Andy Dick
Birth name
Andrew Thomlinson
Born
(1965-12-21) December 21, 1965 (age 58)
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.[1]
Medium
Years active
1986–present
Subject(s)
Spouse
Ivone Kowalczyk
(m. 1986; div. 1990)Children
3
Andrew Roane Dick (born Andrew Thomlinson; December 21, 1965) is an American actor and comedian.[2][3] 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 ShowonFox. 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.[4][5] 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.[6] In 2022, after a conviction for a 2018 offense, Dick was ordered to register as a sex offender.[7]
Andy Dick was born on December 21, 1965,[citation needed]inCharleston, South Carolina, as Andrew Thomlinson. He was adopted at birth by Allen and Sue Dick, and was named Andrew Roane Dick. He was brought up as a Presbyterian.[8] His father was in the Navy.[9]
As a child, Dick lived with his family in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York, and Yugoslavia before moving to Chicago in 1979.[1] He attended George Walton Comprehensive High SchoolinCobb County, Georgia. Dick appeared in numerous theater productions during his high-school years, and was elected homecoming king of his senior year in 1983.[10] He graduated from Joliet West High SchoolinJoliet, Illinois, in 1984.[citation needed]
While in high school, Dick used his surname as a joke; one day, he dressed in a homemade superhero costume and presented himself at school as "Super Dick".[11] Dick has been a friend of actor Anthony Rapp since childhood.[12]
After high school, Dick joined Chicago-based theater group The Second City and attended Illinois Wesleyan University for a semester before attending Columbia College Chicago, where he spent most of his university career,[13][9] and took improvisational theater (improv) comedy classes at iO Theater.
Andy 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.[citation needed] 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 Letterman a watch. Letterman then handed Dick a pencil, prompting Dick to cry and walk backstage.[citation needed]
In 1994, Dick played a stylist named Pepé in The Nanny episode "Maggie the Model". He also starred as Zachary Smart, the son of Maxwell Smart and Agent 99, in Get Smart (1995), a role he tried to escape to work on NewsRadio.[14] In 2001, Dick starred with Kieran Culkin on the short-lived NBC television series Go Fish.[citation needed]
Dick has regularly appeared on several sitcoms, including NewsRadio on NBC (1995–1999), portraying reporter Matthew Brock, and on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) sitcom Less than Perfect as Owen Kronsky.[citation needed]
In 2001, Dick, along with colleagues and producers, developed The Andy Dick Show for MTV that ended in 2003 after three seasons.[citation needed] In 2004, Dick starred in the MTV satirical reality television show The Assistant, which parodies themes and scenes from The Apprentice, The Bachelor, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, and Survivor.[citation needed]
Dick had also had a guest appearance on Star Trek: Voyager as the Emergency Medical Hologram Mark II in "Message in a Bottle".[citation needed] He competed in the eighth season of Celebrity Poker Showdown, in which finished in last place behind Robin Tunney, Christopher Meloni, Macy Gray, and Joy Behar.[citation needed]
On May 16, 2007, Dick was roastedonThe Howard Stern ShowbyArtie Lange, Lisa Lampanelli, Reverend Bob Levy, Sal Governale, Shuli, Colin Quinn, Benjy Bronk, Dave Attell, Greg Fitzsimmons, and Yucko the Clown.[citation needed]
In 2008, Dick appeared on episode No. 3 of The Real World: Hollywood to tell cast members they would be taking improv classes.[15][16]
Dick was a contestant on Season 16 of Dancing With the Stars in 2013.[17] He was partnered with former troupe member Sharna Burgess and was placed seventh in the competition. Dick appeared on ABC's Celebrity Wife Swap on July 14, 2013.[18]
