Andy Dick facts for kids
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Dick at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Freaky Deaky
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| Birth name | Andrew Thomlinson |
| Born | December 21, 1965 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
| Subject(s) | Improv sketch comedy |
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Ivone Kowalczyk
(m. 1986; div. 1990) |
| Children | 3 |
Andrew Roane Dick (born Andrew Thomlinson; December 21, 1965) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his funny roles in TV shows and movies. Andy Dick was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He learned about improvisational theater and joined a famous comedy group called The Second City.
Andy Dick has had a long career making people laugh. He has performed stand-up comedy all over the U.S. He has also released several comedy albums. You might have seen him in many television shows and films. His first regular TV role was on The Ben Stiller Show. Later, he was a regular on NewsRadio and Less than Perfect. He also had his own sketch comedy show called The Andy Dick Show on MTV.
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About Andy Dick's Early Life
Andy Dick was born on December 21, 1965. His birth name was Andrew Thomlinson. He was adopted when he was a baby by Allen and Sue Dick. They named him Andrew Roane Dick. His father was in the Navy, so his family moved around a lot.
As a child, he lived in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York, and Yugoslavia. In 1979, his family moved to Chicago. He went to George Walton Comprehensive High School in Georgia. He loved acting in school plays. He was even chosen as homecoming king in 1983. He finished high school in 1984 at Joliet West High School in Illinois.
After high school, Andy Dick continued to study comedy. He joined The Second City in Chicago. He also took improv classes at iO Theater.
Andy Dick's Career in Entertainment
His Television Roles
Andy Dick started his TV career on The Ben Stiller Show. This sketch comedy show aired on the Fox Network from 1992 to 1993. In 1993, he appeared on David Letterman's new CBS show.
In 1994, he played a stylist named Pepé on The Nanny. He also starred as Zachary Smart in the TV show Get Smart in 1995. From 1995 to 1999, Andy Dick was a regular on the sitcom NewsRadio as reporter Matthew Brock. He also played Owen Kronsky on the ABC sitcom Less than Perfect.
From 2001 to 2003, Andy Dick had his own show on MTV called The Andy Dick Show. In 2004, he starred in another MTV show, The Assistant. This show made fun of other reality TV shows like The Apprentice.
He also made a guest appearance on Star Trek: Voyager. He was a contestant on Dancing With the Stars in 2013. He finished seventh in the competition.
His Film Appearances
Andy Dick has been in many movies. One of his first film roles was in Double Dragon. In 1994, he starred with Pauly Shore in the comedy film In the Army Now. He also had a small role in Ben Stiller's movie Reality Bites.
In 1997, he was in Bongwater. In 1999, he played one of Dr. Claw's helpers in Inspector Gadget. He also had small roles in movies like Dude, Where's My Car? (2000) and Zoolander (2001).
In 2003, he appeared in Old School. He also voiced a character in Happily N'Ever After (2007) and Boingo in Hoodwinked! (2005). Andy Dick also directed a film in 2006 called Danny Roane: First Time Director.
Voiceover Work
Andy Dick is also known for his voice acting. In 1998, he voiced the character Nuka in the Disney animated movie The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. He also voiced Boingo in the Hoodwinked! movies. In 2016, he voiced Nuka again for the TV series The Lion Guard.
He voiced Dilbert's assistant in the animated TV show Dilbert in 1999. He also voiced "Monkey Man" on the Nickelodeon show Hey Arnold!. In 2002, he voiced Mr Sheepman in Clone High.
He also lent his voice to video games. He was Maurice in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004). He also voiced Aunt Beth in Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure (2006). In 2010, he voiced Jesus Christ in an episode of Mary Shelley's Frankenhole.
Web Series Projects
In 2009, Andy Dick created a web series called House Arrest with Andy Dick. In this show, he interviewed celebrity guests. In 2012, he hosted Andy Dick Live!. He also appeared in the web series All Growz Up in 2013.
Andy Dick's Personal Life
Andy Dick was married to Ivone Kowalczyk from 1986 to 1990. They have a son together. He also has a son and a daughter with Lena Sved.
Discography
- Andy Dick & the ... of the Century (2002)
- Do Your Shows Always ...? (2007)
- The Darkest Day of the Year (2009)
Images for kids
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Dick at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Freaky Deaky
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Dick holding a piñata with a cutout of Tom Green for The 1 Second Film in December 2004
See also
In Spanish: Andy Dick para niños
