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NamePeter Riva
First NamePeter
Last NameRiva
OccupationLiterary Agent
BirthdayMay 11
Birth Year1950
Place of BirthManhattan
Home TownNew York
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignTaurus
Full/Birth Name
ParentsMaria Riva, William Riva
Other Family MembersGrandparents : Marlene Dietrich, Rudolf Sieber
SiblingsDavid Riva, John Paul Riva, J. Michael Riva
SpouseNot Known
Children(s)John Matthew Riva, Sean Peter Riva

Peter Riva Biography

Peter Riva is one of the most popular and richest Literary Agent who was born on May 11, 1950 in Manhattan, New York, United States.

Peter Riva (born May 11, 1950) is an American literary agent and producer. He managed Voyager’s “Round the World Flight Program” in 1985. He also produced the United Nations’ event “Only One Earth” (1990), for which he won a Telly Award.

From the early 1970s to the early 1980s he licensed toys and games for companies including Columbia Pictures, Paramount Pictures, and Witt-Thomas-Harris.

John Peter Riva was born on May 11, 1950, in Manhattan to William Riva, a Broadway and TV set designer, and Maria Riva, the only child of Marlene Dietrich, who was an early TV star (for William S. Paley, CBS) and Broadway actress. His older brother J. Michael Riva, a production designer, died in 2012 and he has two younger brothers, John Paul and John David.

Peter Riva Net Worth

Peter is one of the richest Literary Agent from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Peter Riva's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeLiterary Agent
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

In the 1980s Riva produced over a dozen art exhibits. He produced “Sightseeing, A Panorama From Space,” an art photographic exhibit which has become the world’s most attended art exhibit. The project was conceived in 1982 with the help of Ansel Adams, Lucien Clergue and Senator Edward Kennedy. It came to include over 175,000 hand-held astronaut images never before seen (1984). The exhibit opened at the National Air and Space Museum (1985, Washington, D.C.) and at the Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie (1985, Arles, France).

In 1984 he was asked to advise, and in 1985 took over as de facto project manager, for the Voyager ‘Round the World Flight program. The Voyager completed the 1st nonstop circumnavigation of the globe on December 14, 1986. In 1986 Riva arranged for the Voyager aircraft to be permanently displayed in the National Air & Space Museum.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Riva and his wife, Sandra Anne, met in Spain when they were 13 and married at the age of 22 in London, England. They have two sons, John Matthew (born 1976) and Sean Peter (born 1979), both born in London.

Who is Peter Riva Dating?

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Riva has produced over ten television documentaries, including the ABC With Peter Beard in Africa (1988) and BBC/PBS “The Voyager Story” (1987). He was a co-producer on White Mountain Film’s “In the Blood” (Africa, 1987).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Riva is the co-founder of International Transactions, Inc., a literary agency. Riva has worked as a literary agent with his wife Sandra Anne since 1972. He has represented authors like Stieg Larsson (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy), Maria Riva (Dietrich by Her Daughter), Peter Beard, Ake Edwardson, Pieter Aspe, John Enright, Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager.

He produced the United Nations’ Headquarter (NY) event “Only One Earth” (1990), broadcast to 1.1 billion people worldwide (for which Riva won a “Telly Award”). The footage showed negotiations for the first global environmental treaty between the USA and USSR.

Facts & Trivia

Peter Ranked on the list of most popular Literary Agent. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Peter Riva celebrates birthday on May 11 of every year.

He produced two expeditions: The Rio Roosevelt Expedition (Amazon, 1992) and the Livingston Expedition (Africa, 1995). In 1995, along with his partner Bertram van Munster, he created and produced the television series (Paramount Television) Wild Things, 78 one-hour reality TV episodes. He was co-executive producer on a number of projects including Jim Kohlberg’s Home in the Morning based on the book by Mary Glickman.

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