One of Andy Dick's earliest film roles was a fictional version of himself in the film adaptation of video game Double Dragon.[citation needed] In 1993, Dick played himself in the mockumentary The Making of... And God Spoke.[citation needed] He also starred alongside comedian Pauly Shore in the 1994 war comedy film In the Army Now.[citation needed] Also in 1994, Dick made a cameo in Ben Stiller's directorial debut, Reality Bites.[citation needed]
In 1997, Dick had a supporting role alongside Luke Wilson and Jack BlackinBongwater as Wilson's gay friend who gives him a place to stay after his house is destroyed by fire.[19] In 1999, Dick played one of Dr. Claw's henchmen in Inspector Gadget.[citation needed]
In 2000, Dick made a cameo appearanceinDude, Where's My Car?. The same year, he appeared as a motel clerk in the teenage comedy Road Trip. In 2001, Dick made a cameo as Olga the Masseuse in Ben Stiller's comedy Zoolander.[citation needed]
In 2002, Dick appeared as a taxi cab driver in the band Ash's music video "Envy".[citation needed] In 2003, he appeared in Will Ferrell's Old School as a gay sex-education teacher and as a villainous Santa in The Hebrew Hammer.[citation needed] In 2005, Dick was featured in the documentary The Aristocrats.[citation needed] In 2006, he appeared in Employee of the Month as Lon, a nearsighted optician.[20] He also provided the voice of Mambo in Happily N'Ever After (2007) and the voice of Boingo in Hoodwinked! (2005).[citation needed]
Dick's feature-film-directing debut was the 2006 film Danny Roane: First Time Director. In late December 2008, Dick announced on his official website he had finished writing a script for a film titled Daphne Aguilera: Get into It, starring his alter-ego Daphne Aguilera.[21]
In 1998, Andy Dick voiced 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.[citation needed] In November 2016, Dick reprised his role as Nuka for the television series The Lion Guard.[citation needed]
In 1999, Dick voiced Dilbert's assistant in the animated television show Dilbert.[citation needed] He also voiced the recurring character "Monkey Man" on the Nickelodeon television series Hey Arnold!.[citation needed]
In 2002, Dick provided the voice of Mr Sheepman and other characters in the short-lived animated series Clone High.[citation needed]
Dick provided the voice of Maurice in the radio station West Coast Talk Radio segment "Gardening with Maurice" in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and provided the voice of Aunt Beth in the 2006 video game Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure.[citation needed] He also was the voice of Dylan in 'The Reef'.[citation needed]
As of October 2006, Dick has hosted The Shit ShowonHoward Stern's Sirius Satellite Radio channel Howard 101.[citation needed]
On August 19, 2009, Dick became a downloadable character in the PlayStation Network's video game Pain.[22] In 2010, Dick voiced Jesus Christ in an episode of Mary Shelley's FrankenholeonCartoon Network's segment Adult Swim.[23]
While under house arrest in 2009, Dick created and starred in the five-episode web series House Arrest with Andy Dick, in whick Dick interviews celebrity guests including Greg Grunberg, Drew Pinsky, Mo Collins, Joey Greco, and Jennifer Coolidge.[24] 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.[25] On September 19, 2013, Dick appeared with Melinda Hill in the first episode of the web series All Growz Up to talk about his early career and give advice to aspiring performers.[26]
From 1986 to 1990, Andy Dick was married to Ivone Kowalczyk, with whom he has a son who was born in 1988.[27] He also has a son and a daughter with Lena Sved.[28] In a 2006 interview with The Washington Post, Dick said he is bisexual.[29]
Dick has struggled with drug and alcohol dependence, and has undergone drug rehabilitation programs 20 times.[6]
On May 15, 1999, Dick drove his car into a utility pole in Hollywood, California. He was charged with possession of cocaine, cannabis, and drug paraphernalia; driving under the influence of alcohol/drugs; and hit-and-run driving.[30] He later pleaded guilty to felony cocaine possession, misdemeanor cannabis possession, and possession of a "smoking device". The charges were dismissed after Dick completed an 18-month drug diversion program.[31]
