Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Early life
Dick was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on December 21, 1965, and he was adopted at birth by Allen
and Sue Dick, and named Andrew Roane Dick. He
was brought up Presbyterian,[2] and as a child, he spent
time living with his family in Connecticut, Pennsylvania,
New York, and Yugoslavia before moving to Chicago in
1979.[1] 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.[3] Dick graduated from Joliet West High
School in 1984, and is a friend of actor Anthony Rapp,
whom he had known since childhood.[4] After graduating from high school, Dick joined Chicagos Second City,
attended Columbia College Chicago,[5] and took improv
comedy classes at iO Theater.
Career
2.1
Television
CAREER
brew Hammer. In 2005, Dick was featured in the documentary The Aristocrats. In 2006, he appeared in the
lm Employee of the Month as Lon, the optician who is
strongly nearsighted. He also provided the voice Mombo
in 2007s Happily N'Ever After and the voice of Boingo
in
Hoodwinked!.
Dick had also had a guest shot on Star Trek: Voyager as
the Emergency Medical Hologram Mark II in Message His feature lm directing debut was the 2006 lm Danny
in a Bottle.
Roane: First Time Director.
He competed in the 8th season of Celebrity Poker Show- In late December 2008, Dick announced on his ocial
down. He nished in last place, behind Robin Tunney, website that he had nished writing a script for a lm starring his alter-ego Daphne Aguilera titled, Daphne AguilChristopher Meloni, Macy Gray, and Joy Behar.
era:
Get Into It.[12]
On May 16, 2007, Dick was roasted on The Howard Stern
Show by Artie Lange, Lisa Lampanelli, Reverend Bob In 2009, Dick also made a cameo appearance as himself
Levy, Sal Governale, Shuli, Colin Quinn, Benjy Bronk, in the movie Funny People, where he tries to cheer up
Dave Atell, Greg Fitzsimmons, and Yucko the Clown.
terminally ill Adam Sandler by making jokes about his
oral sex.
In 2008, Dick appeared on episode No. 3 of The Real
World: Hollywood to tell cast members that they would
be taking improv classes.[7][8]
2.2
Films
3.3
Controversies
In 2012, Dick hosted Andy Dick Live!. Dick and Pauly missed the felony and misdemeanor drug charges against
Shore discussed the possibility of a sequel to In the Army him.[22]
Now during his appearance on the show.[16]
On December 4, 2004, Dick was arrested for indeOn September 19, 2013, Dick appeared in the rst cent exposure after he exposed his buttocks at a local
episode of the web series All Growz Up with Melinda Hill McDonalds.[23]
to talk about his early career and give advice to aspiring On July 16, 2008, Dick was arrested in Murrieta, Calperformers.[17]
ifornia, on suspicion of drug possession and sexual battery. He exposed the breasts of a 17-year-old female after he allegedly grabbed and pulled down her tank top and
2.5 Music
brassiere. During a search of his person, police reported
nding a small quantity of cannabis and one alprazolam
Dick is the lead singer of his comedy band Andy Dick and
tablet (for which Dick did not have a prescription) in his
the Bitches of the Century. They've appeared together on
front pants pocket.[24][25] He was released from jail afTV, and released a self-titled album in 2002. On occater posting $5,000 bail. Dick eventually pleaded guilty
sion, Dick has Rodleen Getsic perform as his opening act.
to misdemeanor battery and marijuana possession, he
Each night, she plays the song she wrote for him called
was sentenced to three years probation, pay about $700
"Fucker.
in nes, and was ordered to wear an alcohol-monitoring
bracelet for one year.[26]
2.6
Producer
3
3.1
Personal life
Family
3.3 Controversies
4 FILMOGRAPHY
Richards' use of the same epithet to insult hecklers two Patrick and drag queen Chi Chi LaRue.[43] He later
weeks earlier.[37] He later issued an apology via his pub- claimed to have stayed clean for at least three months aflicist:
ter this relapse.
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 oended 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
oended by my remark.
Andy Dick
4 Filmography
1994 Reality Bites
1994 In the Army Now
1994 Double Dragon
1996 The Cable Guy
1997 Whos the Caboose?
In 2009, Dick appeared on Sober House, a Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew spin-o focusing on a sober living environment. Dick approached Dr. 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 has become notorious, and had ruined many of
his relationships. In that episode, he visited a number of
the people whose lives he had so aected, such as comedian Mo Collins, to apologize for disclosing information
to her husband which led to her divorce.
