Full Name: Richard Jessup
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Date of Birth: February 5, 1974
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Resides: Bolton, Ontario, Canada
Nicknames: Slacks, Coco Lopez, Goggles Pythano, GoggleSpy
Marital Status: Married (September 23, 2000)
Family: Three sisters
Occupation: I own my own Internet Marketing Consultancy
Education: Graduated from Seneca College General Business and Business Administration, Marketing.

Favourite Actress: Charlize Theron
Favourite Book: "Have A Nice Day" by Mick Foley.
Favourite Candy: Altoids Peppermint.
Favourite Coffee: Starbucks Christmas Blend, Starbucks Tanzanian Peaberry
Favourite Coffee Beverage: Starbucks Mint-Mocha Frappuccino
Favourite Coffee Alternative: Starbucks Iced Tazo Chai
Favourite Cologne: None, I'm allergic to all perfumes and colognes.
Favourite Color: Blue. Would be black, but it's a shade.
Favourite Drink: Coca-Cola, from the fountain.
Favourite Food: Southwestern/Spanish
Favourite Ice Cream: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Favourite Movies: The Goonies, Singles
Favourite Musicians: Son Volt, Wilco, The Jayhawks, Jars Of Clay, Josh Rouse, Tribe of Judah, Population 1, Uncle Tupelo
Favourite Season: Fall, and we rarely get it anymore.
Favourite Vacation: A caribbean cruise.

100 Things You Don't Know (in progress)

1. I love caffeine in all states, shapes, sizes, and quantities.
2. I wear glasses, but only for driving and watching TV.
3. I can dislocate both shoulders on request.
4. This ability to dislocate was responsible for a shoulder separation in 2002.
5. I have the uncanny ability to stick metal objects, such as coins, to my head.
6. I was in the video for "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" by Crash Test Dummies.
7. I was in the video for "King of Spain" by Moxy Fruvous.
8. I am becoming somewhat adept at cooking, thanks to FoodTV and Bobby Flay.
9. I started losing my hair extensively at 23. This does not run in the family.
10. Turns out it does run in the family. Just the side of the family I hadn't seen in 10 years.
11. I sing, play guitar, and play harmonica. I do none of this really well. But I do it.
12. My first full time job was stocking feminine hygiene products, baby foods, and diapers.
13. Both my big toes are broken.
14. I have a broken rib on the bottom of my rib cage under my heart.
15. The tendon in my left wrist is permanently damaged due to a workplace accident.
16. I have a scar under my eye from running into a picnic table as a child.
17. I have a scar on the knuckle of my left index finger from a soda bottle explosion.
18. Once lead my softball team in home runs without once hitting a ball over the fence.
19. Completed one year of University and left voluntarily. I do not regret this.
20. I once recorded a solo version of "There Is No God" by Extreme in a studio.
21. I don't own a copy of this recording after sending my only DAT to the organizers.
22. I have wrestled in a wrestling ring. It's nowhere near as fake as you think.
23. I have one earring in my left ear. I hope to get more.
24. I knew my wife for seven years before we had our first date.
25. Once impaled my finger on the arm of a G.I. Joe figure.
26. My first item of music ownership was Michael Jackson's "Thriller" on vinyl.
27. My good friend Craig met his wife Cheryl after I met an online friend, Bethany, for dinner and we each brought a friend to feel more comfortable. Our friends ended up getting married.
28. I have a scar from my first good slice of the finger since becoming a chef.
29. I try to never miss an episode of Hour of Power.
30. I've seen Hour of Power live in Garden Grove, California.
31. One of my previous jobs was an NHL prognosticator.
32. I did this well, posting 70%+ accuracy.
33. I once went on a streak of over 60 days without a daily guarantee wrong.
34. I've been on 7 cruises, all but one to the Caribbean. The other was to Bermuda.
35. I've suffered from migraines since birth. I'm used to them.
36. Apparently my eyes turn bright blue right before I get one.
37. By 26 I'd already had the glass walled corner office in Toronto.
38. I was part of a team that won a Marketing RSVP Gold Award.
39. I left the world of big business because the politics suck.
40. While I still enjoy marketing to small/medium businesses, my passion is cooking.
41. At the age of 8 I became hooked on 'Wok With Yan' and asked for a wok for Christmas.
42. I got it. I still have it.
43. Cooking turned from hobby to passion after reading an article on Emeril Lagasse.
44. That lead to Iron Chef, which lead to Bobby Flay.
45. No, I don't care that he stood on the cutting board.
46. I devoted myself to learning southwestern and spanish cooking.
47. I've eaten at Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill in New York City.
48. I've eaten at Emeril's Emeril's Fish House in Las Vegas.
49. I've been to England, New Zealand, France, Sweden, Mexico, the Virgin Islands, and all over Canada and the USA.
50. While in New Zealand I took a helicopter ride through the rainforest, a gondola ride over 1,000m in the air, and rode a cement luge 750m down a mountain.
51. I'm right-handed, but my right hand curls like a lefty.
52. I play hockey left, baseball left (but throw right), and golf from both sides.