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Richard Kind
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Richard Bruce Kind
November 22, 1956 Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
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| Education | Northwestern University (BA) |
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| Years active | 1978–present |
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Dana Stanley
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Richard Bruce Kind (born November 22, 1956) is a well-known American actor and comedian. You might recognize his voice from many popular animated movies and TV shows. He has also appeared in many live-action TV series and films.
Richard Kind is famous for his roles in TV shows like Mad About You, where he played Dr. Mark Devanow, and Spin City, where he was Paul Lassiter. He also had a recurring role as Andy in Curb Your Enthusiasm.
His voice acting work includes characters like Molt in A Bug's Life, Van in the Cars movies, and the very memorable Bing Bong in Inside Out. He was even nominated for a Tony Award for his acting on Broadway.
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Early Life and Education
Richard Kind was born on November 22, 1956, in Trenton, New Jersey. His family was Jewish. His mother, Alice, was a homemaker, and his father, Samuel, was a jeweler.
Richard grew up in Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with his younger sister, Joanne. He went to Pennsbury High School and graduated in 1974. Later, he studied at Northwestern University, graduating in 1978. He also trained at The Second City in Chicago, which is a famous comedy theater.
Acting Career
Richard Kind has had a very busy career in television, movies, and theater. He is known for both his serious acting and his comedic timing.
Television Roles
Richard Kind was a regular on the TV show Mad About You from 1992 to 1999. He played Dr. Mark Devanow. He also starred as Paul Lassiter in Spin City from 1996 to 2002. He and Michael Boatman were the only actors to appear in every episode of Spin City. Richard Kind even returned for the Mad About You revival in 2019.
He appeared in many episodes of Larry David's show Curb Your Enthusiasm as Larry's cousin, Andy. He also guest-starred in Stargate Atlantis as Lucius Lavin. Richard Kind had a recurring role in Scrubs as Harvey Corman, a character who thought he was always sick.
He also appeared in other popular shows like Psych, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and the Disney Channel series Even Stevens. In 2007, he was on Two and a Half Men with his former Spin City co-star Charlie Sheen. He also played a corrupt mayor in Leverage.
More recently, Richard Kind played a police captain named Stan Yenko in the CBS crime drama East New York in 2022. In 2023, he appeared as Saint Peter in Mel Brooks' comedy series History of the World, Part II.
Film Roles
Richard Kind has been in many movies. He had a small role in the 1994 film Stargate. He also appeared in the independent film The Visitor in 2007.
He played a major supporting role as Arthur Gopnik in the Coen brothers' film A Serious Man. He also had a small part in Clint Eastwood's movie Hereafter in 2010.
Richard Kind is good friends with actor and director George Clooney. He played a casting director in Clooney's first movie as a director, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. He also appeared in Argo, which George Clooney helped produce. In 2023, he had a supporting role in the horror film Beau Is Afraid.
Theater Performances
Richard Kind has a strong background in theater. He has performed on Broadway in plays like The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, The Producers, and Sly Fox. He even played the lead role of Max Bialystock in a production of The Producers in 2012.
He received a Tony Award nomination for his role as Marcus Hoff in the 2013 Broadway play The Big Knife. This is a very important award in theater.
Voice Acting Work
Richard Kind is well-known for his voice acting. He voiced Molt in Disney/Pixar's A Bug's Life and Van in Cars and Cars 2. He was also Bookworm in Toy Story 3.
One of his most famous voice roles is Bing Bong, Riley's imaginary friend, in Pixar's Inside Out. He also voices Marty Glouberman in the Netflix animated series Big Mouth.
Other voice roles include Tom in Tom and Jerry: The Movie, Pongo in Oswald, and the villain Frugal Lucre in Kim Possible. He also voiced Roger the Alligator in The Penguins of Madagascar.
Personal Life
Richard Kind was married to Dana Stanley from 1999 to 2018. They have three children: a son named Max, and two daughters named Samantha and Skylar.
He lives in Manhattan in New York City. In 2022, he was honored by his old high school, Pennsbury High School, and was inducted into their Hall of Fame.
George Clooney once stayed at Richard Kind's apartment in Los Angeles before he became very famous. Clooney was known for playing pranks on Richard during that time!
