Richard G. Rosner

For other people named Richard Rosner, see Richard Rosner (disambiguation).

Rick Rosner
Born
Richard G. Rosner

(1960-05-02) May 2, 1960 (age 64)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Writer, aspiring reality television personality
Years active1987–present

Richard G. Rosner (born May 2, 1960) is an American television writer and reality television personality known for his alleged high intelligence test scores and his unusual career. There are alleged reports that he has achieved some of the highest scores ever recorded on IQ tests designed to measure exceptional intelligence.[1][2] He has become known for taking part in activities not usually associated with geniuses. Rosner claims that he has worked as a stripper, roller-skating waiter, bouncer, and nude model.[3][4][5][6][7][8] He has appeared in numerous documentaries and profiles about his activities and views. He has also appeared in both a Domino's Pizza commercial as well as one for Burger King and sued the quiz show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire over an allegedly flawed question he missed as a contestant in 2000.[9][10] He wrote and produced for quiz shows and several programs produced by Jimmy Kimmel, including The Man Show, Crank Yankers, and Jimmy Kimmel Live![11]

  1. ^ Morris, Errol, "One in a Million Trillion," First Person (2000)
  2. ^ Prager, Joshua Harris 'Let's See Now, Complain Is to Club As Order Takeout Is to Restaurant,' The Wall Street Journal, Wednesday, 14 May 1997
  3. ^ Morris, Scot. "Games". Omni magazine January 1986.
  4. ^ Anderson, Jack; Van Atta, Dale (28 November 1988). "Is the new Chief of Staff too smart?". The Deseret News.: "Tied with Sununu were… Solomon Golomb… and Rick Rosner, a University of Colorado physics student who made his living as a roller skating waiter and a stripper. Rosner's method of undressing was to set his clothes on fire."
  5. ^ Chotzinoff, Robin (20–26 November 1985). "Is This the Smartest Man in America?". Westword. Includes photos of Rosner stripping with paper suit on fire.
  6. ^ Rosner, Rick. When Good IQs Happen to Bad People. Noesis 57, January 1991. Retrieved on 23 December 2007.
  7. ^ Moore, Michael; Markoe, Merrill (1994). "Talk Show". TV Nation.
  8. ^ Rivera, Geraldo. "People with an X-Rated Past", Geraldo, December 1989.
  9. ^ Bronstad, Amanda (7 June 2004). "Fine Print Stymies game show writer's try in front of camera". Los Angeles Business Journal. Retrieved 13 May 2014.(subscription required)
  10. ^ Jennings, Ken. Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs, New York: Villard, pp. 110–111. ISBN 1-4000-6445-7
  11. ^ Gay, Jason (15 December 2002). Kimmel Hires Jilted Contestant. New York Observer