Early life

Dick was born on December 21, 1965 in Charleston, South Carolina. He was adopted at birth by Allen and Sue Dick, and named Andrew Roane Dick. He was brought up Presbyterian. His father was in the Navy,

As a child, he spent time living with his family in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York, and Yugoslavia before moving to Chicago in 1979. He attended Lassiter High School, which was being temporarily housed at George Walton Comprehensive High School in Cobb County, Georgia. Dick appeared in numerous theater productions during his high school years and was elected homecoming king his senior year in 1983.

While in high school, he tended to use his surname as a joke; and one day, he dressed in a homemade superhero costume and presented himself at school as "Super Dick". Dick graduated from Joliet West High School in 1984, and is a friend of actor Anthony Rapp, whom he had known since childhood.

After high school, Dick joined Chicago's Second City, attended Columbia College Chicago, and took improv comedy classes at iO Theater.

Career

Television

Dick started his TV comedy career as a cast member on the sketch comedy program The Ben Stiller Show, which aired on the Fox Network from September 1992 to January 1993. Prior to this, Dick starred in an advertisement for the original Sonic the Hedgehog game in 1991.

In 1993, on the third night of David Letterman's new CBS show, Dick appeared as "Donnie the CBS Page Who Likes to Suck Up", during which he gave a watch to Letterman. The host then handed him a pencil, prompting Dick to cry and then walk backstage to much applause.

In 1994, Dick played the part of Pepé the stylist in the episode "Maggie the Model" on The Nanny. He also starred as Zachary Smart, the son of Maxwell Smart and Agent 99 in the Get Smart Fox television remake (a role he reportedly tried to escape in order to go into work with NewsRadio). In 2001, Dick starred along with Kieran Culkin on the short lived NBC summer television series Go Fish.

Dick has been a series regular on several sitcoms for their entire duration, including NewsRadio on NBC (1995-1999), portraying Matthew Brock, and on the ABC sitcom Less than Perfect as Owen Kronsky.

In 2001, his colleagues and producers, including himself, developed a show on MTV called The Andy Dick Show. The series ended in 2003 after three seasons. In 2004, he starred in a satirical reality television show, also on MTV, called The Assistant. The show spoofed themes and scenes from The Apprentice, The Bachelor, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, and Survivor, among others.

Dick had also had a guest shot on Star Trek: Voyager as the Emergency Medical Hologram Mark II in "Message in a Bottle".

He competed in the eighth season of Celebrity Poker Showdown. He finished in last place, behind Robin Tunney, Christopher Meloni, Macy Gray, and Joy Behar.

On May 16, 2007, Dick was roasted on The Howard Stern Show by Artie Lange, Lisa Lampanelli, Reverend Bob Levy, Sal Governale, Shuli, Colin Quinn, Benjy Bronk, Dave Attell, Greg Fitzsimmons, and Yucko the Clown.

In 2008, Dick appeared on episode No. 3 of The Real World: Hollywood to tell cast members that they would be taking improv classes.

Dick has also made appearances on Comedy Central's The Gong Show hosted by Dave Attell. He also came out on VH1's Sober House 1.

Dick was a contestant on Season 16 of Dancing With the Stars in 2013. He was partnered with former troupe member, Sharna Burgess, and placed seventh in the competition.

Dick was on ABC's Celebrity Wife Swap on July 14, 2013.

Films

One of his earliest film roles was a fictional version of himself the film adaptation of video game Double Dragon. In 1993, Dick played himself in the mockumentary The Making of... And God Spoke. He also starred alongside MTV comedian Pauly Shore in the 1994 war comedy film In the Army Now.

In 1997, Dick had a supporting role alongside Luke Wilson and Jack Black in Bongwater, as Luke Wilson's gay friend who gives him a place to stay after his house burns to the ground. In 1999, Dick played a warm-hearted yet cowardly scientist that helped Dr. Claw in the movie Inspector Gadget.

In 2000, he made a cameo role in the motion picture Dude, Where's My Car?. That same year, he also appeared in the teenage comedy film Road Trip, playing a motel clerk. In 2001, Dick made a cameo in Ben Stiller's comedy Zoolander as Olga the Masseuse (Dick also made a cameo in Stiller's directorial debut, Reality Bites, back in 1994).

