Rick began his career as a radio DJ while he was still at high school
which led to him writing, producing and being on air in his own show.
He joined the Canadian TV series, Second City TV (1976), winning an Emmy for writing and
portraying the character, Bob McKenzie, which became the basis for the
film, Zwei Superflaschen räumen auf (1983), which he co-wrote, co-directed and made his film
acting debut. The character he played in Ghostbusters - Die Geisterjäger (1984) was based on
a similar character he played on Second City TV (1976).
