Andrew R. Dick was born December 21, 1965 in Charleston, South Carolina. He is an American comedian, actor, musician and television/film producer. His first regular television role was on the short-lived but highly influential Ben Stiller Show. In the mid-1990s, he had a long running stint on NBC’s NewsRadio. He briefly had his own program, The Andy Dick Show on MTV and he is also noted for his outlandish behavior from a number of Comedy Central Roasts.
Dick is the adopted son of the late Allen and Sue Dick. His father, an officer on a nuclear submarine, carted the family with him all over the world. Dick was brought up Presbyterian, and 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, Dick tended to use his name 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. There, at Joliet West High School, Dick learned that the way to keep people’s attention was to make them laugh. He began honing his comedic skills by giving a spontaneous standup routine during freshman orientation and eventually won the race for Homecoming King with the slogan, “Don’t vote for a jock, vote for A. Dick.” He is a friend of actor Anthony Rapp, whom he had known since childhood. After graduating from high school, Dick joined Chicago’s Second City, attended Columbia College Chicago and took improv comedy classes at i.O. (formerly ‘ImprovOlympic’). By his early twenties, Dick was doing standup or improv every night of the week, but still worked various day jobs to support his then-wife, Ivonne, and their young son.
Comedian Andy Dick triumphed over personal tragedy, drug and alcohol addiction, and bad press to become one of Hollywood’s most unforgettable — and unconventional — jokesters. Dick started his television 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. One of his earliest film roles was a fictional version of himself in video-game-to-film adaptation, Double Dragon.
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.[19] 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.
Dick is the lead singer of his comedy band Andy Dick and the Bitches of the Century. They have appeared together on television, and released a self-titled album in 2002. On occasion, Dick has Rodleen Getsic perform as his opening act. Each night she plays the song she wrote for him called “Fucker”. 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. He stated that after his divorce, the plot really thickened for him.
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