▁you ?" ▁to ▁Richard . ▁When ▁asked ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Com ic - Con ▁International ▁how ▁old ▁Richard ▁is , ▁lead ▁Lost ▁actor ▁Matthew ▁Fox ▁guess ed ▁ 1 2 5 , ▁which ▁Lost ▁producer ▁Dam on ▁Lind el of ▁said ▁was ▁wrong . ▁When ▁Lock e ▁asks ▁Jul iet ▁how ▁old ▁Richard ▁is ▁in ▁" J ug head ", ▁she ▁simply ▁rep lies ▁" old ". ▁In ▁" F ollow ▁the ▁Le ader ", ▁Ben ▁describes ▁Richard ▁as ▁an ▁ad visor ▁" who ▁has ▁had ▁that ▁position ▁for ▁a ▁long , ▁long ▁time ." ▁In ▁" Dr . ▁Lin us ", ▁Richard ▁mentions ▁he ▁doesn ' t ▁age ▁because ▁Jacob ▁touched ▁him . ▁In ▁" Ab ▁A et erno " ▁it ▁is ▁revealed ▁Richard ▁lived ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁being ▁around ▁ 3 5 ▁years ▁old . ▁Since ▁the ▁current ▁story line ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁that ▁makes ▁Richard ▁around ▁ 1 7 5 ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁Development ▁Richard ▁shares ▁his ▁name ▁with ▁Richard ▁Al pert , ▁former ▁Harvard ▁psych ology ▁professor ▁and ▁Eastern - infl uen ced ▁author ▁and ▁figure ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 7 0 s , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Ram ▁D ass . ▁Lost ▁producer ▁Dam on ▁Lind el of ▁confirmed ▁Richard ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁someone ▁famous , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁elaborate . ▁N ést or ▁Car bon ell ▁was ▁originally ▁contract ed ▁to ▁guest ▁star ▁in ▁" Not ▁in