Andy Dick

For other uses, see Andrew Dick (disambiguation).

Andy Dick
A smiling Andy Dick with glasses, wearing black and white clothes with an American Express logo behind him
Dick at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Freaky Deaky
Birth nameAndrew Thomlinson
Born (1965-12-21) December 21, 1965 (age 58)
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.[1]
Medium
  • Stand-up
  • television
  • film
  • radio
Years active1986–present
Subject(s)Improv
sketch comedy
Recreational drug use
Spouse
Ivone Kowalczyk
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(m. 1986; div. 1990)​
Children3

Andrew Roane Dick (born Andrew Thomlinson; December 21, 1965) is an American actor, comedian.[2] Dick was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and joined The Second City and studied improvisational theater. Dick has had a long career as a stand-up comedian; he has appeared throughout the U.S., has released several comedy albums, and has acted in television and film. Dick's first regular television role was on The Ben Stiller Show on Fox. In the mid-1990s, he regularly appeared on NBC's NewsRadio and as a supporting character on Less than Perfect. He also had two short-lived television series on MTV; these were the sketch comedy series The Andy Dick Show (2001) and the reality series The Assistant (2004). He also is noted for his behavior on a number of Comedy Central Roasts, stand-up comedy performances, and late night talk show appearances.

Dick is also known for his eccentric behavior, problems with drug addiction, and allegations of sexual misconduct and arrests.[3][4] Dick has said he has tried to deal with his drug and alcohol-use disorders for years and by 2016, he said he had undergone drug rehabilitation programs 20 times.[5] In 2022, after a conviction for a 2018 offense, Dick was ordered to register as a sex offender.[6][7]

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  2. ^ Ogunnaike, Lola (June 30, 2003). "No Mealworm Snacks For Late-Night Comic". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 25, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "Comedian Andy Dick Faces Sexual Harassment Allegations". NBC Los Angeles. July 2, 2018. Archived from the original on October 13, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  4. ^ Desta, Yohana (October 31, 2017). "Andy Dick Dropped from Film Amid Latest Sexual Harassment Claims". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
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  7. ^ Travis, Emlyn (January 13, 2023). "Andy Dick arrested and charged with public intoxication, failing to register as sex offender". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2023.