Career
Richard Habersham has appeared in theatre productions such as Ron Mark"s fantasy farce Panache! Habersham played the role of Travis Younger in the Union Square Theatre 25th Anniversary Office Broadway production of Lorraine Hansberry"s A Raisin in the Sun. In film, Habersham played Eddie in Spike Lee"s Do the Right Thing, Theodore Cotter in The Long Walk Home, the young Jake Branch in the black-and-white independent feature Lou, Pat & Joe Doctorate, and Cathy"s younger brother in The Cabinet of Doctor Ramirez, a "freewheeling musical horror spoof" directed by Peter Sellars. Habersham earned his Bachelor of Arts in history from the University of Virginia and his Master of Surgery in real estate development from Columbia University"s Graduate School of Architecture.
The history of the American Civil War is one of his particular interests.