[1] He graduated from the University of Michigan in 2011,[2] receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting with a minor in global media studies.

[7] Richter is also a founding member of entertainment group Tin Can Brothers, alongside Corey Lubowich and Brian Rosenthal, whom he met while attending the University of Michigan.

[8] Richter has a writing credit for the group's 2016 musical Spies Are Forever,[9] their 2017 play The Solve It Squad,[3] and their 2020 webseries Wayward Guide for the Untrained Eye.

[10] Richter appeared in Disney Channel's Jessie as recurring character Officer Petey.

[15][16] Fellow StarKid members Darren Criss and Dylan Saunders performed at the wedding, with Nick Lang, Joseph Walker and Julia Albain giving speeches.