Dicky Barrett
Created by Rich Wilkes

Vegas Dick is a new UPN pilot currently in production, scheduled to possibly air during the 2003-04 season, centering on DICKY BARRETT, a former con artist who attempts to go straight, and ends up scamming his way into a gig as the house detective at a swanky Las Vegas casino. His boss (played by Katherine Heigl) is the daughter of the hotel and casino owner.

Unfortunately, Dicky (besides of course having the misfortune of being called "Dicky") has several grifter friends from his past life who aren't convinced he's gone straight, and he is forced to juggle his new life with his former con ways. So, instead, he makes good use of his old cronies , including Barnes, a twentysomething babe; Miguel Cruz, a teenage electronics whiz; and his uncle, Clay, an elderly scam artist who may just be losing it, in his new career as one of the good guys.

Vegas seems to be really hot as a TV show location these days. CBS kicked it off with CSI, Fox continued it with the quirky comedy/drama, Lucky, and now other networks are jumping on the bandwagon.

BURNING QUESTION

• Did this ever air?

TELEVISION

• VEGAS DICK
  (2003, UPN)
  Created by Rich Wilkes
  Writers: Rich Wilkes
  Co-executive producer: Rich Wilkes
  Executive producers: Neil Moritz, Marty Adelstein and Dawn Parouse
  Starring Vincent Ventresca as DICKY BARRETT
  Also starring Katherine Heigl

Preliminary report respectfully submitted by Kevin Burton Smith.

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