← Back to explore

Richard Gabai

Acting

Born February 14, 1964 · New York City, New York, USA

Also known as Ricardo Luigi Gabaiello · Richard Louis Gabai

Biography

Richard is a veteran of Film and Television with an incredibly diverse body of work. His career began with a series of cult, genre, and family film films including the Quentin Tarantino favorite "Vice Girls," the Genesis Award winning, "The Bike Squad," and the groundbreaking "Call of the Wild 3D." "InSight" was theatrically released to critical acclaim Yahoo Movies calling it "Well Directed and Acted From Start to Finish." The feature starring Natalie Zea, Sean Patrick Flanery, and Christopher Lloyd was later picked up by A&E Networks for it's World Television Premiere. Subsequently, Richard Directed and Produced seven consecutive feature films that were picked up by A&E: "Imaginary Friend" starring Ethan Embry, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Schul, and Paul Sorvino, "In The Dark," starring Elisabeth Rohm, Sam Page, and Shannon Elizabeth, "The Good Mother," starring Helen Slater, Jean Louisa Kelly, Patrick Fabian and Beverly D' Angelo, "Non-Stop," starring Lacey Chabert, Drew Seeley, Will Kemp, and Veronica Cartwright, and "The Wrong Woman" (The Highest Rated Acquisition of All Time) starring Danica McKellar, Jonathan Bennett, Dina Meyer and Jim O'Heir, "Expecting Amish" which premiered as the Highest Rated Cable Program starring A J Michalka, Alyson Stoner, Jean Luc Bilodeau, and Jesse McCartney, and "Mommy I Didn't Do It," starring Danica McKellar, Jonathan Bennett and Jen Lilley. Richard's western, Justice, starring Nathan Parsons, Stephen Lang, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Jackson Rathbone, and Ellen Holman was picked up by Universal for theatrical and then digital release. He also recently directed two films for The Hallmark Channel, "A Gingerbread Romance," starring Tia Mowry and Duane Henry, and "A Feeling of Home" starring Nathan Parsons, Jonna Walsh and Robbie Benson. Richard was just nominated (2020) for an Emmy as a Producer on the popular Amazon Series "The Bay." Additionally, Richard was a producer on both Steve Boyum's Fox feature "Supercross" and the 2010 Toronto Discovery Award Winner "Beautiful Boy" which starred Michael Sheen and Maria Bello. A graduate of USC, Richard lives in Los Angeles with his wife and three children. - IMDb mini biography by: The Gersh Agency

Filmography50+ titles

Malaika

1998as Greg Lamada

American Black Beauty

2005Director

Expecting Amish

2014Director, Producer

Two Sinners and a Mule

2023as Skyler Weston

A Feeling of Home

2019Director

Supercross

2005Producer

Fugitive Mind

1999as Tony

They Want Dick Dickster

2018as Baxter Stabberman

Beautiful Boy

2010Executive Producer

Call of the Wild

2009Director, Producer

Non-Stop

2013Director, Producer

The Bike Squad

2002Director

Amish Abduction

2019Executive Producer

Deadly Sorority

2017Executive Producer

Mommy I Didn't Do It

2017Director, Producer

After Midnight

1989as Dave (segment "Allison's Story")

Justice

2017Director

Assault on VA-33

2021as Erik

The Wrong Woman

2013Director, Producer

Miracle Dogs Too

2006Director

A Gingerbread Romance

2018Director

Mom, Can I Keep Her?

1998as Animal Control Officer

Little Miss Magic

1998as Jack

Rapid Assault

1997as C.O. John Carter

Watch Your Back

2015Executive Producer

The Good Mother

2013Director, Producer

In the Dark

2013Director, Producer

Sideshow

2000as Agent

Midnight Tease II

1995Producer

Demon Wind

1990as Willy

Staged Killer

2019Executive Producer

Imaginary Friend

2012Director, Producer

InSight

2011Director

The Capitol Conspiracy

1998as Vernon

Spider's Web

2002as Account Manager

Cyberzone

1995as Plant Worker

Trance

2002as Reporter

Hard Bounty

1995as Bradly Hope

Serenity Farm

2014as Jack

Dinosaur Island

1994as John Skeemer

Dear Santa

2000as Kirk

Super Shark

2011Co-Producer

The Curse of the Komodo

2004as Jeffries

Virtual Girl

1998as Fred Renfield

Raptor

2001as Lewis

Hot Under the Collar

1992as Jerry / T.V. Evangelist

Virgin High

1991as Jerry

Letters at Christmas

2024

Glass Trap

2005as Jake Lewis

Solar Flare

2008as Dispatcher Tommy