On December 4, 2004, Dick was arrested for indecent exposure after he exposed his buttocks at a McDonald's outlet.[32]
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.[33][34] Dick was released from jail after posting $5,000 bail and later pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery and marijuana possession. He was sentenced to three years probation and around $700 in fines, and was ordered to wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet for one year.[35]
On January 23, 2010, Dick was arrested at about 4:00 a.m. at a bar in Huntington, West Virginia, on suspicion of sexual abuse after reportedly groping a bartender and a patron.[36][37] He was released from jail after pleading not guilty and posting $60,000 bail.[38][39] On June 29, 2011, a Cabell County Grand Jury formally indicted Dick for two counts of first-degree sexual abuse. Dick plead not guilty during a formal arraignment in Cabell County Circuit Court, Huntington, on July 29, 2011. Judge Paul Ferrell set a trial date of January 17, 2012.[40] After several delays, on May 21, 2012, Dick was given a six-month pre-trial diversion. An assistant prosecutor said the agreement stated the criminal charges would be dismissed if Dick would stay out of legal trouble for six months.[41] Dick completed the pre-trial diversion program and the charges were dismissed.[42] In January 2012, the two alleged victims filed a civil suit against Dick for unspecified damages.[43][needs update]
In June 2018, Dick was charged with misdemeanor sexual battery and battery for allegedly groping a woman in April that year.[44] In October 2019, Dick pleaded not guilty to charges he grabbed an Uber driver by the genitals.[45] He was convicted and sentenced to 90 days in jail in November 2022.[46] After his release, he was required to register as a sex offender and attend 52 sessions of Alcoholics Anonymous, pay restitution to the victim, receive mental-health counseling, and attend sessions of Sexual Compulsives Anonymous.[7][47]
On June 29, 2021, Dick was arrested for felony assault with a deadly weapon; he was released from jail on June 30, 2021, after posting the $50,000 bond.[48]
On May 10, 2022, Dick was arrested for felony sexual battery of a man in Orange County, California.[49] The case was later dropped when the accuser refused to cooperate with local police.[7]
In October 2022, Dick was arrested for felony burglary, allegedly of power tools.[50]
Dick was again arrested in January 2023 for public intoxication and failure to register as a sex offender in Lake Elsinore, California.[51]
In 1999, Dick was questioned about the suicide of actor David Strickland and identified his body. On March 20 that year, Dick and Strickland flew from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, and spent three days partying in strip clubs.[52] Strickland hanged himself with a bed sheet over the ceiling beam and died during the morning of March 22, 1999.[53] He was 29 years old.
In 2005, Dick dropped his pants and exposed his genitals to the audience at Yuk Yuk's comedy club in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He was ushered off the stage and the show's second night was cancelled.[54]
Dick groped Pamela Anderson during her 2005 Comedy Central roast, saying he was her plastic surgeon and used the premise to repeatedly grab her breasts. During the roast, Dick also attempted to grope Courtney Love, who proceeded to slap him across the face. Dick also mimed performing oral sex on Anderson's then-husband Tommy Lee.[55]
AtWilliam Shatner's 2006 Comedy Central roast, Dick, performing as the lovechild of James T. Kirk and Spock, allegedly licked Farrah Fawcett, Carrie Fisher, and Patton Oswalt before biting New York Post reporter Mandy Stadtmiller.[56]
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.[57] 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.[57]
