Andy Dick
Actor / Comedian
Andy Dick became a star on MTV's The Andy Dick Show, specializing in outrageous and rude humor helped along by his own nerdy and chin-dimpled appearance. (He is sometimes compared to a similar MTV personality, Tom Green.) Dick also starred with Phil Hartman on the hit TV show News Radio, playing the clumsy reporter Matthew Brock. He has played character roles in many films, including Reality Bites (1994, with Janeane Garofalo), The Cable Guy (1996, with Jim Carrey), Inspector Gadget (1999, with Matthew Broderick), Road Trip (2000, with Green), and Employee of the Month (2006, with Jessica Simpson. In 1999 Dick pleaded guilty to cocaine and marijuana possession after crashing his car in Hollywood; he entered an 18-month drug diversion program, then returned to acting in 2001.Extra credit: Dick is known for his brushes with doomed celebrities: besides co-starring with the late Phil Hartman, he was a rehab partner of comedian Chris Farley and he had been out in Las Vegas with Suddenly Susan co-star David Strickland hours before Strickland committed suicide in 1999.
Four Good Links
The Andy Dick Digger
A fan's terrific lineup of Dick info, shows and links
Andy Dick Official Site
Offbeat and lively (though not always very updated)
The Andy Dick Show
MTV's old official site for his show
The Ben Stiller Show
A fan tribute to his earlier television work
Vital Stats
Birth
21 December 1965
(age 42)
Birthplace
Death
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Best Known As
Host of MTV's The Andy Dick Show

