Richard Rosson (contortionist)
Richard Rosson (stage name Rubber Ritchie) is a British balloon artist, retired contortionist, actor and yoga teacher . He has appeared on a variety of television shows, including Channel 4 News, The Richard and Judy Show, and the Saturday morning children's show [...] and Dom in Da Bungalow. Rosson has also appeared in features in The Daily Mail, The Guardian, and TNT magazine, among others.
Rosson has appeared in adverts and trailers for various products. In early 2006, Rosson acted as stunt double in a Walker's Crisps advert for ex-England footballer and BBC presenter Gary Lineker. He also shot scenes as Avery the Death Eater for the blockbuster movie Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Live performances
As a live performer, Rubber Ritchie has worked on a variety of stages. He began by busking at Covent Garden and briefly performed with the Circus of Horrors. After touring with them for a period, he went solo.
He has performed at shows across Europe and Asia, including appearing at The Royal Opera House, with Swamp Circus, Circus of Horrors.
Richard has now retired from being a contortionist as he was getting too many aches and pains and grew tired of trying to make ends meet.
Becoming "Rubber Ritchie"
Ritchie is also a bass player and has performed of music shows playing rock and funk music. He studied Politics at University College Northampton (now University of Northampton), during which time he developed his contortion skills. He developed his contortionist act out of a mixture of advanced yoga postures and Mr Bean style clowning. Rubber Ritchie is also a Yoga teacher.