What is Richard Perry?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Richard Perry | image = Richard Perry (cropped).JPG | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = Perry {{circa}} 1975 | birth_name = Richard Van Perry | native_name = | native_name_lang = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date|1942|06|18}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2024|12|24|1942|06|18}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. | occupation = [[Record producer]] | years_active = 1963–2011 | label = {{flatlist| *[[Planet Records|Planet]] *[[RCA Records|RCA]]}} | associated_acts = {{flatlist| *[[Rod Stewart]] *[[Fanny (band)|Fanny]] *[[Carly Simon]] *[[Harry Nilsson]] *[[Art Garfunkel]] *[[Ringo Starr]]}} | website = {{URL|http://richardperrymusic.com/}} }} '''Richard Van Perry''' (June 18, 1942 – December 24, 2024) was an American [[record producer]]. He produced more than 12 [[gold record]]s by 1982. From 1978 to 1983, he ran his own record label, [[Planet Records]]. He also produced albums by [[Rod Stewart]] and [[Carly Simon]]. He began getting involved with music early in his life, around the age of 12.<ref name=Grandpa>{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/03/arts/the-pop-life-842389.html | work = [[New York Times]] | date = May 3, 1989 | last = Holden | first = Stephen | title = Old Grandpa Who | access-date = June 7, 2009}}</ref> Perry and [[Jane Fonda]] were in a relationship from 2009 to 2017. In 2017, he was diagnosed with [[Parkinson's disease]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://janefonda.com/prime-time-oscars/ | title = Prime Time & Oscars | publisher = JaneFonda.com | date = February 29, 2012}}</ref> Perry died at a hospital in Los Angeles on December 24, 2024 from [[cardiac arrest]] at the age of 82.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/arts/music/richard-perry-dead.html|title=Rich