Richard Julian

RICHARD JULIAN (WGA), was born in Philadelphia with show business in his blood. Richard's father, Dick Lee, who was a prominent singer in the 1950's, was a featured vocalist on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. Much of Richard's early upbringing was spent in the upstairs apartment of his father's South Jersey nightclub. The club became a popular venue and hangout for legendary acts such as, Roy Buchanan, Jerry Lee Lewis, Glen Campbell, Teddy Pendergrass, and Jon Bon Jovi.
In 1986, Richard began pursuing his writing career as a playwright, with his plays featured in New York City and Los Angeles. In 1993, while looking for talent to cast in the production of his play, Keeper of Sheep, Richard was introduced to film legend Anthony Quinn, who flew to Los Angeles for a reading of the play. Drawn to its universal themes of sin and redemption, they began working together on a screenplay adaptation of the story, which Mr. Quinn would direct. The result was a close mentorship that cultivated Richard's early development as a writer, and continues to inspire his work today. This was the first in a series of his screenplays to be optioned and sold, and marked the beginning of Richard's career as a professional screenwriter.
While he divides his time between the East and West coasts, Richard's current primary residence is in Ferry Farm, Virginia. Best known for George Washington's Boyhood Home, it may seem uncharacteristic to find a screenwrit- er in this small old-fashioned town, but when you understand Richard's style of writing and the body of work which he's created-it makes perfect sense. It's quintessential Americana.