Rick Ziggs | Voice over actor

About Rick

(He/Him)

Member sinceFeb 22, 2025

LocationNewark, NJ, USA (GMT -4)

This is an official information about the british-born new jersey-based Jamaican artist R1Ck ZiGGs his Instagram is @r1ck_ziggs and Facebook Rick Ziggs as you can see on his Instagram profile and on his Facebook. Did you know that British born New Jersey based Jamaican artist R1Ck ZiGGs is biracial Ri'chaad Zagueiro-Inez Perrone was born on November 19th 2001 in Lewisham London England United Kingdom to a mother Naomi-Ndaya-Fatima Inez Perrone who's ethnicity 50% pure Sierra Leonean The Temne-Dominican Republic, and 50% pure Native American Indigenous Yamaye Taino/Arawaks Yukayeke Yamaye Guani Kasike (Chief)Jamaican Taino/Arawaks born in St Ann parish Jamaica moved to Kingston at age 11 where she was heavily raised. and his Biological Father Roberto Finn-Darragh Perrone who is pure olive and who is pure 50% Irish 50% Italian born and raised in Borgo Sant'Antonio Abate Naples, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy. after graduated high school already a reggae dj on April 14 1977 then at 16 years old Naomi moved to Borgo Sant'Antonio Abate Naples, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy For college where she met then 18 year old Roberto where they were classmates, because of her huge obsession with European Philosophy and her maintaining a 4.3 grade point average and her fluently speaking 10 different languages including Spanish French Japanese and Italian only 8 days after settling into Italy Roberto instantly fell in love with shy and nerdy Naomi they got married on Febuary 14th 1979 and had a son that same year on August 23. Rick also has a older sister 4 years older than him Eliza Santiago Perrone born on January 9 1998. His name came from his mothers late older brother Rijaard at first Rick's name was about to be Richard but his mother and his grandmother decided to stylize it in a more creative way more similar to his name "Ri'chaad" to honor his late DJ uncle that he never met who died in 1985. He faced hardships throughout his youth beaten by his uncle Raphael Perrone and his much adult older brother Lorenzo Gianluca Perrone at home. during his early years in Alleyn's private school in rural Peckham South London back in the mid to late 2000s he also along with other classmates that were considered outsiders, minorities and poor beneath the privileged like local African immigrants, Caribbean immigrants, Mixed, Skinheads, Jews, Irish, Italians, Scottish, South Americans, natives, punks, rude boys, hippies and skinheads has faced strong bullying xenophobia would receiving daily beatings from peers shun them never shown any type of acknowledgment towards them and being verbally physically abused and harassed from staff and privileged students in Alleyn's private school they would even drag them out of their dorms pull them out of their beds waking them up out of their sleep and throwing them outside and make them sleep outside locking them outside in Peckham UK which is where he attended until 2009 at age 8 he moved to Prospect Park South Flatbush Brooklyn New york on November 19th 2009 he attended an all-boys elite institution Collegiate School where he faced massive brutality colorism bullying xenophobia ,strongly because of his biracial background and his infamous obsession with music nevertheless always obtaining medical issues throughout his youth being diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma at 14 having Crohn's at 19 stomach ulcers at 17 which explains his youthful look his towering height and slim physique strongly because of his afro-indigenous Caribbean European heritage he would also get teased because of his accent endured into discrimination colorism because of his unique striking warm bronze/golden depth medium deep skintone and his vibrant red/olive undertone grown into hypersensitivity always felt so isolated not wanted to think out loud not wanting to dream to big not wanting to think out loud Not only is Rick a musician and voice over artists he's also an artist the emerged on to the internet and music scene in late 2014 at the age of 13 a year later he was shot in the shin during a blackout in Newark NJ at age 17 when he was once walking home from school a group guys jumped and stabbed him in his torso left him for dead until he was brought to the hospital. Only after settling into America living there for 6 years at age 13 his father got deported due to visa issues.he started