Richard Keith

Quick Facts

Full Name	Richard Keith
Occupation	Tv Actor
Date Of Birth	Dec 1, 1950(1950-12-01)
Age	74
Birthplace	Louisiana
Country	United States
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Richard Keith Biography

Richard Keith is one of the most popular and richest TV Actor who was born on December 1, 1950 in Louisiana, United States. He is a gifted child actor who is best known for his role in “Little Ricky” (I Love Lucy) and The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour. He’s also a skilled musician and was a member of many jazz bands in the 1970s.

In 1996, Little Ricky’s character was inducted into the in 1996, his character “Little Ricky” was inducted into the Lucille Ball–Desi Arnaz Museum & Center for Comedy. – Desi Arnaz Museum & Center for Comedy.

Thibodeaux showed skill on the drums at a young age, and was making $500 a week at the age of 3 while touring with the Horace Heidt Orchestra. His father took him to audition for the part of Little Ricky in 1955, “I walked on the set and there was Lucy, she was standing there and she was looking at me,” he said. “She said ‘OK he’s cute, but what does he do?’ My dad said, ‘Well he plays the drums’ and she said, ‘Oh, come on–I can’t believe that.’ Then, she says ‘Look, we have a drum set over there, go ahead and let him play.’ Eventually Desi Arnaz himself came over and started jamming with me on the drums and then he kind of stood up and said ‘Well, I think we found Little Ricky.'”

As a child, he made numerous appearances on The Andy Griffith Show, between 1962 and 1966, as Opie’s friend “Johnny Paul Jason”. He also accepted small roles on other popular television shows.

He married Kathy Denton, a ballet dancer in 1976. Tara was their only child.

Richard Keith Net Worth

Richard Keith is one of the richest Tv Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Richard Keith 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was three years old when he began touring with the Horace Heidt Orchestre. Lucille B and Desi Arnaz discovered him because of his strong resemblances to Arnaz.

His autobiography Life After Lucy was published in 1994.

Keith Thibodeaux (born December 1, 1950), also known as Richard Keith, is an American former child actor and musician, best known for playing Little Ricky on the television sitcoms I Love Lucy and The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour. He was billed as Richard Keith because his Cajun French last name, “Thibodeaux”, was considered too difficult to pronounce by producer Desi Arnaz. He is the last living regular appearing cast member from I Love Lucy.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Richard Keith Dating?

According to our records, Richard Keith married to Kathy Thibodeaux. As of December 1, 2023, Richard Keith’s is not dating anyone.

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Thibodeaux had developed a drug problem and eventually left the band, which broke up. His difficulties led to his becoming a born-again Christian in 1974. He witnessed to the band leader, David Huff, and the other members, who later converted. The group got back together. The band released nearly ten albums in the 1980s and 1990s for CBS Priority Records (Epic Records), The Benson Company, ABC Word Records (Myrrh) label, and the band’s own label Giant Records. David and the Giants released a live CD in 2014 titled Still Rockin. In 2017 the band was honored along with other notable Mississippi musicians such as Steve Forbert, Tammy Wynette, George Soule, and Elvis Presley, by receiving “The Jimmie” Mississippi Dreamers (Jimmie Rodgers Award) for their musical contributions as Mississippi artists at a special concert at Peavey Electronics Corporate headquarters in Meridian, MS, along with Hartley Peavey.

Facts & Trivia

Richard Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Richard Keith celebrates birthday on December 1 of every year.

In 1990, he became the Executive Director for his wife’s company, Ballet Magnificat! which tours nationally and internationally. In 2017 the couple pioneered Ballet Magnificat! Brasil dance company and trainee program headquartered in Curitiba, Brazil.

Was Little Ricky on The Andy Griffith Show?

Keith Thibodeaux was born on December 1, 1950. The stage name Richard Keith was given to him by Desi Arnaz. He played Johnny Paul Jason on The Andy Griffith Show. He is better remembered for playing Little Ricky on I Love Lucy and The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.

Did Little Ricky really play the drums?

The actor began playing drums at a very early age. He explained in his interview with the Archive of American Television that it was a skill he was simply born with. “I began to play [drums] with knives and forks on the kitchen table,” the Louisiana-born Thibodeaux said.

Is Little Ricky still alive?

Richard Keith
Years active| 1952–present
Spouse(s)| Kathy Denton ​ ( m. 1976)​
Children| 1

Was Little Ricky their real son?

Enrique Alberto Ricardo IV, better known as Little Ricky, is a fictional character from the American television series I Love Lucy (1951–57, with Ricky Jr. becoming a part of the show as of his birth in 1953) and The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957–60). Little Ricky is the son of Lucy Ricardo and Ricky Ricardo.

Was Lucy a communist?

“ Lucy has never been a Communist — not now, and never will be,” Arnaz said, as recounted in Ball’s book, to applause. “I was kicked out of Cuba,” he continued, “because of Communism. We despise everything about it. Lucy is as American as Bernie Baruch and Ike Eisenhower.”