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{{Infobox comedian
| image = AndyDickpinata.jpg
| caption = Dick holding a [[piñata]] with a cutout of [[Tom Green]] for [[The 1 Second Film]] in December 2004
| birth_name = Andrew R. Dick{{fact}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|12|21}}
| birth_place = [[Charleston, South Carolina]]
| nationality = American
| subject = [[Substance abuse|Drug]] and [[alcohol abuse]]
| spouse = Ivone Kowalczyk (1986–1990, 1 son)
| birth_name = Andrew Ryan Dick
| medium = Stand-up, television, film, music
| active = 1984–present
}}
'''Andrew R. "Andy" Dick'''<ref>According to his September 21, 2003 appearance on Loveline, his biological mother's last name was Thomlinson, but he has never carried this surname.</ref> (born December 21, 1964) 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]].
==Early life==
Dick was born in [[Charleston, South Carolina]] and was adopted at birth by Allen and Sue Dick. Dick was brought up [[Presbyterian]],<ref>{{cite web|author=BY: Interview by Steven Lawson |url=http://www.beliefnet.com/Entertainment/Movies/2003/05/Andy-Dick-Finds-God-The-Hard-Way.aspx |title=Comedian Andy Dick talks about comedy, Christians, and talking to God |publisher=Beliefnet.com |date= |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref> and as a child, he spent time living with his family in [[Connecticut]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[New York]], and [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] before moving to [[Chicago metropolitan area|Chicago]] in 1979.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.latimes.com/1997/jul/26/entertainment/ca-16285 | work=Los Angeles Times | title=What's the Frequency, Andy? | first=Chuck | last=Crisafulli | date=July 26, 1997}}</ref> He attended [[Lassiter High School]], which was being temporarily housed at [[George Walton Comprehensive High School]] in [[Cobb County, Georgia|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".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1120AF3DD7E5A918&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM | work=Newsbank | first=Lucio | last=Guerrero | date=June 4, 2006 | title=The Chicago Connection: They're ours – a surprising look at celebs' ties to the Windy City}}</ref> Dick graduated from [[Joliet West High School]] in 1984, and is a friend of actor [[Anthony Rapp]], whom he had known since childhood.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/02/21/DDGU9GJ8SC1.DTL | work=The San Francisco Chronicle | title=From musical to memoir, actor Anthony Rapp comes up with dramatic making-of 'Rent' story and moving personal one | first=David | last=Wiegand | date=February 21, 2006}}</ref> After graduating from high school, Dick joined Chicago's [[The Second City|Second City]], attended [[Columbia College Chicago]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iwu.edu/aboutiwu/DidYouKnow.shtml |title=Illinois Wesleyan: Did You Know? |publisher=Iwu.edu |date= |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref> and took [[improvisational theatre|improv]] comedy classes at i.O. (formerly 'ImprovOlympic').
==Career==
===Television===
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.
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 a watch to Letterman. The host then handed him a pencil, prompting Dick to cry and then walk backstage to much applause.
In 1994, Dick played the part of Pepé the stylist in the episode "Maggie the Model" on ''[[The Nanny]]''. He also starred as Zachary Smart, the son of [[Maxwell Smart]] and [[Agent 99]] in the ''[[Get Smart (1995 TV series)|Get Smart]]'' Fox television remake (a role he reportedly tried to escape in order to go into work with ''[[NewsRadio]]''). In 2001, Dick starred along with [[Kieran Culkin]] on the short lived NBC summer television series ''Go Fish''.
Andy Dick has been a series regular on several sitcoms for their entire duration, including ''NewsRadio'' on [[NBC]] (1995–1999), portraying Matthew Brock, and on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[Less Than Perfect]]'' as Owen Kronsky.
In 2001, he created a show on MTV called ''[[The Andy Dick Show]]''. The series ended in 2003 after three seasons. In 2004, he starred in a [[satire|satirical]] reality television show, also on MTV, called ''[[The Assistant (television)|The Assistant]]''. The show spoofed themes and scenes from ''[[The Apprentice (TV series)|The Apprentice]]'', ''[[The Bachelor (US TV series)|The Bachelor]]'', ''[[Queer Eye|Queer Eye for the Straight Guy]]'', and ''[[Survivor (TV series)|Survivor]]'', among others.
Dick competed in the eighth season of [[Bravo (US TV network)|Bravo]]'s ''[[Celebrity Poker Showdown]]''. He finished in last place, behind [[Robin Tunney]], [[Christopher Meloni]], [[Macy Gray]], and [[Joy Behar]].
On May 16, 2007, Dick was [[Roast (comedy)|roasted]] on ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]'' by [[Artie Lange]], [[Lisa Lampanelli]], [[Reverend Bob Levy]], [[Sal Governale]], [[Shuli]], [[Colin Quinn]], [[Benjy Bronk]], [[Dave Atell]], [[Greg Fitzsimmons]], and [[Yucko the Clown]].
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In 2008, Dick appeared on episode #3 of ''[[The Real World: Hollywood]]'' to tell cast members that they would be taking improv classes.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1586176&vid=229717 Video of Episode 3 of ''[[The Real World: Hollywood]]'' at mtv.com</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/realworld-season20/episode/episode.jhtml?episodeId=134975#bio |title=Summary page for Episode 3 of ''The Real World: Hollywood'' at |publisher=Mtv.com |date= |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref>
Dick has also made appearances on [[Comedy Central]]'s ''
[[The Gong Show with Dave Attell|The Gong Show]]'' hosted by [[Dave Attell]].<ref>[http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/gong_show/index.jhtml ''[[The Gong Show]]'' at ComedyCentral.com]</ref>
He appeared on [[VH1]]'s ''[[Sober House 1]]''.<ref>[[Sober House]]</ref>
===Films===
One of his earliest film roles was a fictional version of himself in video-game-to-film adaptation, [[Double Dragon (film)|Double Dragon]].