In 2002, he was featured in the band Ash's music video "Envy" as a taxi cab driver. In 2003, he appeared in Will Ferrell's Old School as a gay sex education teacher, and as a villainous Santa in the movie The Hebrew Hammer. In 2005, Dick was featured in the documentary The Aristocrats. In 2006, he appeared in the film Employee of the Month as Lon, the optician who is strongly nearsighted. He also provided the voice Mombo in 2007's Happily N'Ever After and the voice of Boingo in Hoodwinked!.

His feature film directing debut was the 2006 film Danny Roane: First Time Director. In late December 2008, Dick announced on his official website that he had finished writing a script for a film starring his alter-ego Daphne Aguilera titled, Daphne Aguilera: Get Into It.

Voiceover work

In 1998, he lent his voice to the villain Nuka in the Disney direct-to-video animated film The Lion King II: Simba's Pride and provided the voice of Boingo for the Hoodwinked! movies. In November 2016, Dick reprised his role as Nuka for The Lion Guard TV series.

In 1999, he featured as the voice of Dilbert's assistant in the Dilbert animated series. He also was the voice of recurring character "Monkey Man" on the Nickelodeon TV series Hey Arnold!.

In 2002, Dick provided the voice of Mr. Sheepman and various other characters in the short-lived animated series Clone High.

Dick provides the voice of Maurice from the radio station WCTR's segment "Gardening with Maurice" in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and he provided the voice of Aunt Beth in the 2006 video game Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure. He also was the voice of Dylan in 'The Reef'.

As of October 2006, Dick has hosted his own radio program, The Shit Show, on Howard Stern's Sirius channel Howard 101 every Thursday night at midnight eastern.

On August 19, 2009, Dick became a downloadable character in the PlayStation Network's video game Pain.

In 2010, Dick voiced Jesus Christ in an episode of Mary Shelley's Frankenhole on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.

Web series

While under house arrest in 2009, Dick created and starred in the five-episode web series House Arrest with Andy Dick. The series features Dick's interviews with celebrity guests including Greg Grunberg, Drew Pinsky, Mo Collins, Joey Greco, and Jennifer Coolidge.

In 2012, Dick hosted Andy Dick Live!. Dick and Pauly Shore discussed the possibility of a sequel to In the Army Now during his appearance on the show.

On September 19, 2013, Dick appeared in the first episode of the web series All Growz Up with Melinda Hill to talk about his early career and give advice to aspiring performers.

Personal life

Family

Dick was married to Ivone Kowalczyk from 1986 to 1990, with whom he has a son, Lucas (b. 1988). He also has a son and a daughter with Lena Sved.

In a 2006 interview with The Washington Post, he said he is bisexual.

Drug and alcohol abuse

Dick states that he has struggled with drug and alcohol abuse over the years and has entered into rehab programs 20 times in an effort to become sober. He is a proponent of sober living.

Legal issues and controversies

Arrests and legal actions

On May 15, 1999, Dick drove his car into a utility pole in Hollywood. He was charged with the possession of cocaine, cannabis, and drug paraphernalia, driving under the influence of alcohol/drugs, and hit-and-run driving. He later pleaded guilty to the felony of cocaine possession and two other misdemeanor charges: cannabis possession and possession of a "smoking device". After Dick completed an 18-month drug diversion program, a judge dismissed the felony and misdemeanor drug charges against him.

On December 4, 2004, Dick was arrested for indecent exposure after he exposed his buttocks at a local McDonald's.

On July 16, 2008, Dick was arrested in Murrieta, California, on suspicion of drug possession and sexual battery. He exposed the breasts of a 17-year-old girl when he allegedly grabbed and pulled down her tank top and brassiere. During a search of his person, police reported finding a small quantity of cannabis and one alprazolam (Xanax) tablet (for which Dick did not have a prescription) in his front pants pocket. He was released from jail after posting $5,000 bail. Dick eventually pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery and marijuana possession. He was sentenced to three years probation, had to pay about $700 in fines, and was ordered to wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet for one year.

