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He later attended Concord High School.
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He is best known for the voice of Briar, from the hit Chinese animated television series Boonie Bears, and the animated films Boonie Bears: To the Rescue (2014) and Boonie Bears: Mystical Winter (2015). Growing up in the Bay Area of California, Rick was a creative child. He started drawing and writing stories from the time he was in grade school.
Rick was a below average student.
By the age of eleven, he was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder "Attention deficit disorder", and was prescribed ritalin. By the time he reached junior high, his family moved to Concord, California.
Though his grades were below average, he had an outstanding passion for learning, but struggled with grades. He was very interested in science and psychology, and would often read books more advanced than his grade level
After he graduated high school in 2000, he continued performing with his metal band, Umbra.
The band unfortunately disbanded in 2004, when Rick"s best friend, lead guitarist, and Umbra"s co-songwriter"s father committed suicide in their Antioch, California, home on July 22, 2004. Rick moved to Maui in September. After returning to California in 2005, Rick attended college in Chico to further pursue his interest in psychology.
However, his passion for the creative arts led him to be more involved in theater, radio, commercial and video game voice work, and independent films.
He returned to Concord in 2009, due to financial struggles. He worked retail and business-to-business marketing jobs to earn a living over the next year, before moving to Shenzhen, China, to continue his career.
At the age of four months, while his mother was bathing him, she discovered a large lump in his chest under his right pectoral. Concerned, she took him to the hospital where he was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a cancer of the connective tissue.
He was treated at Children"s Hospital Oakland, where they surgically removed the tumor.
He underwent chemotherapy for the following two years. After the cancer went into remission, he continued strict medical checkups for the next ten years. The cancer has not returned since.