In 1993, Dick played himself in the mockumentary ''The Making of... And God Spoke''.<ref>{{imdb title|0107492/|The Making of '...And God Spoke' }}</ref> In 1997, Dick had a supporting role alongside Luke Wilson and Jack Black in ''[[Bongwater (film)|Bongwater]]'', as Luke Wilson's gay friend who gives him a place to stay after his house burns to the ground. In 1999, Dick played a warm-hearted yet cowardly scientist that helped Dr. Claw in the movie ''[[Inspector Gadget (film)|Inspector Gadget]]''.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0141369/ Inspector Gadget (1999)]</ref>
In 2000, he made a [[cameo appearance|cameo]] role in the motion picture ''[[Dude, Where's My Car?]]''. That same year, he also appeared in the teenage comedy film ''[[Road Trip (film)|Road Trip]]'', playing a motel clerk. In 2001, Dick made a cameo in [[Ben Stiller]]'s comedy ''[[Zoolander]]'' as Olga the Masseuse (Dick also made a cameo in Stiller's directorial debut, ''[[Reality Bites]]'', back in 1994). In 2002, he was featured in the band [[Ash (band)|Ash]]'s music video "Envy" as a [[taxi cab]] driver. In 2003, he appeared in [[Will Ferrell]]'s ''[[Old School (film)|Old School]]'' as a gay [[sex education]] teacher, and as a villainous Santa in the movie ''[[The Hebrew Hammer]]''. In 2005, Dick was featured in the documentary ''[[The Aristocrats (film)|The Aristocrats]]''. In 2006, he appeared in the film ''[[Employee of the Month (2006 film)|Employee of the Month]]'' as Lon, the optician who is strongly [[nearsighted]]. He also provided the voice Mombo in 2007's ''[[Happily N'Ever After]]'' and the voice of "Boingo", the evil rabbit starring in the 2006 family animated film, [[Hoodwinked]].
His feature-film debut was the 2006 film ''[[Danny Roane: First Time Director]]''.
In late December 2008, Dick announced on his official website that he had finished writing a script for a film starring his alter-ego Daphne Aguilera titled, ''Daphne Aguilera: Get Into It''.<ref>[http://andydick.com/ Andy Dick confirms Daphne Aguilera movie] at andydick.com{{full}}</ref>
In 2009, Dick also made a cameo appearance as himself in the movie ''[[Funny People]]'', where he tries to cheer up terminally ill [[Adam Sandler]] by making jokes about his oral sex.
===Voiceover work===
In 1998, he lent his voice to the villain [[Nuka (The Lion King)|Nuka]] in the [[List of Disney direct-to-video films|Disney direct-to-video animated film]] ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'' and provided the voice of Boingo Bunny for the 2006 animated movie ''[[Hoodwinked!]]'', as well as in the 2011 sequel, [[Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil]].
In 1999, he featured as the voice of [[Dilbert]]'s assistant in the ''[[Dilbert (TV series)|Dilbert]]'' animated series. He also was the voice of recurring character "Monkey Man" on the [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] TV series ''[[Hey Arnold]]''.
In 2002, Dick provided the voice of Mr. Sheepman and various other characters in the short-lived animated series ''[[Clone High]]''.
Dick provides the voice of Maurice from the radio station [[West Coast Talk Radio|WCTR]]'s segment "Gardening with Maurice" in the video game ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' and he provided the voice of Aunt Beth in the 2006 video game ''[[Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure]]''. He also was the voice of Dylan in 'The Reef'.
As of October 2006, Dick has hosted his own radio program, ''The Shit Show'', on [[Howard Stern]]'s [[Sirius Satellite Radio|Sirius]] channel [[Howard 100 and Howard 101|Howard 101]] every Thursday night at midnight eastern.
In 2010, Dick voiced [[Jesus Christ]] in an episode of [[Mary Shelley's Frankenhole]] on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.<ref name="ASC">{{cite web|url=http://wiki.adultswim.com/xwiki/bin/Frankenhole/Season+1 |title=Adult Swim – Frankenhole – Season 1 |publisher=Wiki.adultswim.com |date=June 30, 2010 |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref>
===Music===
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".
===Producer===
In addition to the television series he has produced for himself, Dick became a producer of ''[[The 1 Second Film]]'' by donating $111.11 to the non-profit collaborative film project in 2004, while dining at Swingers Diner in Los Angeles. Later that year at the [[Toronto Film Festival]], comedian [[Tom Green]] became a producer by donating $120, effectively outbidding Dick. This sparked an ongoing bidding war in which Green and Dick battle for top billing in the film's credits, in which anyone can be listed for a minimum donation of $1. Both will be prominently featured in ''[[The 1 Second Film]]'''s feature-length making-of documentary, which will accompany the 90 minutes of producer credits.