DJing at the age of 4 he took an interest in that prior to his father being a reggae DJ and his mother being a soca reggae DJ,At age of 12 here you go , years right after settling in America he ran away from home to escape physical violence from the hands of his adult brother Roberto jr. Born April 3 1984 and his (father older brother Lorenzo) Uncle. When Rick first settled in to the Prospect Park South of Flatbush neighborhood he would often stay with his maternal grandparents every summer for when he was six to 17 and a half his Native indigenous grandfather Thaddeus inez was murdered right in front of him on June 13th 2019 which devastated Rick. during his late teens years he faced up to even more hardships was so far he had to get pulled out of school because of the intensifying bullying he had to face he remained homeless on the street for two and a half years and he started living with his paternal grandparents at 14 in Exeter NH where he attended the Summer The Youth Ensemble of New England Summer Youth Music School recommended by grandparents due to his very early interest and fine arts music and acting if you look at his bio on Facebook and Instagram it has specific detail about where he went to school at and explains his heritage this is official verified information about him his social media handles Instagram profile r1ck_ziggsFacebook profile Rick Ziggs Thread's profile r1ck_ziggsHe was also a background child actor in the mid to late 2000s making appearances in Control (2007) skins (2008) Domestic Violence & Homelessness: Escaped severe physical abuse at home from an uncle and older brother, running away at age 12 only four years after arriving in the U.S. He survived on the streets as a homeless youth for two and a half years before moving in with his grandparents at age 14 in Exeter NH the summer of 2016 during his time being homeless during his youth he founded shelter at a Buddhist temple and seeked guidance from another fellow Native Indigenous Buddhist Arthur he would also create a habit going back and forth to the library reading every book that caught his eye analyzing strategizing he would have an obsession about thelemic philosophers Aleister Crowley and Israel Regardi and also French Jersey author Philip Roth during his days in Alleyn's he would often do the exact same thing until the district destroyed the Israel Regardi sanctuary he even holds music production inspirations from Q tip, Rza, Doug e fresh dj premier, j Pharrell Williams Neptune's NERD ODD Future kaytranada buju banton sizzla yellowman mos def Marvin gaye fugees Japanese artist's nujabes shing02 ROM Goldlink Beck Hansen Jimi Hendrix Jim Morrison Sex pistols He carries persona's from 90s 2000s nostalgic culture tv shows movies and videos games and anime he carries inspiration's from Huey Freeman from the boondocks Q-tips character Elijah from Prison Song because of facing similar hardships hypersensitivity not wanting to talk out loud or dream too big, Rick Sanchez from Rick and Morty, Walter White from breaking bad Mugen from samurai champloo, Darius from Atlanta he blends all of that into one persona • Street Violence: Survived being shot in the shin during a Newark, NJ blackout at age 15, and later survived a near-fatal stabbing in his torso by a group of attackers while walking home from school at age 17. • Bullying as Catalyst: Endured relentless, intense bullying at both Alleyn's private school in Peckham, UK, and his American schools due to his unique cultural accent and Dougla/Redskin heritage. He turned to music, DJing, and entertainment as a coping mechanism to navigate his hypersensitivity and disarm his bullies. Vocal Innovation: Known as a "vocal architect," he utilizes an inherited thick larynx and unique "two-story diaphragm" to deliver deep, commanding gruff growls, beatboxing, and voice impressions. Genre Fusions: Blends UK hip-hop, reggae, dancehall, rocksteady, and dub with a deeply rooted aesthetic obsession with the late-1970s and 1980s British working-class "Rude Boy" and "Skinhead" subcultures. Nostalgic Themes: Seamlessly embeds conceptual lyrics inspired by 1990s and 2000s video games, anime, manga, comic books, and historical or spiritual icons like Marcus Garvey, Queen Nanny of the Maroons, and Taino chieftains. He also inherited the shyness hypersensitivity from his mother as a kid in Janis E. Dismus Middle School he faced heavy discrimination due to his name and his unique striking, pure warm bronze/golden depth medium-deep skintone