[hider=Ricky Harrison/Derek O'Leary]
[h1]Actor Details:[/h1]

Current Appearance: 
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[b]Name:[/b]
Richard Manson Harrison

[b]Nickname:[/b]
Ricky

[b]Age:[/b]
28

[b]Place of Origin:[/b]
Waterford, Ireland

[b]Relationship Status:[/b]
Girlfriend died five months ago

[b]Occupation:[/b]
Screenwriter/Playwright

[b]Biography:[/b]
As a kid Ricky had it fairly easy. With a large majority of his family being a part of the film industry in some way or another it was expected that he'd most likely follow suit. At first though he refused. His parents and siblings tried to force him to audition at some places, but he just wouldn't do it. It's not that he was being rebellious he just didn't think he could live up to the family name. He didn't think he'd be any good.

However, there was one audition for a show that really appealed to Ricky. While his brother was awaiting his turn to audition for the role of Francis Callahan, Ricky began to really like one of the characters in the listing named Roddy Callahan. Ricky thought that it would be cool to work with his brother as brothers on a show. So, Ricky decided to audition in hopes of getting the little brother. Neither him nor his brother got the roles they were after, but a few days later Ricky got a callback for another character called Derek O'Leary. Ricky was extremely unsure if he even wanted to do it but his brother convinced and motivated him to go for it. He was surprised when he actually got the role.

At first he was just a minor character that had little to no screen time but overtime people began loving Ricky's portrayal of a bully with a soft spot for the extremely less fortunate. For the last two season's Ricky's character Derek O'Leary had made his way onto the main cast. Unfortunately, the character didn't get his redemption year of becoming a better person. Ricky had decided that after the show was over he'd become a screenwriter/playwright so he could make masterpieces just like Edenridge. When he was contacted for a reboot Ricky jumped at the chance to rejoin the cast.

[h1]Character Details:[/h1]

[b]Name:[/b] Derek O'Leary

[b]Nickname:[/b] N/A

[b]Age:[/b] 16/26

[b]Place of Origin:[/b] Edenridge, Massachusetts

[b]Relationship Status:[/b] Single

[b]Occupation:[/b] Assistant Head Coach/School Janitor

[b]Biography:[/b]
To start telling the biography of Derek one would need to start first with his parents.

Sarah and Mike, the mother and father of Derek, were the [b]it[/b] couple at Edenridge High during their high school years. The captain of the football team and the head cheerleader. Prom King and Queen and the most popular kids in town. Yet, as a lot of kids their age they were young, stupid, and careless. A few weeks after prom Sarah realized she was pregnant. Her parents were furious, but did nothing to punish the girl. Mike also promised he would stick by her side forever and that a baby wouldn't change anything, and she believed him. How unfortunately naive.

Only a few days before the due date and Mike disappeared without a trace. Even the boys family and closest friends had no idea where he went other than a note that basically said screw everyone and that he was skipping town forever. To add onto Sarah's grief her mother passed away the day that Derek was born. How could someone be happy in these horrible circumstances? However it was done doesn't matter. Sarah was still overjoyed to have the baby in her arms.

The joy didn't last long and she knew it wouldn't. Her father was an extremely strict man and she knew it. He told her she would work to get a place for her and her baby despite having the money and living space to support them. He would give them money anytime they ultimately needed it, but other than that all the man did was watch Derek while Sarah was working or taking classes.

Skip a few years to while Derek is in elementary school. He is a kind quiet sort. Helps his classmates and has a few friends. Then a specific kid moves into town. Starts bullying Derek calling him all sorts of things and pestering him. Derek took it and never responded. Until one day the boy attacked one of Derek's friends. Derek couldn't stand by and watch. He stood up to the bully and in the process got beat up for it. Then his 'friend' didn't even help him.

This basically broke Derek. He switched schools because his mother didn't want him to get hurt again. When he started at the new school he was different. No longer the sweet boy. Now, he despised anyone who looked down on others or had it in any sorts of the way easy. No one other than Sarah remembered the kind boy that Derek use to be.

Starting high school was basically the same deal. By this time he had his lackies and easily became the top dog of his grade. He was basically just a jerk and bully to anyone who didn't stand behind him. Being one of the best football players in the state didn't help much either. By his junior year he was the most popular guy on campus, and he absolutely hated it.

Over the summer between his junior and senior year, the summer after the shooting, Derek had a realization that all he had been doing was a complete waste. Treating people the way he did wouldn't benefit him at all. He closed himself off that summer and when he came back to school he was a different person. It was impossible to make up for his wrongs but he did his best.

He went to college on a full ride athletic scholarship. It looked as if he was going to have a promising career in the NFL until in his senior year of college he received an injury that completely destroyed his knee that caused him not to be able to play again. After no NFL team's wanted to take the chance on him he went back to Edenridge and became the assistant head coach and school janitor.[/hider]