truly wonderful actor.”  –Austin Pendleton, Actor/Director

 

 

Press

Tony N’ Tina’s Wedding
“The wedding singer is Richard Rella Jr., playing Donny Dulce, and he is superb, giving renditions of That’s Amore and other classic wedding tunes. He makes the party a party.” –Carol King, Daily Gazette

Hilarious!” –Joy Tipping, The Dallas Morning News

“Richard Rella Jr. is gelatinous wedding singer Donny Dulce…he leads the “guests” in the dreaded Chicken Dance [and] croons a mean That’s Amore.” –Elaine Liner, The Dallas Observer

Lend Me a Tenor
“We rooted for the bumbling Max as portrayed by Rella in Woody Allen-esque glasses. With his rubber facial expressions and limber lunges, the actor proves a pro at physical comedy. Still, somehow his performance remains delightfully understated.” –Jodi Lee Reifer, Staten Island Advance

“Brianne Berkson as Maggie and Richard Rella as Max lead the cast as the romantic leads. They fill their moments with impeccable comic timing grounded in honest work, which makes them both funny and real. This is no small feat, as honesty can be lost in comedy but these two avoid that trap.” –Nicholas Linnehan, New Theater Corps

 

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

“Esther’s headliner crooner is narcissistic Italian stallion Del Delmonaco (Richard Rella Jr.), whose act drips with charm and testosterone. Rella played his character to the hilt, with fine vocals and body language that Elvis would have been proud of.” –David L. Schriber, www.broomeartsmirror.com

 

“Light, funny and up-tempo, Rella is perfectly smarmy as Del.” –Jeff Genung, The Evening Sun

 

Press

Tony N’ Tina’s Wedding
“The wedding singer is Richard Rella Jr., playing Donny Dulce, and he is superb, giving renditions of That’s Amore and other classic wedding tunes. He makes the party a party.” –Carol King, Daily Gazette

Hilarious!” –Joy Tipping, The Dallas Morning News

“Richard Rella Jr. is gelatinous wedding singer Donny Dulce…he leads the “guests” in the dreaded Chicken Dance [and] croons a mean That’s Amore.” –Elaine Liner, The Dallas Observer

Lend Me a Tenor
“We rooted for the bumbling Max as portrayed by Rella in Woody Allen-esque glasses. With his rubber facial expressions and limber lunges, the actor proves a pro at physical comedy. Still, somehow his performance remains delightfully understated.” –Jodi Lee Reifer, Staten Island Advance

“Brianne Berkson as Maggie and Richard Rella as Max lead the cast as the romantic leads. They fill their moments with impeccable comic timing grounded in honest work, which makes them both funny and real. This is no small feat, as honesty can be lost in comedy but these two avoid that trap.” –Nicholas Linnehan, New Theater Corps

 

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

“Esther’s headliner crooner is narcissistic Italian stallion Del Delmonaco (Richard Rella Jr.), whose act drips with charm and testosterone. Rella played his character to the hilt, with fine vocals and body language that Elvis would have been proud of.” –David L. Schriber, www.broomeartsmirror.com

 

“Light, funny and up-tempo, Rella is perfectly smarmy as Del.” –Jeff Genung, The Evening Sun

 

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