Richard Carpenter

Richard Carpenter

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Richard Lynn Carpenter (born October 15, 1946) is an American musician, record producer, songwriter, and music arranger, who formed half of the sibling duo The Carpenters alongside his sister Karen. He has had numerous roles including record producer, arranger, pianist, keyboardist, lyricist, and composer, as well as joining with Karen on harmony vocals. He has had a minor acting career, beginning with his cameo in the Karen Carpenter Story.

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Richard Carpenter was born on Tuesday, 15 October 1946 in Grace-New Haven Hospital (now called Yale-New Haven Hospital), New Haven, Connecticut, USA. His full name at birth was Richard Lynn Carpenter. He is best known as a musician. Carpenter's country of citizenship (nationality) is American. Richard attended high school at Downey High School. For university, he studied at California State University. His religion is listed as Methodist. He is 6' (183 cm) tall with a slim build. He has dark brown eyes and light brown hair (color). His net worth is reported to be $10,000,000 US dollars. Richard Carpenter is 78 years old and his zodiac star sign is Libra.

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Richard Lynn Carpenter
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Claim to fame
The Carpenters
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Date of birth
15 October 1946
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Grace-New Haven Hospital (now called Yale-New Haven Hospital), New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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6' (183 cm)
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Net worth
$10,000,000 USD
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High school
Downey High School
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California State University
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Partner: Mary Carpenter (Married) 5 children
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Richard Carpenter is known for his role in the TV special documentary The Oscars (2023) as writer: "Top of the World" - uncredited.

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