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- Birth nameRichard Lawson Burgess
- Rick Burgess was born on October 3, 1964 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. He is an actor, known for I Can Only Imagine (2018), Rustin (2001) and Hermie & Friends: A Fruitcake Christmas (2005).
- Cites Bill Cosby as one of his inspirations for wanting to get into radio.
- Rick was the co-host of America's nationally syndicated radio program "The Rick and Bubba Show" with Bill 'Bubba' Bussey Jr.. It aired from January 8, 1994 to December 13, 2024. Bubba started his solo radio show "Bubba on the Lake" a month after retiring from his career as Rick's co-host. Its headquarters is in Alexander City, Alabama.
- His ancestry is Cherokee.
- Played in a band in college called Mr. Lucky.
- He and his brother Greg Burgess were both born in Birmingham, but grew up in Oxford, Alabama.
- Two things you never want to see made: sausage and our show.
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