RICHARD KEITH – 70 YEARS OLD

Keith Thibodeaux, or famously known to be Richard Keith, is a famous child actor and musician. His stardom story started when he played Little Ricky on the ’50s hit sitcom, I Love Lucy and The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour. Since Keith began working and earning money at the age of three, he was able to save up enough money and make wise investments. After playing the drummer boy, he then shifted his attention to acting and appeared in The Andy Griffith Show. It was shortly followed by a rock band he joined, David and the Giants, which recently released an album marking their 40th year, What Are You Waiting For?

In the late ‘60s, Keith, along with his band, performed in Laurel, Mississippi. They began recording with Capitol Records, Crazy Horse Records, and Fame Records, where they toured throughout the South and savored a number of regional hits held recording sessions in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. They were popular in the Northern Soul music scene in Europe. Keith was raised Roman Catholic and attended school at St. Victor’s elementary in West Hollywood.