==Personal life==
===Family===
Dick was married to Ivone Kowalczyk from 1986 to 1990, with whom he has a son, Lucas (b. 1988).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20147940,00.html |title=''Top Pops'' |publisher=People.com |date=June 20, 2005 |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref> He also has a son and a daughter with Lena Sved. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_170_-_andy_dick|title=WTF Podcast}}</ref> He stated that "after my divorce, the plot really thickened for me."
===Romance===
It is rumoured that Dick and fellow comedian [[Eddie Ifft]] secretly began a casual relationship after Dick appeared on the podcast that Ifft co-hosts with Jim Jeffries.
===Legal troubles===
On May 15, 1999, Dick drove his car into a [[utility pole]] in Hollywood. He was charged with the possession of cocaine, cannabis, drug paraphernalia, and driving under the influence of alcohol/drugs and hit-and-run driving. 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.
On August 17, 2007, Dick was cited by [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]], Ohio, police for urinating on a sidewalk and a building.<ref name="columbusdispatch">{{cite web|last=Futty |first=John |url=http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2007/08/31/ANDYD.ART_ART_08-31-07_B3_J27P2MF.html |title=Ticket for urinating marks comic's odd visit |publisher=Columbusdispatch.com |date=August 31, 2007 |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref> During his weekend in Columbus he was reported to be intoxicated during his standup performance and groped patrons at a comedy club.
Later in 2007, upon Dick's return to Los Angeles, [[Los Angeles County]] sheriff's deputies were called to his residence to respond to a complaint that Dick was throwing beer bottles into his neighbor's yard. He also slapped a reporter in the face outside a Los Angeles nightclub.<ref name="columbusdispatch" />
On July 16, 2008, Dick was arrested in [[Murrieta, California|Murrieta]], California, 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 brassiere. During a search of his person, police reported finding a small quantity of [[cannabis]] and one [[alprazolam]] tablet (for which Dick did not have a [[Medical prescription|prescription]]) in his front pants pocket.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2008/07/16/andy-dick-busted-outside-chicken-joint/ |title=Dick Busted on Sex Charges Outside Chicken Joint |publisher=Tmz.com |date=July 16, 2008 |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=The Press-Enterprise |url=http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_S_webandy.130dd3d.html |title=Andy Dick arrested in Murrieta on suspicion of drug possession, sexual battery |publisher=Pe.com |date=July 16, 2008 |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref> He was released from jail after posting $5,000 bail. Dick eventually pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery and marijuana possession, he was sentenced to three years probation, pay about $700 in fines, and was ordered to wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet for one year.<ref name="bare_url">{{cite news|title=Comedian Andy Dick arrested for public intoxication at Marie Callender's
|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/05/andy-dick-arrested-marie-callenders-temecula.html | work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
On January 23, 2010, Dick was arrested about 4 a.m. at a bar in [[Huntington, West Virginia|Huntington]], [[West Virginia]], on charges of sexual abuse after reportedly groping a bartender, Jeff Leiber, and a patron.<ref name="eonline">''[[E! News]]'' article: "[http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b163650_andy_dick_arrested_sexual_abuse.html Andy Dick Arrested for Sexual Abuse]".</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wvjails.info/?BookingID=2861338 |title=Andy Dick WV Jail Mugshot |publisher=Wvjails.info |date=January 23, 2010 |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref> He was released from jail after posting $60,000 bail.<ref>{{cite news|title=Andy Dick Arrested for Crotch Grabbing at Funny Bone; Insert Joke Here|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-6138926-504083.html | work=CBS News}}</ref> On June 29, 2011, Dick was formally [[indicted]] by a [[Cabell County, West Virginia|Cabell County]] [[Grand Jury]] for two counts of first degree sexual abuse. Dick plead not guilty during a formal [[arraignment]] in Cabell County Circuit Court in Huntington on July 29, 2011. After receiving the not guilty plea, Judge Paul Ferrell set a trial date of January 17, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/NEW_INFO_Andy_Dick_Indicted_on_Sexual_Abuse_Charges.html |title=Comedian Andy Dick Back in Cabell County Court |publisher=WSAZ-TV |date=July 29, 2011 |accessdate=July 29, 2011}}</ref>
On April 10, 2010, Dick broke into a Los Angeles home and had a brief altercation with its residents. Police were called, but no charges were pressed.<ref name="inside">''[[Inside Edition]]'' article: "[http://www.insideedition.com/news/4308/andy-dick,-breaking-and-entering.aspx Andy Dick, Breaking and Entering?]"</ref> Speaking several weeks later to [[Greg Fitzsimmons]] on his [[podcast]], Dick said that the incident occurred after he had gone [[wine tasting]] but claimed that it was a momentary and one-time lapse in his newfound sobriety.<ref name="fitz">Fitzdog Radio page: "[http://www.gregfitzsimmons.com/2010/04/20/greg-and-andy-dick-2/ Greg and Andy Dick]."</ref>
On May 5, 2010, Dick was arrested for two counts of [[sexual abuse]] after he attended a club in [[Decatur, Georgia|Decatur]], Georgia, where he appeared to be very drunk and he attempted to grope and kiss both a patron and security guard.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/82491277.html |title=NEW INFO: Andy Dick Sexual Abuse Case Headed to Grand Jury |publisher=Wsaz.com |date= |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/andy_dick_arrested_for_felony_sex_39KePgavZP0vvdhORJzvQP | work=New York Post | title=Andy Dick arrested for sex abuse in W. Va.: reports | date=January 23, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Huh?: |url=http://ontheflix.com/2010/01/23/comedian-andy-dick-gets-arrested-for-2-counts-of-sexual-abuse/ |title=Comedian, Andy Dick Gets Arrested For 2 Counts Of Sexual Abuse |publisher=OnTheFlix |date=January 23, 2010 |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref>
On January 11, 2011, Dick was thrown out of the [[AVN Awards]], a pornographic movie awards ceremony, after repeatedly groping and stalking adult film actress [[Tera Patrick]] and [[drag queen]] [[Chi Chi LaRue]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/annoying_andy_gets_the_boot_smV3yBUFLZGyjZQvnvMjGJ
|title=Annoying Andy Gets the Boot|publisher=nypost.com|date=November 1, 2011|accessdate=June 2, 2011}}</ref> He later claimed to have stayed clean for at least three months after this relapse.
