Christopher Rich Wilson (born September 16, 1953, in

Dallas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County ...

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) is an American actor, best known for his roles on ''

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'', '' Reba'', and ''

Boston Legal ''Boston Legal'' is an American legal drama and comedy drama television series created by former lawyer and Boston native David E. Kelley, produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC. The series aired from October 3, 200 ...

''.

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 Carol Huston,

Caitlin O'Heaney Caitlin O'Heaney (born August 16, 1952) is an American television, film and stage actress. O'Heaney has worked extensively in live theater, but is best known for playing Sarah Stickney White, the female lead on the ABC series ''Tales of the Gold ...

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, and Paul Winfield. In 1990, Rich played the role of popular cartoon character

Archie Andrews Archibald "Archie" Andrews, created in 1941 by publisher John L. Goldwater and artist Bob Montana in collaboration with writer Vic Bloom,

in the TV film '' Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again''. The film was based on the characters of

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'', '' The Nanny'', '' Suddenly Susan'', and '' ER'', among others. He also had recurring roles in ''

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'' (as Dr. Neil Beck), ''

'' (as Miller Redfield), and ''

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'' (as Agent David Katz). In 2001, Rich joined the cast of '' Reba'' playing Brock Hart, the ex-husband of the title character (played by

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). 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 ''

'' playing attorney

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. After that, he also played Bree's book publisher, Bruce, on two episodes of ABC's ''

Desperate Housewives ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American comedy-drama soap opera television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012, for a t ...

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

Melissa & Joey ''Melissa & Joey'' is an American television sitcom starring Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence that aired for four seasons between 2010 and 2015 on ABC Family (now Freeform). The series follows local politician Mel Burke (Hart) and Joe Longo ...

''.

Personal life

Rich attended the

University of Texas The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...

and received a master's degree in theater arts from

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to tea ...

. He was married to ''Another World'' co-star

Nancy Frangione Nancy Frangione (born July 10, 1953 in Barnstable, Massachusetts) is an American soap opera actress. She is a graduate of Barnstable High School. Career Frangione debuted on soap operas in 1977, playing the role of Tara Martin on ''All My Child ...

from 1982 until 1996. He is currently married to his second wife (since 2003), Eva Rich ( Ewa Halina Jesionowska), a Miss Poland 1985 finalist and former gymnast who participated at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

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. Rich has fraternal twin daughters with Eva, Lily and Daisy Rich, and a daughter with Frangione, Mariel Rich. In 2015, Christopher and Eva Rich and their two daughters appeared in first two seasons of the Polish reality TV series called ''Żony Hollywood'' (

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''Hollywood Wives'') based on ''

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'' franchise, in which his wife, Eva, was one of the stars.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

*
Christopher Rich
at the

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