Jeni also starred in the Showtime specials Richard Jeni: Boy from New York City and Richard Jeni: Crazy from the Heat. In 1993 he won an American Comedy Award for Funniest Male Stand-Up Comic and in 1994 he won a CableACE Award for Stand-Up Comedy Special. Richard Jeni committed suicide on March 10, 2007 at 49 years old after battling depression and paranoia.