As per our current Database, Rick Shapiro is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Rick Shapiro is 65 years, 0 months and 11 days old. Rick Shapiro will celebrate 66rd birthday on a Sunday 13th of April 2025. Below we countdown to Rick Shapiro upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Rick Shapiro |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Age | 65 years old |
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| Born | April 13, 1959 () |
| Birthday | April 13 |
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Rick Shapiro was born in the Year of the Pig. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Pig are extremely nice, good-mannered and tasteful. They’re perfectionists who enjoy finer things but are not perceived as snobs. They enjoy helping others and are good companions until someone close crosses them, then look out! They’re intelligent, always seeking more knowledge, and exclusive. Compatible with Rabbit or Goat.
Shapiro was born in New Jersey. Spending his early years in New York City and New Jersey, Shapiro started his career in the early 1980s as a Comedian at Catch A Rising Star on Broadway. Besides performing regularly on stage, throughout the 1990s he acted and starred in numerous films by Louis CK, including Tomorrow Night. Additionally, he portrayed the re-occurring character "Angry Poet" in Late Night with Conan O'Brien. In 1998, Shapiro released his first comedy-CD called Unconditional Love, which Billboard called "hard-edged and uncompromising".
In the 2000s, Shapiro's career continues in multiple fields. He is performing stand-up comedy nationally and internationally, debuting a one-man show in 2007 in the Edinburgh Festival, and touring Australia in 2009. He had his first video game appearance in 2008, portraying the character Mason Waylon on the radio station PLR in Grand Theft Auto IV - a guest on a talk show who eventually drills holes in the heads of the two other guests.
Shapiro's first book Unfiltered, containing over 200 previously unreleased writings, was released in 2012 along with his second CD, Catalyst for Change.
In 2013, Rick Shapiro was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. As of August 2014, he is practically symptom-free and is productive.
In 2014-15, Shapiro appeared in the role of Marc Maron's eccentric neighbor, Bernie, in the IFC comedy series Maron.
