NAME: Richard Par NICKNAMES: Parno, Parman NATIONALITY: Filipino-American AGE: 45 years old LOCATION: SoCal HIGH SCHOOL:Class of 1998 - Bishop Amat Memorial COLLEGE:Class of 2004 - California State University, Long Beach CURRENT OCCUPATION(S): Screener at National Research Group in Burbank, CA / Microstock Photographer / Former Certified Field Associate / Former Screening Staffer at The Screening Exchange in Culver City and C4 R&D in Beverly Hills, CA / Former Studio Page for Paramount Pictures in Hollywood, CA / Former Disneyland Cast Member / Professional Background Actor / Blogger and Webmaster Extraordinaire (Obviously jokin' about that last one)
Most of these are from my college years (1998-2004) to beyond...
FAVORITE NBA TEAM:
LOS ANGELES LAKERS: The 2000-2002, 2009, 2010 and 2020 NBA CHAMPION!!!
FAVORITE NFL TEAM:
LOS ANGELES RAMS: The 2022 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION!!!
FAVORITE NHL TEAMS:
ANAHEIM DUCKS: The 2007 STANLEY CUP CHAMPION!!!
LOS ANGELES KINGS: The 2012 and 2014 STANLEY CUP CHAMPION!!!
FAVORITE MLB TEAMS:
ANAHEIM ANGELS: The 2002 WORLD SERIES CHAMPION!!!
LOS ANGELES DODGERS: The 2020 and 2024 WORLD SERIES CHAMPION!!!
FAVORITE FILMS:
Gladiator, the Star Wars saga, Superbad, Iron Man trilogy, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Saving Private Ryan, Crimson Tide, Independence Day, Zero Dark Thirty, The Godfather Parts' I and II, The Sixth Sense, The Crow (1994), Dumb & Dumber, Prisoners, Collateral, the first Tim Burton Batman film, The Dark Knight trilogy, The Hurt Locker, The Town, District 9, Silver Linings Playbook, Transformers (2007), Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Seven Psychopaths, Deadpool, The Avengers, Avengers: Infinity War, Wonder Woman (2017), Pacific Rim, Titanic and Apollo 13
FAVORITE TV SHOWS (Past and Present):
24, The X-Files, The Simpsons, South Park, Arrested Development, Prison Break, American Dad, The Family Guy, Supernatural, Burn Notice, MasterChef, Hell's Kitchen, The Big Bang Theory, The Office, Chuck, Fringe, The Following, Bones, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Last Man on Earth, Last Man Standing, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Designated Survivor and House (Shows on FOX, NBC and ABC, basically)
FAVORITE RADIO STATIONS (in Los Angeles and Orange County, on AM and FM):
DMX, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, 2pac, Ashanti, No Doubt, Warren G, Notorious B.I.G., Weezer, The Arcade Fire, Bastille, Foo Fighters, My Chemical Romance, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lorde, Muse, Imagine Dragons, Of Monsters and Men and Linkin Park
FAVORITE BOOKS:
Life Without Limits by Nick Vujicic, Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising, The Last Command, Specter of the Past and Vision of the Future by Timothy Zahn; Shadows of the Empire by Steve Perry, Labyrinth of Evil and Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel by James Luceno