with his vibrant red/olive undertone complexion he would get pushed down the stairs thrown into trash cans at school he would often face intense beating everyday going to school he got thrown into the trash can he was completely shunned due to unique striking, pure warm bronze/golden depth medium-deep vibrant red-brown complexion even go so far as called him various slurs that refers to his British accent and heritage he attended Dwight marrow highschool at the age of 13 in August 2015 being the youngest freshman in his class, because when he was 4 years old in the UK he started private School very early. he attended john f Kennedy high School at the in islen NJ for his junior year he graduated in May 24, 2019 when he was 17 years old. His family tree Mother: Naomi-Ndaya Fatima Inez Perrone 06/09/1960 50%Sierra Leonean The Temne-Dominican Republic from her mother Sia-Ndelei Letícia Ferreira-Inez Sierra Leonean The Temne-Dominican Republic/Portuguese-Dominican Republic. Her full blood biological father Martim-João Ferreira was born . 05/14/1919 and raised in Gurabo Abajo Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic his ethnicity is 50% Indo-Guyanese from his full blood biological Indian-Guyanese mother and 50% Portuguese-Dominican Republic from his full blood biological father who's ethnicity is 100% pure 3rd generation Portuguese-Dominican Republic born and raised. Her full blood biological Mother Ndaya-Eunice Koroma-Ferreira b.12/18/1921 in Gurabo Abajo Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic moved to St Ann parish Jamaica at 16 and was raised there. Sia-Ndelei Letícia Ferreira-Inez was born on 11/20/1940 in Gurabo Abajo Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic moved to St Ann parish Jamaica at 16 and was raised there Ndaya and Martim got married on 02/14 /1936 had 8 kids including Sia-Ndelei. 50% Native American Indigenous Yamaye Taino/Arawaks Yukayeke Yamaye Guani Kasike (Chief)Jamaican Taino/Arawaks from her father Thaddeus Fernando Inez his ethnicity is 100% pure Native American Indigenous Yamaye Taino/Arawaks Yukayeke Yamaye Guani Kasike (Chief)Jamaican Taino/Arawaks born on 08/21/1939 and raised in St Ann parish Jamaica. Naomi-Ndaya Fatima Inez Perrone was born on 06/09/1960 in St Ann parish Jamaica raised in Kingston Jamaica Father: Roberto Finn-Darragh Perrone born on 01/08/1959 and raised in Borgo Sant'Antonio Abate Naples, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy, to a father from Naples and a mother from Limerick 50% Irish from his mother Fianna Treasa Kennedy-Perrone born on 10/23/1938 and raised in Ballinacurra (Weston), Limerick, Ireland, 50% Italian from his father Gianluca Darragh Perrone born on 03/14/1938 Borgo Sant'Antonio Abate Naples, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy. after graduated high school already a reggae dj on April 14 1977 then at 16 years old Naomi moved to Borgo Sant'Antonio Abate Naples, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy. For college where she met then 18 year old Roberto where they were classmates, because of her huge obsession with European Philosophy and her maintaining a 4.3 grade point average and her fluently speaking 10 different languages including Spanish French Japanese and Italian only 8 days after settling into Italy Roberto instantly fell in love with shy and nerdy Naomi. As a newly arrived 8-year-old outsider, Rick's unique striking, pure warm bronze/golden depth medium-deep vibrant red-brown complexion and his distinct British accent made him an immediate target for intense, xenophobic bullying. In a definitive act of cruelty designed to completely break his spirit, group attackers targeted Rick and physically threw him into a school trash can.This degrading event was accompanied by severe daily violence including being pushed down school staircases and subjected to relentless verbal slurs aimed at his heritage and dialect. This complete lack of welcoming or basic administrative oversight set a dangerous precedent for his time in the school system. Invisible to Authority: By failing to recognize or check in on a student transitioning from a completely different country and school system (Alleyn's in the UK), the faculty rendered Rick entirely invisible within the institutional structure. A Green Light for Bullying: This profound administrative neglect effectively left Rick completely unprotected. Because the principal and teachers failed to acknowledge his presence or establish him as a valued member of the student