Richard Topping
Richard Topping (born 19 August 1967) started his career as a bar manager at the Beacon Hotel, Tunbridge Wells, and then went on-stage as a stand-up comedian on the London club circuit in the late 1980s. He moved into television in the 1990s, co-hosting several shows including BBC's This Multimedia Business, The Technophobe's Guide To The Future and ITV's The Web Review. He moved to Sky Television's computer channel (.tv) as host of Masterclass, which ran for over 500 episodes, and was a regular guest presenter on Chips with Everything, Blue Chip and Buyer's Guide.
Topping is also the author of several books on television and film including Kevin and Perry, Monty Python: A Celebration and Kenny and Me, the ghostwritten autobiography of actress Cleo Rocos. His first children's book, Magical Uncle Urlich was published by m2f Books in 2005.
In 2001, Topping moved to the United States to pursue a career in acting and writing. Recent work includes a guest star appearance on Leverage. In 2010, Topping was the voice actor of Daniel for Frictional Games's Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
He is represented by Dangerfield Talent and Literary, in Portland, Oregon, USA. Topping now is a chemistry teacher at Rex Putnam Highschool[1]
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References
- ↑ "Topping, Richard / Welcome!!". www.nclack.k12.or.us. Retrieved 2016-01-08.