Ricky Townsend

35 Years Old

Ricky Townsend (born September 3, 1989) is an American producer from Orange County, California. He produced and co-conceived the feature documentary "Into the Spotlight" (2023), which follows a musical theatre troupe of actors with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The film is notable for being told solely from the perspective of the actors, without any interviews with neurotypical people. He lives in Dallas, Texas with his mastiff, Emmitt.