Biography

The American comedian and actor Andy Dick was born in 1965 in Charleston, South Carolina but spent his formative years in Chicago. While in high school, Andy began experimenting with theater, and he performed in a number of school plays before graduating in 1983. Even while in school, Dick was popular for his comedic talents; he was even elected homecoming king.

After graduating, Andy Dick began studying improv comedy seriously and joined the famous Second City comedy troupe before joining the Ben Stiller Show in the early 1990’s. A number of small roles followed on various television shows, including The Nanny, Get Smart, and NewsRadio, one of his earliest regular roles which lasted for four years.

Andy Dick’s biggest breakthrough came with the MTV shows The Andy Dick Show in 2001. Although it only lasted three seasons, the show made Dick more of a recognizable household name and led to a consistently successful career in which Andy Dick has also been able to make the leap to the big screen, appearing in such films as: Reality Bites (1994), The Cable Guy (1996), Best Men (1997), Insepctor Gadget (1999), Road Trip (2000), Dude, Where’s My Car? (2000), Zoolander (2001), The Bondage (2006), Blonde Ambition (2007), Rock Slyde (2009), and Funny People (2009.) In addition, he has lent his voice to a number of animated characters, including characters on Dilbert; Hey Arnold; Clone High; and Frankenhole.

Today, Andy Dick continues to perform. In recent years, he has appeared in the films Workaholics (2016), The Lion Guard (2016), and Sense8 (2017.) He also competed on the reality show series Dancing with the Stars in 2013; he and his partner, Sharna Burgess, placed seventh for the season’s competition.