Frederick Arthur “Rick” Scarry

Having made many guest starring roles on popular TV shows such as “Scandal,” “Mad Men,” “Desperate Housewives,” “The Office” and “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” you might say Frederick Arthur “Rick” Scarry is everywhere on television. But what you might not know is that his road to everywhere began in Delaware, Ohio. Born and raised in Delaware, Rick graduated from Delaware City’s Willis High School, which is now used as an intermediate school. “I think the most important thing I learned in high school was the ability to get along with people of all types and learn from their experiences,” Scarry said. “Willis had students from all economic levels and several ethnic backgrounds.” During high school, Scarry also worked as a photographer for The Delaware Gazette. He attended college at Ohio State University, worked for the local radio station WDLR and was called to military service in 1964. He graduated from the U.S. Department of Defense School of Journalism and served three years as a broadcaster and writer with the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service. After leaving the Army, Scarry relocated to Southern California to resume his broadcasting career while attending film school at Columbia College, Los Angeles. He later graduated from the college with a bachelor of arts degree in motion picture production. Scarry’s feature film appearances include “Space Cowboys,” with Clint Eastwood, “The Negotiator,” with Samuel L. Jackson and “Wag the Dog” with Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman. In addition, Scarry was a radio personality on several Los Angeles stations, and wrote the screenplay for the film “Fear.” More info about his film career can be found at rickscarry.com. He has two daughters and three half-siblings who live on the gulf coast of Florida. He also has plenty of family still living in his hometown, including his sister and cousins. “I visit Delaware once or twice a year to visit friends and family and will be attending my high school reunion there in October of this year,” Scarry said. While he was not the person voted “most likely to succeed” by his high school class, when he does return to his hometown, it’s as one of the most successful graduates of Willis’ class of 1960.