Richard Herr has had a varied career as actor, comedian, musician, stage manager, computer graphics expert, and stager of Dog & Pony presentations. He has recently turned his attention to writing comic fantasy novels. He has had three novels published by Prankish Publications: Invasion from Fred, Tales from the StarBoard Café, and Dog & Pony, Aloha. He lives in New Jersey, which apparently offers asylum for lame jokes, and has two daughters and four grandchildren.