- Born
- Birth nameRiley Gene Matthews Jr
- Nickname
- Riley G
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Riley G Matthews Jr was born in Eureka Springs, Arkansas and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. were he attended Booker T. Washington H.S. for training in Music, TV Production and the Theatre Arts. After High School, Riley joined the US Army Military Police Corps in July 1979 and served seven years active duty. He was stationed in Germany, Hawaii, and New York City during his tour of duty and was Honorably Discharged in July 1986 as a Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO).
After the Army, Riley became a NYPD Police Officer in Jan 1987 where he specialized in guns & robbery arrests resulting in being awarded one (1) Commendation, one (1) Meritorious Police Duty (MPD) medals and thirteen (13) Excellent Police Duty (EPD) medals for his Police work. After his retirement Riley become a stunt actor in the Screen Actors Guild.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Broadsword Films
- Worked in the same NYPD Police Pct. with actor Michael Kaycheck, and The Dead Files Host, Steve DiSchiavi.
- Riley G has worked with psychic superstar, Uri Geller on several psychic cases in the USA, Europe, and Australia. Uri Geller.
- In April - June 2001 he traveled for 11 weeks on a solo cross country trip on one of his Harley's. The trip went from NYC to Florida to Hollywood, Las Vegas to Montana and back to NYC.
- Prefers Motorcycles (Harley-Davidson's) over cars as his mode of travel.
- Broke his left leg and ankle in three locations after wrapping his role on the short film, The Beatle Fan (2002) on Sept. 10th, 2001 (WTC minus 1). It took a year to recover from his injuries and he missed helping locate fellow NYPD Officers and others at the World Trade Center site.
- Just as life is seen from ones own perspective, it never hurts to view things from another perspective to get a better grasp of the world around us. Nothing is what it seems when viewed from only one view point.
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