<Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> Maggie Pierce (biological daughter) Jackson Avery (step - son) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Relatives </Th> <Td> Camille Travis (niece) Arlene Travis (sister - in - law) </Td> </Tr> <P> Richard Webber, M.D. is a fictional character from the ABC medical drama television series Grey's Anatomy . The character is portrayed by actor James Pickens, Jr., and was created by Shonda Rhimes . He was previously the Chief of Surgery at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital for 11 years, and was replaced by Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd). </P> <P> Richard married his wife, Adele (Loretta Devine) on Valentine's Day . During their residency at Seattle Grace, he had an affair with Meredith's mother, Ellis Grey, although both were married . Although Ellis left her husband, Richard could not bring himself to leave his wife, Adele (he would learn decades later that Adele had known about the affair all along and stayed with him anyway). He confessed in a later episode that he ended the affair because he believed that Ellis deserved better and that he had too much baggage . After completing his residency, Richard left Seattle Grace to complete his fellowship . There are continuity errors regarding where exactly Richard built his career; at one point he states that with the exception of his fellowship, he spent his entire career at Seattle Grace . However, it is also established that he both taught and befriended Addison and Derek, presumably in New York (the majority of references within the show, as well as additional sources, indicate that a good portion of Richard's career was spent in Manhattan, rather than Seattle). He graduated from Northwestern University (as shown in the degree in his office) </P>

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