On May 3, 2011, Dick was arrested for a misdemeanor of public intoxication at a restaurant in [[Temecula, California|Temecula]], California.<ref name="bare_url" /> Dick was booked on suspicion of public intoxication after Temecula police responded to a disturbance at a restaurant, department officials said.<ref name="bare_url" /> Officers were called to the Marie Callender's restaurant in the 29300 block of Rancho California Road shortly after 9 p.m. after a caller reported an "intoxicated male subject who was causing a disturbance inside the restaurant."<ref name="bare_url" /> When they arrived they found the 45-year-old comedian in the bar area displaying "symptoms associated with alcohol intoxication" and noted "he was unable to care for his own safety," according to a statement released by Temecula police. Dick was taken to a nearby jail and was released after posting $500 bail.<ref>{{cite web|title=Andy Dick Arrested -- Allegedly Wasted In Public|url=http://www.tmz.com/2011/05/03/andy-dick-arrested-drunk-in-public-temecula-alifornia-booked-released-southwest-detention-center/}}</ref>
==Controversies==
In 2005, Dick stirred controversy in [[Edmonton, Alberta]], at [[Yuk Yuk's]] comedy club when he dropped his pants and exposed his genitals to the audience. Amid the uproar, he was ushered off the stage and the second night was cancelled.<ref name=YUKYUK>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/dick%20causes%20storm%20in%20club |title=Dick Causes Storm In Club |publisher=Contactmusic.com |date=April 19, 2005 |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref>
On August 16, 2006, Dick made a widely publicized appearance at the [[Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner]]. He licked the faces of [[Farrah Fawcett]], [[Carrie Fisher]], and [[Patton Oswalt]], and groped and bit the hand of [[Mandy Stadtmiller]], who wrote about Dick's appearance for ''[[Page Six]]'' of ''[[The New York Post]]''.<ref name="PAGESIX">[http://www.nypost.com/seven/08152006/gossip/pagesix/pagesix.htm "Comic's Worst Gross-Out Ever"] ''The New York Post'', August 16, 2006</ref> Dick, who holds that Stadtmiller "slanted" the incident,<ref name="DICKTICK">[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/06/AR2006100600242.html "What Makes Andy Dick Tick?"] ''The Washington Post'', October 8, 2006</ref> returned to rehabilitation after the [[Roast (comedy)|roast]].<ref name="REREHAB">{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O4nq4TBwbU |title=Interviewed by Howard Stern |publisher=Youtube.com |date=October 16, 2006 |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref>
On December 2, 2006, Dick angered an audience at the Improv Club 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.<ref name=NWORD>(2006). [http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-12-06-andy-dick_x.htm?csp=34 "Andy Dick apologizes for racial slur"] ''USA Today''. Retrieved December 6, 2006.</ref> He later issued an apology to his publicist:
{{quote|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.|Andy Dick}}
On February 2, 2007, Dick was forcibly removed during an appearance on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live]]'', after repeatedly touching guest [[Ivanka Trump]]. [[Jimmy Kimmel|Kimmel]] called in his security guards Uncle Frank and [[Veatrice Rice]], who immediately removed Dick off-set.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/05/andy_dick_bothers_ivanka_trump_aamp_is_f |title=Andy Dick Bothers Ivanka Trump & Is Forcibly Removed From Jimmy Kimmel Live Show |publisher=Starpulse.com |date=February 5, 2007 |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref>
On July 17, 2007, at the [[Laugh Factory]] comedy club in Los Angeles, Dick was in an altercation with his former ''NewsRadio'' co-star [[Jon Lovitz]], who claimed that, a year earlier, Dick had approached Lovitz at a restaurant and said, "I put the [[Phil Hartman]] [[curse|hex]] on you; you're the next one to die," and demanded an apology from Dick. Lovitz has accused Dick of re-introducing Hartman's wife to [[cocaine]], who had a relapse, [[Phil Hartman#Death|killed Hartman while he slept]] in his [[Encino, California]] home, and then shot herself.<ref>{{cite news|author=Posted: 5:00 AM, July 17, 2007 |url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/07172007/gossip/pagesix/pagesix.htm |title=Comic Clobbers Comic In L.A |publisher=Nypost.com |date=July 17, 2007 |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref> When Lovitz joined the cast of ''NewsRadio'' as Hartman's replacement in its [[NewsRadio (season 5)|fifth and final season]], he told Dick: "I wouldn't be here now if you hadn't given Brynn that cocaine."<ref>{{cite news
| title = Comics' feud takes bloody turn
| page = 17
| publisher = Boston Herald
| date = July 18, 2007
| url = http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1306545161
| accessdate =May 25, 2009}}</ref>
In 2009, Dick appeared on ''[[Sober House]]'', a ''[[Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew]]'' spin-off 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 house. 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 affected, such as comedian [[Mo Collins]], to apologize for disclosing information to her husband which led to her divorce.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/celebrity_rehab/2008_Dec_19_sober_house_cast |title=Sober House Will Follow Celebrity Rehab Cast, Andy Dick in Sober Living |publisher=Realityblurred.com |date=December 19, 2008 |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref>
In August 2011, Dick was a guest on [[Greg Fitzsimmons]] radio show on Sirius XM Satellite Radio and gave an [[antisemitic]] rant directed towards [[Howard Stern]]. He labeled Stern a "money grubbing Jew" as well as repeatedly calling him a "hook-nosed Jew".<ref>{{cite news|author=Posted: August 18, 2011 |url=http://nation.foxnews.com/howard-stern/2011/08/18/andy-dick-goes-anti-semitic-tirade-against-howard-stern |title=Andy Dick Goes on Anti-Semitic Tirade Against Howard Stern |publisher=Nation.foxnews.com|date=August 18, 2011 |accessdate=August 18, 2010}}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Films===
