Rick Alessi is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Dan Falzon.

"[2]After Rick was thrown out of his posh school for being a tearaway, he decided to go to Erinsborough to stay with his older brother, Marco (Felice Arena), and cousin, Christina (Gayle Blakeney).

"[2] When Rick spotted Sally Pritchard (Brenda Webb) in Ramsay Street, he was immediately attracted to her and became determined to find out more about her.

[5] An Inside Soap columnist revealed "Poor Rick can barely conceal his infatuation and immediately enrols for Japanese classes!

[8] He told Inside Soap's Richard Arnold that he thought hard about his future and what he wanted to do next, admitting it took a lot of courage to leave the show.

When Debbie Martin (Marnie Reece-Wilmore) moves back to the area with her family, Rick is attracted to her and they begin dating.

The plan works until news of the couple giving away their concert tickets to terminally ill Leukemia patient Terry Carter (Lee Cheesewright) ends up on The Casey Butler show, a British talk show, which goes to air in Australia which is seen by Benito and Julie who try to keep the couple apart on their return to Australia.

When Debbie catches Rick allegedly in a steamy clinch with Annalise Hartman (Kimberly Davies) at Number 22, she promptly storms out.

This phase in their relationship led to Rick resolving to stay in Erinsborough so that he can be with Debbie, and he arranges for an AusStudy grant to support himself and a part-time job at Lassiter's Hotel as a kitchen hand in exchange for lodgings in the staff quarters.

Rick's suspicions about Darren are confirmed when he catches him kissing Debbie's arch-enemy Louise Barker (Katrina McEwan).

Rick helps Michael to escape the detention centre and the two rush to rescue Debbie from being an accessory to Darren's crime.

In the confusion, Michael is shot by the cashier and Darren makes a run for it but Rick catches and restrains him until the police arrives.

Debbie agrees to help Rick out during the holidays and hits on a winning formula using Helen's recipe for shepherd's pie.

Rick's management skills worsen when he buys a large amount of food extender which turns out to be a waste of money.

It soon emerges that Ally is seeking attention during the wake of her parents' messy separation, and Rick lends a sympathetic ear.

When Cody Willis (Peta Brady) returns to Ramsay Street after two years in America, Rick is instantly smitten.

After receiving a car for his 18th birthday, Rick boasts about its speed and is challenged to a drag race by schoolmates Lenny Hooper and Gary Briggs.

A memorial service is held at school for Briggs and his father, Alan (Eric Donnison) menaces Rick over his son's death.

After scoring a job working for Cody's sister Gaby (Rachel Blakely) at Lassiter's in Darwin, Rick bids Erinsborough an emotional goodbye.

[9] A writer for the BBC's Neighbours website said Rick's most notable moment was "Winning a trip to London to see Michael Jackson with Debbie Martin.

"[10] During a feature on the show, Joanna Murray-Smith from The Age commented "With the exception of Rick Alessi, the one major failure of current Neighbours is the absence of young male spunks".