On January 23, 2010, Dick was arrested about 4 a.m. at a bar in Huntington, West Virginia, on charges of sexual abuse after reportedly groping a bartender and a patron. He was released from jail after pleading not guilty and posting $60,000 bail. On June 29, 2011, Dick was formally indicted by a Cabell County Grand Jury for two counts of first degree sexual abuse. Dick pleaded not guilty during a formal arraignment in Cabell County Circuit Court in Huntington on July 29, 2011. After receiving the not guilty plea, Judge Paul Ferrell set a trial date of January 17, 2012. After several delays, on May 21, 2012, Dick was given a six-month pre-trial diversion. An assistant prosecutor said that the agreement stated that if Dick would stay out of legal trouble for six months, the criminal charges would be dismissed. In January 2012, the two alleged victims filed a civil suit against Dick for unspecified damages.

Other behavior

In 2005, Dick dropped his pants and exposed his genitals to the audience at Yuk Yuk's comedy club in Edmonton, Alberta. He was ushered off the stage, and the second night was cancelled.

In August 2006, Dick attended the Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner. He licked the faces of Farrah Fawcett, Carrie Fisher, and Patton Oswalt. Mandy Stadtmiller wrote about being bitten by Dick in "Page Six" of The New York Post.

In December 2006, Dick upset an audience at The Improv in Los Angeles by shouting "You're all a bunch of niggers!" following an improvised set with comedian Ian Bagg. This was a direct reference to Michael Richards' use of the same epithet to insult hecklers two weeks earlier. He later issued an apology via his publicist:

I chose to make a joke about a subject that is not funny, in an attempt to make light of a serious subject. I have offended a lot of people, and I am sorry for my insensitivity. I wish to apologize to Ian, to the club and its patrons and to anyone who was hurt or offended by my remark.

— Andy Dick

In February 2007, Dick was forcibly removed from the stage during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, after repeatedly touching guest Ivanka Trump. Jimmy Kimmel called in his security guards, Uncle Frank and Veatrice Rice, who assisted as Kimmel dragged Dick off by his legs. Kimmel later said "Andy did a segment, he was a little out of it. came out, he wanted a big, wet kiss. It was time for Andy to go, so I escorted him out by his feet." Kimmel added, "He always makes me a little uncomfortable, you have no idea what he's going to do next." Kimmel also said he had spoken to Dick afterwards and that Dick was not upset about the incident.

In 2009, Dick appeared on Sober House, a spin-off of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, focusing on a sober living environment. Dick approached Drew Pinsky to ask for help with his addictions and agreed to enter the Sober Living facility. In the penultimate episode, Dick explained that his drinking led to many of the public incidents for which he had become notorious, and had ruined many of his relationships. In that episode, he visited a number of the people whose lives he had so affected, such as comedian Mo Collins, to apologize for disclosing information to her husband which led to her divorce.

In October 2010, Dick was seen exposing himself and making a commotion at Café Audrey in Hollywood.

In January 2011, Dick was thrown out of the AVN Awards, a pornographic movie awards ceremony, after repeatedly groping and stalking adult film actress Tera Patrick and drag queen Chi Chi LaRue. He later claimed to have stayed clean for at least three months after this relapse.

In April 2011, Dick was at a party connected with the Newport Beach Film Festival. He appeared intoxicated, exposed himself, urinated on a backdrop and afterwards destroyed it by pulling it down. The organizers claimed that this caused thousands of dollars of damage and considered suing Dick over the incident.

In August 2011, Dick was a guest on Greg Fitzsimmons' radio show and made antisemitic statements about Howard Stern. Dick said Stern was a "money grubbing Jew" and repeatedly called him a "hook-nosed Jew". Dick later stated he had written an apology letter to Stern.