In February 2007, during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Dick was forcibly removed from the stage after repeatedly touching guest Ivanka Trump. Kimmel called in security guards Uncle Frank and Veatrice Rice, who assisted as Kimmel dragged off Dick by his legs.[58] Kimmel later said: "Andy did a segment, he was a little out of it. [When Ivanka] came out, he wanted a big, wet kiss. It was time for Andy to go, so I escorted him out by his feet ... He always makes me a little uncomfortable, you have no idea what he's going to do next."[59] Kimmel also said he had spoken to Dick afterwards and that Dick was not upset about the incident.[59]
In October 2010, Dick was seen exposing himself and making a commotion at Café Audrey in Hollywood.[60]
In January 2011, Dick was ejected from the AVN Awards, a pornographic movie awards ceremony, after repeatedly groping and stalking adult film actor Tera Patrick and drag queen Chi Chi LaRue.[61]
In April 2011, Dick was at a party connected with Newport Beach Film Festival. He appeared intoxicated, exposed himself, urinated on a backdrop and afterwards destroyed it by pulling it down. The organizers said this caused thousands of dollars of damage and considered suing Dick over the incident.[62]
In August 2011, Dick was a guest on Greg Fitzsimmons' radio show and made antisemitic statements about Howard Stern, calling Stern a "money-grubbing Jew" and a "hook-nosed Jew".[63]
In October 2017, Dick was fired from a role in the independent film Raising Buchanan due to allegations of inappropriate behavior that, according to The Hollywood Reporter, "included groping people's genitals, unwanted kissing/licking and sexual propositions of at least four members of the production".[64] Dick denied most of the allegations and said: "I might have kissed somebody on the cheek to say goodb⁰ye and then licked them. That's my thing – I licked Carrie Fisher at a roast. It's me being funny."[64] In the same month, he was also fired and escorted off the set of the film Vampire Dad due to "multiple, flagrant acts of improper conduct and inappropriate contact with several crew members".[65] He later said: "I overtook my medication and took too many Xanax and I was a bit loopy ... I won't do it anymore. I won't lick anyone's face anymore. We have an agreement."[65][51]
In 2019, a man knocked out Dick with a punch to the head, causing him to be sent to a hospital to be monitored for a brain bleed. The man accused Dick of groping him and punched Dick in retaliation.[66][67]
In April 2022, Dick alleged he was mugged in Las Vegas, presenting with severe facial injuries.[51]
Andy Dick has a longstanding feud with former NewsRadio costar Jon Lovitz 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, began using drugs again, culminating in her killing of Hartman and her suicide on May 28, 1998. When Lovitz joined the cast of NewsRadio as Hartman's replacement, he and Dick argued; Lovitz shouted: "I wouldn't be here if you hadn't given Brynn coke in the first place". Lovitz later apologized to Dick for the remark.[68]
Lovitz alleged that in early 2007, Dick approached him at a restaurant and said: "I put the Phil Hartman hex on you – you're the next to die".[69] On July 10, 2007, Dick fought with Lovitz at Laugh Factory in Los Angeles; Lovitz demanded an apology from Dick, who refused and accused Lovitz of blaming him for Hartman's death. Lovitz then grabbed Dick by his shirt and slammed him backward into the bar, after which the doorman separated them.[69]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1989
Elvis Stories
Allen
Short film
1993
The Making of '...And God Spoke'
Abel
1994
Rock
1994
Jack Kaufman
1994
Smogcaster
1995
Hotel Oasis
Nick
Short film
1996
Medieval Times Host
1997
Jason Reemer
1997
Teddy
1998
Teddy
1998
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Nuka
Voice, direct-to-video
1998
Damian
Uncredited
1999
Kramer
1999
Spaz
1999
Henri
Voice, English dub
2000
Maitre d'
2000
Another City Worker
2000
Motel Clerk
2000
Father Buñuel
2000
Mark
Uncredited
2001
Olga, The Masseuse
2001
Jesse (Hippie #3)
2001
Lennie the Weasel
Voice
2003
Barry
Uncredited
2003
Damian Claus
2003
Scorched
Archie
2004
Chris
2005
Boingo
