Rick Wayne, OBE (born Learie Carasco, 27 January 1938), is a St. Lucia media personality, journalist, politician, book author and former professional bodybuilder and pop singer.
On returning to civilian life in London, he was spotted singing in a club and successfully auditioned for record producer Joe Meek.
Although the single and its follow-ups were not commercial successes, Wayne established a singing career for several years and for a while had his own show on Radio Luxembourg.
Wayne moved back to St. Lucia (where he now resides) and in 1986, in collaboration with his now wife, former US bodybuilder Mae Mollica Sabbagh, founded the Star Publishing Company.
The St Lucia Star is a hard-hitting controversial newspaper that has incurred the wrath of both major political parties on the island.