O’Neil Richards, from the salon to the theatre

Caribbean award-winning cosmotologist O’Neil “Dippozit” Richards has taken the bold move to delve headfirst into the world of Theatre, script/screenwriting, producing, directing and even music has become his career choice, a total departure from hair and braids. Born right here in Kingston Jamaica but lived in the Parish of St Mary for the first 13-years of his life with his grandparents. Richards then relocated to Kingston for secondary education at Papine High School.
In an interview with Shannon-Dale Reid, Richards shed light on how he got interested in storytelling saying, “It all started in Saint Mary when I recognized my penchant for storytelling, predominantly in music with LIFE as my inspiration”. He noted that his musical influence came from a few reggae icons such as Beres Hammond, Garnet Silk, Buju Banton, and Tony Rebel.
However, it wasn’t until hitting puberty and relocating to Kingston that Richards confirmed he had a knack for storytelling and directing after receiving his first A-plus in grade eight at Papine High School, when he wrote and directed a production.
Upon exiting high school, reality came knocking and Richards shifted his focus to cosmetology, he left school as a certified cosmetologist. Working his way up, he eventually opened his own beauty salon and won the Caribbean Hairdressing competition twice, Richards was still not satisfied.

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