Was Richard Grieco detained on drug-related charges? Actor from 21 Jump Street: Where Is He Now?
As Detective Dennis Booker in the Fox television series 21 Jump Street (1988–89) and its spinoff Booker, actor Richard Grieco is best known (1989-90).
In addition to acting as himself or his 21 Jump Street persona in numerous movies and television programs, Richard has voiced characters in a number of video games.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Richard Grieco attended rehabilitation in 1997. He was driven by vanity because, according to the magazine, “I knew that if I looked like garbage, I was never going to work.”
Richard was detained for public intoxication after allegedly yelling at airline personnel and speaking slurredly.
He was slumped over the counter, shouting at the staff, and speaking in a slurred manner. He smelled of alcohol. Before his flight, Grieco admitted to drinking two cranberry vodkas to the police.
Police officials observed the actor to be wobbly on his feet as he was being taken into custody. He claimed to take Klonopin on a prescription to deal with his fear of flying, and he had it with him.
According to the police, Richard shouldn’t have been consuming alcohol while taking anti-anxiety medicine. Richard emphasized to TMZ that the event was “not that big of an issue” and that he would be flying again on Friday morning.
Richard is still involved in Hollywood and is a strong candidate to be named Time magazine’s Person of the Year in 2022.
Richard Grieco, an actor and model best known for his 1980s appearance in the Fox television series 21 Jump Street, is married to Michelle Christine. Richard and Michelle originally met in an art museum. She went to purchase a picture while accompanied by her mother.
The couple has been dating at least since 2015. The actor’s marital status is unknown because there is no information regarding their wedding readily available.
At least eight past partnerships existed for Richard. Lynette Walden and Yasmine Bleeth were his fiancées. In 1989, he was dating Kimber Sissons, but their relationship ended in 1998.
Grieco’s son, Dylan, was born in 1999. Along with his ex-girlfriend Kimber Sissons, a model, the actor welcomed Dylan into the world.
Because Sissons is a Canadian, his son is not totally American. Dylan is a role model now and is now carrying on their legacy. He admitted to The Daily Front Row in 2019 that his mother had encouraged him to give modeling a shot.
The majority of Richard Grieco’s income comes from acting, and his net worth is estimated to be over $6 million.
Richard played Rick Gardner on One Life to Live from 1985 to 1987. On the 1988 television shows Booker and 21 Jump Street, Grieco made his acting debut as Detective Dennis Booker.
In If Looks Could Kill, the gorgeous model makes his feature film debut as Michael Corben (1991). Later same year, he appeared in the movie Mobsters as the young Jewish bootlegger and mobster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel.
The actor also made an appearance in the television program Marker in 1995. He played himself in the 1998 movie A Night at the Roxbury.