Editing Richard Bey (section)

==Early years==
Bey was born in [[Far Rockaway, Queens]], [[New York (state)|New York]], to a [[Jew]]ish father and an [[Irish Catholic]] mother and attended [[Far Rockaway High School]].<ref name="ref1">{{cite news|title=THE NEW HOSTS OF 'PEOPLE ARE TALKING' BEGIN WORK TODAY|website=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=1983-08-15|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB295FCF1A239CD&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|access-date=2009-07-07}}</ref><ref>Morales, Tina. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120724092719/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/77343259.html?dids=77343259:77343259&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+25%2C+1990&author=Compiled+by+Tina+Morales&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=SCHOOL+OF+THE+WEEK%2FFar+Rockaway+High+School&pqatl=google "SCHOOL OF THE WEEK/Far Rockaway High School"], ''[[Newsday]]'', February 25, 1990. Accessed July 3, 2010.</ref>

He is an alumnus of the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]] and the [[Yale School of Drama]].

Prior to ''The Richard Bey Show'', Bey hosted ''People Are Talking'', telecast in [[New York City]] and [[Philadelphia]] (in Philadelphia it aired on [[KYW-TV|KYW]], at the time, an [[NBC]] affiliate), and ''2 On the Town'' for [[WCBS-TV|WCBS]].  ''People Are Talking'' was a one-hour live broadcast covering topical news issues and one on one interviews with guests like [[Frank Zappa]], [[Steven Spielberg]], President [[Jimmy Carter]], [[Sammy Davis Jr.]], [[Patricia Neal]], [[Alexander Haig]], [[Jerry Brown]], [[Ross Perot]] and [[Martin Sheen|Martin]] and [[Charlie Sheen]]. The show was called ''9 Broadcast Plaza'' in its early years before changing its name to ''The Richard Bey Show''.

Among his roles on stage are Hamlet (title role) As You Like It, Twelfth Night, Troilus and Cressida as well as the world premieres of new plays by Richard Nelson, Chris Durang and Jim Lapine.  He was a company member of the Yale Repertory Theater and understudied the National Theatre of Great Britain on Broadway and at the Kennedy Center.  His film roles include [[Sacha Baron Cohen|Sacha Baron Cohen's]] ''[[Brüno]]'', ''[[Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie|Évocateur]]'', ''[[Meet Wally Sparks]]'' and ''[[George Washington (miniseries)|George Washington]]''.