{{div col |cols=3}}
* ''[[Reality Bites]]'' (1994)
* ''[[In the Army Now]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Double Dragon (film)|Double Dragon]]'' (1994)
* ''[[The Cable Guy]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Best Men]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Bongwater (film)|Bongwater]]'' (1997)
* ''[[The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride]]'' (1998) ([[voice actor|voice]])
* ''[[Inspector Gadget (film)|Inspector Gadget]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Road Trip (film)|Road Trip]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Picking Up the Pieces]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Dude, Where's My Car?]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Special Delivery (2000 film)|Special Delivery]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Zoolander]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Scotland, Pa.]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Old School (film)|Old School]]'' (Uncredited) (2003)
* ''[[The Hebrew Hammer]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Inspector Gadget 2]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Hoodwinked!]]'' (2006) (voice)
* ''[[The Bondage]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Employee of the Month (2006 film)|Employee of the Month]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Danny Roane: First Time Director]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Blonde Ambition]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Happily N'Ever After]]'' (2007) (voice)
* ''[[The Comebacks]]'' (2007)
* ''[[The Lindabury Story]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Rock Slyde]]'' (2009)
* ''[[The 1 Second Film]]'' (in production) (2009)
* ''Daphne Aguilera: Get Into It'' (in production) (2009) (as Daphne Aguilera)
* ''[[Funny People]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil]]'' (2011) (voice)
{{div col end}}
===Television===
* ''[[The Ben Stiller Show]]'' (1992–1993)
* ''[[The Nanny]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Get Smart (1995 TV series)|Get Smart]]'' (1995)
* ''[[NewsRadio]]'' (1995–1999)
* ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast|SGC2C]] (1997)
* ''[[Message in a Bottle (Star Trek: Voyager)|Star Trek: Voyager (Message in a Bottle)]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Go Fish (TV series)|Go Fish]]'' (2001)
* ''[[The Andy Dick Show]]'' (2001–2002)
* ''[[Clone High]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Americas Next Top Model]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Less Than Perfect]]'' (2002–2006)
* ''[[The Assistant (TV series)|The Assistant]]'' (2004)
* ''The [[Comedy Central Roast]] of Pamela Anderson'' (2004)
* ''The [[Comedy Central Roast]] of William Shatner'' (2005)
* ''[[American Misfits]]'' (2007)
* ''[[The Gong Show|The Gong Show with Dave Attell]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Mary Shelley's Frankenhole]]'' (2010) (voice)<ref name="ASC"/>
* ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]'' (2011)
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.andydick.com/}}
* [http://www.allyourtv.com/0708season/q&aandydick.html Q&A With Andy Dick] – AllYourTV.com
* {{twitter|andydick}}
* {{IMDb name|4873|Andy Dick}}
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'''Andrew R. "Andy" Dick'''<ref>According to his September 21, 2003 appearance on Loveline, his biological mother's last name was Thomlinson, but he has never carried this surname.</ref> (born December 21, 1964) 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]].
==Early life==
Dick was born in [[Charleston, South Carolina]] and was adopted at birth by Allen and Sue Dick. Dick was brought up [[Presbyterian]],<ref>{{cite web|author=BY: Interview by Steven Lawson |url=http://www.beliefnet.com/Entertainment/Movies/2003/05/Andy-Dick-Finds-God-The-Hard-Way.aspx |title=Comedian Andy Dick talks about comedy, Christians, and talking to God |publisher=Beliefnet.com |date= |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref> and as a child, he spent time living with his family in [[Connecticut]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[New York]], and [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] before moving to [[Chicago metropolitan area|Chicago]] in 1979.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.latimes.com/1997/jul/26/entertainment/ca-16285 | work=Los Angeles Times | title=What's the Frequency, Andy? | first=Chuck | last=Crisafulli | date=July 26, 1997}}</ref> He attended [[Lassiter High School]], which was being temporarily housed at [[George Walton Comprehensive High School]] in [[Cobb County, Georgia|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".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1120AF3DD7E5A918&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM | work=Newsbank | first=Lucio | last=Guerrero | date=June 4, 2006 | title=The Chicago Connection: They're ours – a surprising look at celebs' ties to the Windy City}}</ref> Dick graduated from [[Joliet West High School]] in 1984, and is a friend of actor [[Anthony Rapp]], whom he had known since childhood.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/02/21/DDGU9GJ8SC1.DTL | work=The San Francisco Chronicle | title=From musical to memoir, actor Anthony Rapp comes up with dramatic making-of 'Rent' story and moving personal one | first=David | last=Wiegand | date=February 21, 2006}}</ref> After graduating from high school, Dick joined Chicago's [[The Second City|Second City]], attended [[Columbia College Chicago]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iwu.edu/aboutiwu/DidYouKnow.shtml |title=Illinois Wesleyan: Did You Know? |publisher=Iwu.edu |date= |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref> and took [[improvisational theatre|improv]] comedy classes at i.O. (formerly 'ImprovOlympic').
