Seventeen Chat with Robert Ri'chard
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host_17qt: Welcome Robert Ri'chard! Robert stars on the Nickelodeon show Cousin Skeeter,
and his new movie Light It Up, co-starring Usher and Vanessa Williams opened yesterday. He's
all yours for the next hour so send in all your questions!
robert_richard_17: Wassup people on the Web?
ivuoma asks: Hi, this is Ivy coming to ya in Houston, Texas. How do you feel about your
success so far in acting and all?
robert_richard_17: I'm pretty excited about it. I got a lot of support from my friends. There are
a lot of perks that come along with being successful in the business -- you get to meet people in
the field and travel.
sonicette_9 asks: Yo, i'm from New York and I want to know what it was like being on the same
movie set as Usher Raymond?
robert_richard_17: It's pretty cool. We get along really great. He's really competitive. We
come up with the weirdest competitions. We try really hard to beat each other, but in a
non-threatening way. He's the best, though. :)
Lala156 asks: What's the coolest part of the whole fame deal?
robert_richard_17: The coolest part is meeting people in the business who you've seen before.
You're really excited when you see them again, because you feel like you already know each
other. It's probably the same with assassins or special agents. :) LOL
desiree_tsn asks: Where is Robert from?
robert_richard_17: Los Angeles, baby! You don't have to ask twice!
cashmoney_hotgrrl asks: Hey Robert, do you enjoy working on the show Cousin Skeeter?
robert_richard_17: It's probably the best. Skeeter is so cool. He's radically awesome. He's the
man with plan.
crybaybe17 asks: Was it a hard transition going from a kids TV show to Light It Up?
robert_richard_17: No, because I originally started out with theater; a lot of the stuff I had done
was drama. It was actually harder to go to Skeeter and do the comedy stuff. Going back to
drama was an easy transition.
sonicette_9 asks: Do you see your family alot?
robert_richard_17: Yeah, my family goes wherever I go. I see them a lot when I'm in L.A. They
come first. Family's first.
pheobie3 asks: Hi Robert, who did you enjoy working with the most on the set ?
robert_richard_17: I have to say Usher. We clicked right from the beginning. I spent all my
time with him and Fredro Starr.
chynni asks: How were you discovered as an actor?
robert_richard_17: I was in a talent search-type ordeal at the Ivar theater in Hollywood. It was
a five-week talent search. I made it all the way to the final week, and I won first place.
PeTiTe_BuT_SwEeT asks: Do you play any sports?
robert_richard_17: Yeah, I play baseball, football, basketball. I run track. I play a little
volleyball once in a while.
j_simon_buffy asks: Who are your favorite actors?
robert_richard_17: Joe Pesci, Denzel Washington, Mel Gibson, Robert DeNiro, Laurence
Fishburne, and Samuel L. Jackson.
fussbudget3 asks: Have you ever met any of your idols?
robert_richard_17: I've met people who I've looked up to. Shaq invited me to a Lakers game,
and he invited me to come to the locker room afterwards. This big man is in the tunnel and he
stops me. It's Michael Jordan. He says "My kids love your show!" I died! :) It was great.
manolis_varnassinger asks: Robert, what was it like playing with the goddess Vanessa
Williams in the movie?
robert_richard_17: She's beautiful. She's so sweet. I remember getting my morning hug, my
breakfust hug, my lunch hug, my dinner hug and my goodnight hug.
sparkle323 asks: Describe your role in Light It Up, please!
robert_richard_17: I'm an artsy kid and I live in the school. My best friend's Usher. My dad
beats me. I don't want to give away anymore.
j_simon_buffy asks: What are your upcoming projects?