In October 2017, Dick was fired from a role in the independent film Raising Buchanan due to allegations of inappropriate behavior which, according to The Hollywood Reporter, "included groping people's genitals, unwanted kissing/licking and sexual propositions of at least four members of the production". While he denied most of the allegations, he said "I might have kissed somebody on the cheek to say goodbye and then licked them. That's my thing - I licked Carrie Fisher at a roast. It's me being funny." It would later be revealed that in the same month he had also been fired and escorted off the set from another film, Vampire Dad, due to what was referred to as "multiple, flagrant acts of improper conduct and inappropriate contact with several crew members". He later said "I overtook my medication and took too many Xanax and I was a bit loopy". He said "I won't do it anymore. I won't lick anyone's face anymore. We have an agreement."

Feud with Jon Lovitz

On July 10, 2007, Dick and former Newsradio costar Jon Lovitz got into a physical confrontation at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles. The two had a history of several previous disagreements concerning the death of their mutual friend Phil Hartman. According to Lovitz, Dick had given Hartman's wife Brynn cocaine at a Christmas party at Hartman's house in 1997; Brynn, a recovering addict, fell back into drug use, culminating in her killing Hartman and herself on May 28, 1998. When Lovitz joined the cast of Newsradio as Hartman's replacement, he and Dick got into an argument in which Lovitz reportedly said, "I wouldn't be here if you hadn't given Brynn coke in the first place." Lovitz reportedly later apologized to Dick for the remark.

In early 2007, Dick approached Lovitz at a restaurant and said "I put the Phil Hartman hex on you—you're the next to die." At the Laugh Factory, Lovitz demanded an apology from Dick, who refused and accused Lovitz of blaming him for Hartman's death. Lovitz then smashed Dick's head into the bar.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Elvis Stories	Allen	Short film
1993	The Making of '...And God Spoke'	Abel
1994	Reality Bites	Rock
1994	In the Army Now	Jack Kaufman
1994	Double Dragon	Smogcaster
1995	Hotel Oasis	Nick	Short film
1996	The Cable Guy	Medieval Times Host
1997	Who's the Caboose?	Jason Reemer
1997	Best Men	Teddy
1998	Bongwater	Teddy
1998	The Lion King II: Simba's Pride	Nuka (voice)
1998	Permanent Midnight	Damian	Uncredited
1999	Inspector Gadget	Kramer
1999	Advice from a Caterpillar	Spaz
1999	Laputa: Castle in the Sky	Henri (voice)	English dub
2000	The Independent	Maitre d'
2000	Loser	Another City Worker
2000	Road Trip	Motel Clerk
2000	Picking Up the Pieces	Father Buñuel
2000	Dude, Where's My Car?	Mark	Uncredited
2001	Zoolander	Olga, The Masseuse
2001	Scotland, PA	Jesse (Hippie #3)
2001	Dr. Dolittle 2	Lennie the Weasel (voice)
2003	Old School	Barry	Uncredited
2003	The Hebrew Hammer	Damian Claus
2003	Scorched	Archie
2004	Larceny	Chris
2005	Hoodwinked!	Boingo (voice)
2006	The Bondage	Stewart
2006	The Reef	Dylan / Curious Shark (voice)
2006	Employee of the Month	Lon
2006	Danny Roane: First Time Director	Lon	Also writer and director
2006	High Hopes	Patrick
2006	Queer Duck: The Movie	Elizabeth Taylor / Rex (voice)
2006	Love Hollywood Style	Bobby Ireland
2007	Blonde Ambition	Freddy
2007	Happily N'Ever After	Mambo (voice)
2007	The Comebacks	Toilet Bowl Referee
2007	Chasing Robert	The Wire
2009	Rock Slyde	Bart
2009	Funny People	Himself
2010	Fudgy Wudgy Fudge Face	Greasy Guy
2011	Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil	Boingo the Bunny (voice)
2011	Division III: Football's Finest	Rick Vice	Also writer and producer
2012	Freaky Deaky	Mark Ricks
2012	The Reef 2: High Tide	Dylan (voice)
2014	Deadly Punkettes	Victor
2014	Live Nude Girls	Eddie
2015	L.A. Slasher	The Slasher (voice)
2016	Zoolander 2	Don Atari's Posse Member
2016	A Winter Rose	Billy Joe