body, aggressive peers realized there was zero administrative eyes or protection over him.The Catalyst for Extreme Abuse: This total vacuum of authority directly enabled the severe physical and verbal violence that followed including the traumatizing incident where he was thrown into a trash can, pushed down stairs, and beaten daily. With no adults recognizing his existence, Rick was left entirely on his own to survive the hostile environment. When 12-year-old Rick Ziggs first walked through the doors of Janis E. Dismus Middle School in Englewood, New Jersey, the systemic isolation began instantly. Despite being a newly arrived international student who had just relocated from London on his birthday, not a single staff member, teacher, or even the school principal acknowledged his arrival. Upon his arrival in Englewood, New Jersey, Rick Ziggs was placed into an all-African American school within a predominantly African American neighborhood. Despite his own complex Black and Native Indigenous Taino Arawak Caribbean roots, he was never accepted by the African American student body This total lack of acceptance stemmed from a distinct intersection of cultural, linguistic, and physical differences that made Rick an immediate target for intra-community alienation:The Lyrical & Dialect Barrier: Rick’s thick, distinct British accent immediately separated him from his American peers. In an environment where specific regional cadences and urban American vernacular defined social belonging, his London dialect was viewed as foreign, strange, and out of place. The Complexion Divide: As an individual of Sierra Leone Native Indigenous Caribbean Mediterranean heritage blending a 50%Sierra Leonean The Temne-Dominican Republic Native American Indigenous Yamaye Taino Jamaican mother with a 50% Irish and 50% Italian father Rick possessed a vibrant, distinct red-brown complexion. This specific Afro-Native Indigenous-Caribbean European caramel brown clear skin tone and physical appearance and even his own name deviated sharply from the local student demographic, leading to colorist slurs and severe social shunning. Intra-Racial Xenophobia: Because Rick did not fit neatly into the specific cultural boxes of the African American youth in Englewood, his blackness was questioned and rejected. This rejection created a profound psychological double-isolation. In the UK, Rick had faced discrimination and alienation; upon fleeing to America strongly drawn by his Caribbean background and a hope for connection he found himself entirely cast out by the very community he expected to find a home in.Left unprotected by the school's faculty and entirely rejected by the student body, Rick’s hypersensitivity deepened. This painful reality that he would never simply "fit in" forced him to fully embrace his status as an outsider, ultimately driving him to create his own multi-layered, unclassifiable subcultural world through his music and art. During his crucial formative and puberty years spanning ages 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, Rick Ziggs completely transformed his isolation into a highly strategic, cross-cultural brotherhood. Having been entirely rejected by the dominant student body in Englewood, Rick actively chose to find his community among those who shared his status as societal anomalies. He began gravitating exclusively toward other immigrants from different backgrounds like Hispanics, Caribbean immigrants, Native American Indigenous people, Irish-Italians, and Jewish youths because just like him they were another outsider another outcast. he spent the last 2-3 ½ years in the hospital after being severely facing a home invasion brutally beatened and stabbed in the pelvis the chest and torso on December 15 2021.

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- Language
  English - USA and Canada
  English - British
  English - Caribbean
  English - Indian
- Voice gender & age
  Male adult
- Creative services offered
  Audio editing and clean up
  Script writing
  Translation
  Music production
- Recording and delivery options
  Digital delivery
  Phone patch
  On-site recording
  Source Connect
  Remote live direction
  ISDN
  Location
  Newark, NJ, USA
- Additional vocal abilities
  As a British born Yankee I'm managed to be as eclectic as I can especially when it comes to mastering accents and dialect needless to say that I does it all
- Experience, training, and equipment
  Full sail university

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