==Career==
===Television===
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.
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 a watch to Letterman. The host then handed him a pencil, prompting Dick to cry and then walk backstage to much applause.
In 1994, Dick played the part of Pepé the stylist in the episode "Maggie the Model" on ''[[The Nanny]]''. He also starred as Zachary Smart, the son of [[Maxwell Smart]] and [[Agent 99]] in the ''[[Get Smart (1995 TV series)|Get Smart]]'' Fox television remake (a role he reportedly tried to escape in order to go into work with ''[[NewsRadio]]''). In 2001, Dick starred along with [[Kieran Culkin]] on the short lived NBC summer television series ''Go Fish''.
Andy Dick has been a series regular on several sitcoms for their entire duration, including ''NewsRadio'' on [[NBC]] (1995–1999), portraying Matthew Brock, and on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[Less Than Perfect]]'' as Owen Kronsky.
In 2001, he created a show on MTV called ''[[The Andy Dick Show]]''. The series ended in 2003 after three seasons. In 2004, he starred in a [[satire|satirical]] reality television show, also on MTV, called ''[[The Assistant (television)|The Assistant]]''. The show spoofed themes and scenes from ''[[The Apprentice (TV series)|The Apprentice]]'', ''[[The Bachelor (US TV series)|The Bachelor]]'', ''[[Queer Eye|Queer Eye for the Straight Guy]]'', and ''[[Survivor (TV series)|Survivor]]'', among others.
Dick competed in the eighth season of [[Bravo (US TV network)|Bravo]]'s ''[[Celebrity Poker Showdown]]''. He finished in last place, behind [[Robin Tunney]], [[Christopher Meloni]], [[Macy Gray]], and [[Joy Behar]].
On May 16, 2007, Dick was [[Roast (comedy)|roasted]] on ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]'' by [[Artie Lange]], [[Lisa Lampanelli]], [[Reverend Bob Levy]], [[Sal Governale]], [[Shuli]], [[Colin Quinn]], [[Benjy Bronk]], [[Dave Atell]], [[Greg Fitzsimmons]], and [[Yucko the Clown]].
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In 2008, Dick appeared on episode #3 of ''[[The Real World: Hollywood]]'' to tell cast members that they would be taking improv classes.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1586176&vid=229717 Video of Episode 3 of ''[[The Real World: Hollywood]]'' at mtv.com</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/realworld-season20/episode/episode.jhtml?episodeId=134975#bio |title=Summary page for Episode 3 of ''The Real World: Hollywood'' at |publisher=Mtv.com |date= |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref>
Dick has also made appearances on [[Comedy Central]]'s ''
[[The Gong Show with Dave Attell|The Gong Show]]'' hosted by [[Dave Attell]].<ref>[http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/gong_show/index.jhtml ''[[The Gong Show]]'' at ComedyCentral.com]</ref>
He appeared on [[VH1]]'s ''[[Sober House 1]]''.<ref>[[Sober House]]</ref>
===Films===
One of his earliest film roles was a fictional version of himself in video-game-to-film adaptation, [[Double Dragon (film)|Double Dragon]].
In 1993, Dick played himself in the mockumentary ''The Making of... And God Spoke''.<ref>{{imdb title|0107492/|The Making of '...And God Spoke' }}</ref> In 1997, Dick had a supporting role alongside Luke Wilson and Jack Black in ''[[Bongwater (film)|Bongwater]]'', as Luke Wilson's gay friend who gives him a place to stay after his house burns to the ground. In 1999, Dick played a warm-hearted yet cowardly scientist that helped Dr. Claw in the movie ''[[Inspector Gadget (film)|Inspector Gadget]]''.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0141369/ Inspector Gadget (1999)]</ref>
In 2000, he made a [[cameo appearance|cameo]] role in the motion picture ''[[Dude, Where's My Car?]]''. That same year, he also appeared in the teenage comedy film ''[[Road Trip (film)|Road Trip]]'', playing a motel clerk. In 2001, Dick made a cameo in [[Ben Stiller]]'s comedy ''[[Zoolander]]'' as Olga the Masseuse (Dick also made a cameo in Stiller's directorial debut, ''[[Reality Bites]]'', back in 1994). In 2002, he was featured in the band [[Ash (band)|Ash]]'s music video "Envy" as a [[taxi cab]] driver. In 2003, he appeared in [[Will Ferrell]]'s ''[[Old School (film)|Old School]]'' as a gay [[sex education]] teacher, and as a villainous Santa in the movie ''[[The Hebrew Hammer]]''. In 2005, Dick was featured in the documentary ''[[The Aristocrats (film)|The Aristocrats]]''. In 2006, he appeared in the film ''[[Employee of the Month (2006 film)|Employee of the Month]]'' as Lon, the optician who is strongly [[nearsighted]]. He also provided the voice Mombo in 2007's ''[[Happily N'Ever After]]'' and the voice of "Boingo", the evil rabbit starring in the 2006 family animated film, [[Hoodwinked]].