Voice
2006
Stewart
2006
Dylan, Curious Shark
Voice
2006
Lon
2006
Danny Roane: First Time Director
Danny Roane
Also writer and director
2006
Patrick
2006
Elizabeth Taylor, Rex
Voice, direct-to-video
2006
Love Hollywood Style
Bobby Ireland
2007
Freddy
2007
Mambo
Voice
2007
Toilet Bowl Referee
2007
Chasing Robert
The Wire
2009
Bart
2009
Himself
2010
Fudgy Wudgy Fudge Face
Greasy Guy
2011
Boingo the Bunny
Voice
2011
Division III: Football's Finest
Rick Vice
Also writer and producer
2012
Mark Ricks
2012
Dylan
Voice, direct-to-video
2014
Deadly Punkettes
Victor
2014
Live Nude Girls
Eddie
2015
The Slasher
Voice
2016
Don Atari's Posse Member
2016
Billy Joe
2021
The Wet Ones
The Bunny King
Cameo
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1989
Trell
Episode: "Woman on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown"
1990
The Waiter
Episode: "Sydney's Mom"
1991
Earth Angel
Brownnoser
Television film
1992–1995
Various characters
13 episodes
1993
Film Student
Episode: "The Bride of Marsh Man 2: The Spawning"
1993
Joe
2 episodes
1994
Pepé, Bernie
Episode: "Maggie the Model"
1995
Zach Smart
7 episodes
1995–1999
Matthew Brock
97 episodes
1997
Melon Head, Surfer Dude
Voice, episode: "Beach Blanket Bravo"
1997
Himself
Episode: "Boatshow"
1998
EMH-2 Dr. Bradley
Episode: "Message in a Bottle"
1999
Kyle
Episode: "Finch Gets Dick"
2000
The Assistant
Voice, episode: "The Assistant"
2000
Griffin
Voice, episode: "Movin' on Up"
2000
William
2 episodes
2000
Monkeyman
Voice, episode: "Monkeyman!"
2000
Slim
Voice, episode: "The Eggbaby"
2000
Mark Jacobs
Voice
2000
Lloyd Steadman
Television film
2001
Ernie Hopkins
5 episodes
2001–2002
Various characters
21 episodes; also writer and executive producer
2002, 2008
Himself
Episodes: "Road to Europe" and "Tales of a Third Grade Nothing"
2002–2003
Mr. Sheepman
Voice, 6 episodes
2002–2006
Owen Kronsky
81 episodes
2004
Larry Talbot / Werebeaver
Voice, episode: "The Curse of the WereBeaver"
2004
Presenter
Also executive producer
2005
The Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson
Himself
Television special
2006
Himself
Episode: "S.O.B.s"
2006
The Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
Himself
Television special
2007
Himself
Season 5, Episode 20
2007
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
Himself
Episode: "Tying the Not"
2010
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Armory Dealer
Episode: "Blood Moon"
2010, 2011
Tiny Man, Helicopter Pilot
2 episodes
2010, 2012
Jesus Christ
Voice, 2 episodes
2012
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
Jerry Driscoll
Voice, episode: "Dawn of the Driscoll"
2013
Andy
Episode: "Health"
2013
Floyd
Episode: "Middle School Detention"
2013, 2016
J. Petto
3 episodes
2014
Officer Doyle
Television film
2015
Himself
Episode: "Marc's Niece"
2015
Andy Battlecorridor
Episode: "David Krumholtz Wears a Blue Zip-Up Jacket and Grey Sneakers"
2016
Mr. Buckley
Episode: "Meth Head Actor"
2016
Episode: "John Wilkes Booth"
2016
Nuka
Voice, episode: "Lions of the Outlands"
2016–2017
Himself
2 episodes
2017–2018
Andy
Voice, episode: "Rats"
2017
Kit Wrangler
Episode: "If All the World's a Stage, Identity Is Nothing But a Costume"
2019
Valley Junk TV
Jared Levine
Episode: "The Crazy Agent"
2021
The Game Shoppe
Walter Molly
Animation Series
2022
That Moon Show
Himself
Animation Series
2024
LaShawn, The Aborted Fetus
TBA
Animation Series
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2004
Maurice, Talk Radio
Uncredited
2005
Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
Aunt Beth
2007
Himself
Year
Title
Artist(s)
2006
2015
... Just because I've been with guys, and I'm bi, doesn't mean I'm gay.
Two Boyd County men who say they were sexually assaulted by comedian Andy Dick at a West Virginia nightclub in 2010 have filed a civil lawsuit seeking unspecified damages.
Dick was sitting with a group of about four people and kissed one of the guys on the lips before whipping out his privates and fleeing the scene. "He stood up, took out his d*ck and said something like, 'This is me!'"
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