RICHARD KEITH | 69

Richard Keith managed to make a mark that everyone would remember as Little Rick in the television series I Love Lucy and The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour. Keith is the last living regular appearing cast member of I Love Lucy. He is a former child actor and a musician who already knew how to play drums and act at the tender age of three. He was earning a weekly salary of $500 while touring with the Horace Heidt Orchestra, an impressive amount for a toddler!

He also made numerous appearances on The Andy Griffith Show when he was still a child between 1962 and 1966, as Opie¡¯s friend, Johnny Paul Jason. He was given the name Richard Keith because his Cajun French surname ¡°Thibodeaux,¡± was considered too hard to pronounce by producer Desi Arnaz. With his talent in acting and playing music, Richard surely has good money management skills that saved him a fortune.

 

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