His feature-film debut was the 2006 film ''[[Danny Roane: First Time Director]]''.
In late December 2008, Dick announced on his official website that he had finished writing a script for a film starring his alter-ego Daphne Aguilera titled, ''Daphne Aguilera: Get Into It''.<ref>[http://andydick.com/ Andy Dick confirms Daphne Aguilera movie] at andydick.com{{full}}</ref>
In 2009, Dick also made a cameo appearance as himself in the movie ''[[Funny People]]'', where he tries to cheer up terminally ill [[Adam Sandler]] by making jokes about his oral sex.
===Voiceover work===
In 1998, he lent his voice to the villain [[Nuka (The Lion King)|Nuka]] in the [[List of Disney direct-to-video films|Disney direct-to-video animated film]] ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'' and provided the voice of Boingo Bunny for the 2006 animated movie ''[[Hoodwinked!]]'', as well as in the 2011 sequel, [[Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil]].
In 1999, he featured as the voice of [[Dilbert]]'s assistant in the ''[[Dilbert (TV series)|Dilbert]]'' animated series. He also was the voice of recurring character "Monkey Man" on the [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] TV series ''[[Hey Arnold]]''.
In 2002, Dick provided the voice of Mr. Sheepman and various other characters in the short-lived animated series ''[[Clone High]]''.
Dick provides the voice of Maurice from the radio station [[West Coast Talk Radio|WCTR]]'s segment "Gardening with Maurice" in the video game ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' and he provided the voice of Aunt Beth in the 2006 video game ''[[Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure]]''. He also was the voice of Dylan in 'The Reef'.
As of October 2006, Dick has hosted his own radio program, ''The Shit Show'', on [[Howard Stern]]'s [[Sirius Satellite Radio|Sirius]] channel [[Howard 100 and Howard 101|Howard 101]] every Thursday night at midnight eastern.
In 2010, Dick voiced [[Jesus Christ]] in an episode of [[Mary Shelley's Frankenhole]] on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.<ref name="ASC">{{cite web|url=http://wiki.adultswim.com/xwiki/bin/Frankenhole/Season+1 |title=Adult Swim – Frankenhole – Season 1 |publisher=Wiki.adultswim.com |date=June 30, 2010 |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref>
===Music===
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".
===Producer===
In addition to the television series he has produced for himself, Dick became a producer of ''[[The 1 Second Film]]'' by donating $111.11 to the non-profit collaborative film project in 2004, while dining at Swingers Diner in Los Angeles. Later that year at the [[Toronto Film Festival]], comedian [[Tom Green]] became a producer by donating $120, effectively outbidding Dick. This sparked an ongoing bidding war in which Green and Dick battle for top billing in the film's credits, in which anyone can be listed for a minimum donation of $1. Both will be prominently featured in ''[[The 1 Second Film]]'''s feature-length making-of documentary, which will accompany the 90 minutes of producer credits.
==Personal life==
===Family===
Dick was married to Ivone Kowalczyk from 1986 to 1990, with whom he has a son, Lucas (b. 1988).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20147940,00.html |title=''Top Pops'' |publisher=People.com |date=June 20, 2005 |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref> He also has a son and a daughter with Lena Sved. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_170_-_andy_dick|title=WTF Podcast}}</ref> He stated that "after my divorce, the plot really thickened for me."
===Romance===
It is rumoured that Dick and fellow comedian [[Eddie Ifft]] secretly began a casual relationship after Dick appeared on the podcast that Ifft co-hosts with Jim Jeffries.
===Legal troubles===
On May 15, 1999, Dick drove his car into a [[utility pole]] in Hollywood. He was charged with the possession of cocaine, cannabis, drug paraphernalia, and driving under the influence of alcohol/drugs and hit-and-run driving. 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.
On August 17, 2007, Dick was cited by [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]], Ohio, police for urinating on a sidewalk and a building.<ref name="columbusdispatch">{{cite web|last=Futty |first=John |url=http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2007/08/31/ANDYD.ART_ART_08-31-07_B3_J27P2MF.html |title=Ticket for urinating marks comic's odd visit |publisher=Columbusdispatch.com |date=August 31, 2007 |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref> During his weekend in Columbus he was reported to be intoxicated during his standup performance and groped patrons at a comedy club.
