RICKY VELEZ is a New-York based actor/writer/comedian and his HBO comedy special HERE’S EVERYTHING, produced by Judd Apatow and Pete Davidson is now streaming on MAX.  Ricky starred in THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND as well as serving as a writer and Co-Producer of the film.  Ricky was previously a correspondent on Comedy Central’s THE NIGHTLY SHOW WITH LARRY WILMORE, and appeared in the Netflix series MASTER OF NONE.  Highlighted on Variety’s “10 Comedians to Watch”, Ricky was trained at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts where he received the Special Recognition Diploma in Drama. Ricky was previously named “New York’s Funniest Comedian” by Caroline’s Comedy Club and was featured in Comedy Central’s and The New York Comedy Festival’s Fifth annual “Comics to Watch.”