On October 25, 2010, Dick was seen exposing himself and making a commotion at Caf Audrey in
Hollywood.[42]
1997 Bongwater
1998 The Lion King 2: Simbas Pride (voice)
1999 Inspector Gadget
2000 Loser
2000 Road Trip
2000 Picking Up the Pieces
2000 Dude, Wheres My Car?
2001 Zoolander
2001 Scotland, Pa.
2003 Old School (Uncredited)
2003 The Hebrew Hammer
2003 Inspector Gadget 2
2005 Hoodwinked! (voice)
5
2007 Blonde Ambition
Community (2011)
tosh.o
Television
The Ben Stiller Show (19921993)
The Nanny (1994)
Get Smart (1995)
NewsRadio (19951999)
SGC2C (1997)
Star Trek: Voyager (Message in a Bottle) (1998)
Go Fish (2001)
The Andy Dick Show (20012002)
6 References
[1] Crisafulli, Chuck (July 26, 1997). Whats the Frequency,
Andy?". Los Angeles Times.
[2] Interview by Steven Lawson. Comedian Andy Dick
talks about comedy, Christians, and talking to God. Beliefnet.com. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
[3] Guerrero, Lucio (June 4, 2006). The Chicago Connection: They're ours a surprising look at celebs ties to the
Windy City. Newsbank.
[4] Wiegand, David (February 21, 2006). From musical to
memoir, actor Anthony Rapp comes up with dramatic
making-of 'Rent' story and moving personal one. The
San Francisco Chronicle.
[5] Illinois Wesleyan: Did You Know?". Iwu.edu. Archived
from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved
November 20, 2010.
[6] The ad in question. Youtube.com (July 16, 2009). Retrieved on 2011-12-23.
[7] Video of Episode 3 of The Real World: Hollywood at
mtv.com
[8] Summary page for Episode 3 of The Real World: Hollywood at. Mtv.com. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
[9] Funny TV Shows & Comedy Television Series - Comedy
Central. Comedy Central.
EXTERNAL LINKS
[18] "Top Pops". People. June 20, 2005. Archived from the
original on October 13, 2010. Retrieved November 20,
2010.
[38] Andy Dick Bothers Ivanka Trump & Is Forcibly Removed From Jimmy Kimmel Live Show. Starpulse.com.
February 5, 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
[39] Jimmy Kimmel Speaks Out About Andy Dick TalkShow Controversy. Hollywood.com. WENN.com.
February 8, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
[40] 5:00 AM, July 17, 2007 (July 17, 2007). Comic Clobbers Comic in L.A. New York Post. Retrieved November
20, 2010.
[41] Comics feud takes bloody turn. Boston Herald. July
18, 2007. p. 17.
[42] PHOTOS: Deja Vu! Andy Dick Makes His Privates Public Again. Radar Online. Radar Online, LLC. October
26, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2012. 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 eeing the scene. He stood up, took out his d*ck and said
something like, 'This is me!'"
[43] Annoying Andy Gets the Boot. New York Post.
November 1, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
[46] The Reef 2: High Tide. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
[30] Andy Dick charged with felony, shows still on. The
Herald-Dispatch (Huntington, WV). January 23, 2010.
Retrieved March 19, 2012.
[31] Comedian Andy Dick Back in Cabell County Court.
WSAZ-TV. July 29, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
[32] Comedian Andy Dick, charged with felony sex abuse,
to undergo pretrial diversion program. The Republic
(Columbus, Indiana). AP. May 21, 2012. Retrieved May
21, 2012.
[33] Boyd County Men Sue Andy Dick Over Alleged Assault. January 24, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
Two Boyd County men who say they were sexually assaulted by comedian Andy Dick at a West Virginia nightclub in 2010 have led a civil lawsuit seeking unspecied
damages.
[34] Dick Causes Storm in Club. Contactmusic.com. April
19, 2005. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
[35] Comics Worst Gross-Out Ever The New York Post, August 16, 2006
[36] What Makes Andy Dick Tick?" The Washington Post,
October 8, 2006
[37] (2006). Andy Dick apologizes for racial slur USA Today. Retrieved December 6, 2006.
7 External links
Ocial website
Q&A With Andy Dick AllYourTV.com
Andy Dick at the Internet Movie Database
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