Christopher Rich (actor)

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Christopher Rich
Rich in 2018
Born	Christopher Rich Wilson (1953-09-16) September 16, 1953 (age 67) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Education	University of Texas, Austin (BA) Cornell University (MFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1981–present
Spouse(s)	Nancy Frangione ​ ​ (m. 1982; div. 1996)​ Eva Halina Rich ​ (m. 2003)​
Children	3

Christopher Rich Wilson (born September 16, 1953, in Dallas, Texas)^[1] is an American actor, best known for his roles on Murphy Brown, Reba, and Boston Legal.

Career[]

Rich first became popular playing the role of Alexander "Sandy" Cory on the daytime drama Another World from 1981 to 1985. He also starred in the short-lived 1987–1988 series The Charmings as Prince Eric Charming, with Caitlin O'Heaney, Judy Parfitt and Paul Winfield.

In 1990, Rich played the role of popular cartoon character Archie Andrews in the TV film Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again. The film was based on the characters of Archie Comics. Rich then appeared in the 1993 film The Joy Luck Club.

During the '90s, Rich had guest appearances in several television shows like Renegade, The Nanny, Suddenly Susan, and ER, among others. He also had recurring roles in The George Carlin Show (as Dr. Neil Beck), Murphy Brown (as Miller Redfield), and Nash Bridges (as Agent David Katz).

In 2001, Rich joined the cast of Reba playing Brock Hart, the ex-husband of the title character (played by Reba McEntire). Rich stayed in the show until the end of the series in 2007, as well as directing several episodes in Seasons 5 and 6.

During this time, Rich also had a recurring role on Boston Legal playing attorney Melvin Palmer. After that, he also played Bree's book publisher, Bruce, on two episodes of ABC's Desperate Housewives.

He also played Mel's father in the TV series Melissa & Joey.

Personal life[]

Rich attended the University of Texas and received a master's degree in theater arts from Cornell University. He was married to Another World co-star Nancy Frangione from 1982 until 1996.^[2] He is currently married to his second wife (since 2003), Eva Halina Rich, a finalist of Miss Poland 1985, and a former gymnast who participated at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.^[1] Rich has fraternal twin daughters with Eva, Lily and Daisy Rich, and a daughter with Frangione, Mariel Rich.^[1] In 2015, Rich, his wife and their two daughters appeared in first two seasons of the Polish reality TV series called Żony Hollywood (English Hollywood Wives) based on The Real Housewives franchise, in which his wife, Eva, was one of the stars.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Television[]

References[]

External links[]

• Christopher Rich at IMDb
• Christopher Rich at the Country Music Television