Andy Dick Movies and Career Information

Andrew Ryan Dick (born December 21, 1965), best known as Andy Dick, is an American comedian, actor, musician and television/film producer. He is perhaps best known for portraying eccentric characters in films and television series, as well as his sensationalistic and controversial behavior related to substance abuse. Dick's 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 was born in Charleston, South Carolina and was adopted at birth by Allen and Sue Dick. He was raised Presbyterian. As a child, Dick and his adopted family lived in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York, Yugoslavia, and Illinois. He attended Lassiter High School, which was being temporarily housed at George Walton Comprehensive High School in Cobb County, Georgia. Dick was in numerous theater productions during high school and was elected homecoming king his senior year in 1983. While in high school, Dick tended to use his name as a joke; one day, he dressed