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Anything but Love	Trell	Episode: "Woman on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown"
1990	Sydney	The Waiter	Episode: "Sydney's Mom"
1991	Earth Angel	Brownnoser	Television film
1992-1993	The Ben Stiller Show	Various characters	13 episodes
1993	Flying Blind	Film Student	Episode: "The Bride of Marsh Man 2: The Spawning"
1993	The Building	Joe	2 episodes
1994	The Nanny	Pepé / Bernie	Episode: "Maggie the Model"
1995	Get Smart	Zach Smart	7 episodes
1995-1999	NewsRadio	Matthew Brock	97 episodes
1997	Johnny Bravo	Melon Head / Surfer Dude (voice)	Episode: "Beach Blanket Bravo"
1997	Space Ghost Coast to Coast	Himself	Episode: "Boatshow"
1998	Star Trek: Voyager	EMH-2 Dr. Bradley	Episode: "Message in a Bottle"
1999	Just Shoot Me!	Kyle	Episode: "Finch Gets Dick"
2000	Dilbert	The Assistant (voice)	Episode: "The Assistant"
2000	King of the Hill	Griffin (voice)	Episode: "Movin' on Up"
2000	Caitlin's Way	William	2 episodes
2000	Hey Arnold!	Monkeyman (voice)	Episode: "Monkeyman!"
2000	Batman Beyond	Slim (voice)	Episode: "The Eggbaby"
2000	Sammy	Mark Jacobs (voice)	Multiple episodes
2000	Special Delivery	Lloyd Steadman	Television film
2001	Go Fish	Ernie Hopkins	5 episodes
2001-2002	The Andy Dick Show	Various characters	21 episodes; also writer and executive producer
2002	Family Guy	Himself	Episode: "Road to Europe"
2002-2003	Clone High	Mr. Sheepman / various characters (voice)	6 episodes
2002-2006	Less Than Perfect	Owen Kronsky	81 episodes
2004	Stripperella	Larry Talbot / Werebeaver (voice)	Episode: "The Curse of the WereBeaver"
2004	The Assistant	Presenter	Also executive producer
2004	The Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson	Himself	Television special
2005	The Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner	Himself	Television special
2006	Arrested Development	Himself	Episode: "S.O.B.s"
2007	ER	Tommy Brewer	Episode: "Crisis of Conscience"
2008	Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World	Protestor (voice)	Episode: "Death of a Lesbian Bed"
2009	Head Case	Himself	Episode: "Tying the Not"
2010	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Armory Dealer	Episode: "Blood Moon"
2010, 2011	Community	Tiny Man / Helicopter Pilot	2 episodes
2010, 2012	Mary Shelley's Frankenhole	Jesus Christ (voice)	2 episodes
2012	Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja	Jerry Driscoll (voice)	Episode: "Dawn of the Driscoll"
2013	Legit	Andy	Episode: "Health"
2013	Bad Samaritans	Floyd	Episode: "Middle School Detention"
2013	2 Broke Girls	J. Petto	Episode: "And the Broken Hip"
2014	Sharknado 2: The Second One	Officer Doyle	Television film
2015	Maron	Himself	Episode: "Marc's Niece"
2015	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Andy Battlecorridor	Episode: "David Krumholtz Wears a Blue Zip-Up Jacket and Grey Sneakers"
2016	Workaholics	Mr. Buckley	Episode: "John Wilkes Booth"
2016	Great Minds with Dan Harmon	John Wilkes Booth	Episode: "John Wilkes Booth"
2016	The Lion Guard	Nuka (voice)	Episode: "Lions of the Outlands"
2016-2017	Love	Himself	2 episodes
2017	Animals.	Andy (voice)	Episode: "Rats"
2017	Sense8	Kit Wrangler	Episode: "If All the World's a Stage, Identity Is Nothing But a Costume"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	Maurice, Talk Radio (voice)	Uncredited
2005	Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure	Aunt Beth (voice)
2007	Pain	Himself (voice)

Music Video Appearances

Year	Title	Artist(s)
2015	Just Like You	Falling in Reverse

Charities

Andy Dick supports the following charitable cause: Teen Pregnancy.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]