Richard De Vere (18 June 1967 – 10 March 2014) was a British showman who performed for 21 consecutive seasons at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
[3] Master illusionist De Vere took the centre stage headliner for much of the proceedings and featured many illusions and tricks.
[5] The show was written and produced by De Vere himself, featuring vocalist Marc Lawlor and dancers, Schnorbitz and iCloud the Cat.
De Vere played his first panto villain in Liverpool at the Empire in 1989 with American television star Mr T.[3] De Vere was a veteran pantomime villain who made several appearances at Liverpool's Royal Court theatre, along with his trusty St Bernard Schnorbitz.
He was also a regular Panto Villain at St. Helens Theatre Royal throughout the 2000s with long time cohort Marc Lawlor.