[7] It was during the Magic Circus' summer tour that Richard's brother Danny received his first professional job as a violinist with the company, performing as an opening act alongside Richard on percussion. at Los Angeles, California, United States. Richard Elfman is the brother of Danny Elfman, best known for A Nightmare Before Christmas, a slew of classic scores to Tim Burton movies, and the theme to The Simpsons. Richard and Anastasia Elfman currently host an underground musical/theatrical salon, The BBQ Bacchanals. Richard presently resides in Hollywood with his actress/dancer wife, Anastasia Elfman, where they are renown for wild, extravagant dinner parties. The film was produced, directed and co-written by their then-leader Richard Elfman (brother of soon to be famous film music composer and also key member of the band who also scored and appeared in the film) Danny Elfman. The band features five-octave singer Lena-Marie Cardinale and Anastasia Elfman’s burlesque choreography. Elfman has been a published journalist for 30 years, focusing on food & wine, travel and entertainment. They have a daughter, Audrey-Grace. [2][6] The company also performed at London's Roundhouse under the auspices of Savary's mentor, Peter Brook of the Royal Shakespeare Company. When he was four, his family moved to the Crenshaw district where Elfman excelled as a track champion at Dorsey High School, subsequently becoming an amateur middleweight boxer. Richard grew up in the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles (Boyz n the Hood), was a semi-professional boxer, food and wine critic and successful stage director. The 71-year-old American movie actor has done well thus far! [25] Between 2010 and 2015, Elfman produced 275 Buzzine red carpet, music and celebrity video interviews as well as developed the web series Buzzine Celebrity House. He is also a noted Afro-Latin percussionist and with his brother, Danny Elfman, founded the band Oingo-Boingo. Richard Elfman’s net worth estimate is $100,000 - $1M. Erin Holt as the horny/horrible Princess Polly", "Our LA limey interviews Richard Elfman in ze FORBIDDEN ZONE! Today it's one of the best-known underground films around. Richard Elfman (born March 6, 1949) in Los Angeles, California, USA and is a known Director, Actor, Writer. [8][2] The Mystic Knights performed steadily throughout the 1970s, gaining a following in Los Angeles which helped lead to a 1976 appearance on The Gong Show, where the group won the first place prize, and a cameo in the 1977 film I Never Promised You a Rose Garden. Richard is married to Anastasia Elfman, a ballet dancer, actress, cellist and burlesque artist. Here are some well-known faces from Sundance over the years, as they brought their early movies to the festival. He is the son of Milton Elfman (father) and Blossom Elfman (mother). In a 2009 interview, Elfman revealed he had also done various pseudonymous film work under the names "Aristide Sumatra" and "Mahatma Kane Sumatra", including the 1994 Mimi Lesseos martial arts film Streets of Rage.[23]. [1][12] The film itself was a surreal black and white film version of the Mystic Knights' theatrical show starring its band members and friends; notably, Danny Elfman appears onscreen as Satan, singing a modified version of Cab Calloway's "Minnie the Moocher", while Richard also appears, singing the 1920s song "The Yiddishe Charleston". Richard Elfman was born in the Watts district of inner-city Los Angeles. [1] Elfman dropped out of college and opened clothing stores adjacent UC Santa Barbara and UC Berkeley. (Played for comic effect, obviously) Shrunken Heads (1994) [Preacher on Bus]: Killed in a bus crash when it goes over a bridge. Elfman continues to work in film, television and streaming media. 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