Later in 2007, upon Dick's return to Los Angeles, [[Los Angeles County]] sheriff's deputies were called to his residence to respond to a complaint that Dick was throwing beer bottles into his neighbor's yard. He also slapped a reporter in the face outside a Los Angeles nightclub.<ref name="columbusdispatch" />
On July 16, 2008, Dick was arrested in [[Murrieta, California|Murrieta]], California, 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 brassiere. During a search of his person, police reported finding a small quantity of [[cannabis]] and one [[alprazolam]] tablet (for which Dick did not have a [[Medical prescription|prescription]]) in his front pants pocket.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2008/07/16/andy-dick-busted-outside-chicken-joint/ |title=Dick Busted on Sex Charges Outside Chicken Joint |publisher=Tmz.com |date=July 16, 2008 |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=The Press-Enterprise |url=http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_S_webandy.130dd3d.html |title=Andy Dick arrested in Murrieta on suspicion of drug possession, sexual battery |publisher=Pe.com |date=July 16, 2008 |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref> He was released from jail after posting $5,000 bail. Dick eventually pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery and marijuana possession, he was sentenced to three years probation, pay about $700 in fines, and was ordered to wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet for one year.<ref name="bare_url">{{cite news|title=Comedian Andy Dick arrested for public intoxication at Marie Callender's
|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/05/andy-dick-arrested-marie-callenders-temecula.html | work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
On January 23, 2010, Dick was arrested about 4 a.m. at a bar in [[Huntington, West Virginia|Huntington]], [[West Virginia]], on charges of sexual abuse after reportedly groping a bartender, Jeff Leiber, and a patron.<ref name="eonline">''[[E! News]]'' article: "[http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b163650_andy_dick_arrested_sexual_abuse.html Andy Dick Arrested for Sexual Abuse]".</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wvjails.info/?BookingID=2861338 |title=Andy Dick WV Jail Mugshot |publisher=Wvjails.info |date=January 23, 2010 |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref> He was released from jail after posting $60,000 bail.<ref>{{cite news|title=Andy Dick Arrested for Crotch Grabbing at Funny Bone; Insert Joke Here|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-6138926-504083.html | work=CBS News}}</ref> On June 29, 2011, Dick was formally [[indicted]] by a [[Cabell County, West Virginia|Cabell County]] [[Grand Jury]] for two counts of first degree sexual abuse. Dick plead not guilty during a formal [[arraignment]] in Cabell County Circuit Court in Huntington on July 29, 2011. After receiving the not guilty plea, Judge Paul Ferrell set a trial date of January 17, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/NEW_INFO_Andy_Dick_Indicted_on_Sexual_Abuse_Charges.html |title=Comedian Andy Dick Back in Cabell County Court |publisher=WSAZ-TV |date=July 29, 2011 |accessdate=July 29, 2011}}</ref>
On April 10, 2010, Dick broke into a Los Angeles home and had a brief altercation with its residents. Police were called, but no charges were pressed.<ref name="inside">''[[Inside Edition]]'' article: "[http://www.insideedition.com/news/4308/andy-dick,-breaking-and-entering.aspx Andy Dick, Breaking and Entering?]"</ref> Speaking several weeks later to [[Greg Fitzsimmons]] on his [[podcast]], Dick said that the incident occurred after he had gone [[wine tasting]] but claimed that it was a momentary and one-time lapse in his newfound sobriety.<ref name="fitz">Fitzdog Radio page: "[http://www.gregfitzsimmons.com/2010/04/20/greg-and-andy-dick-2/ Greg and Andy Dick]."</ref>
On May 5, 2010, Dick was arrested for two counts of [[sexual abuse]] after he attended a club in [[Decatur, Georgia|Decatur]], Georgia, where he appeared to be very drunk and he attempted to grope and kiss both a patron and security guard.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/82491277.html |title=NEW INFO: Andy Dick Sexual Abuse Case Headed to Grand Jury |publisher=Wsaz.com |date= |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/andy_dick_arrested_for_felony_sex_39KePgavZP0vvdhORJzvQP | work=New York Post | title=Andy Dick arrested for sex abuse in W. Va.: reports | date=January 23, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Huh?: |url=http://ontheflix.com/2010/01/23/comedian-andy-dick-gets-arrested-for-2-counts-of-sexual-abuse/ |title=Comedian, Andy Dick Gets Arrested For 2 Counts Of Sexual Abuse |publisher=OnTheFlix |date=January 23, 2010 |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref>
On January 11, 2011, Dick was thrown out of the [[AVN Awards]], a pornographic movie awards ceremony, after repeatedly groping and stalking adult film actress [[Tera Patrick]] and [[drag queen]] [[Chi Chi LaRue]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/annoying_andy_gets_the_boot_smV3yBUFLZGyjZQvnvMjGJ
|title=Annoying Andy Gets the Boot|publisher=nypost.com|date=November 1, 2011|accessdate=June 2, 2011}}</ref> He later claimed to have stayed clean for at least three months after this relapse.
On May 3, 2011, Dick was arrested for a misdemeanor of public intoxication at a restaurant in [[Temecula, California|Temecula]], California.<ref name="bare_url" /> Dick was booked on suspicion of public intoxication after Temecula police responded to a disturbance at a restaurant, department officials said.<ref name="bare_url" /> Officers were called to the Marie Callender's restaurant in the 29300 block of Rancho California Road shortly after 9 p.m. after a caller reported an "intoxicated male subject who was causing a disturbance inside the restaurant."<ref name="bare_url" /> When they arrived they found the 45-year-old comedian in the bar area displaying "symptoms associated with alcohol intoxication" and noted "he was unable to care for his own safety," according to a statement released by Temecula police. Dick was taken to a nearby jail and was released after posting $500 bail.<ref>{{cite web|title=Andy Dick Arrested -- Allegedly Wasted In Public|url=http://www.tmz.com/2011/05/03/andy-dick-arrested-drunk-in-public-temecula-alifornia-booked-released-southwest-detention-center/}}</ref>
==Controversies==
In 2005, Dick stirred controversy in [[Edmonton, Alberta]], at [[Yuk Yuk's]] comedy club when he dropped his pants and exposed his genitals to the audience. Amid the uproar, he was ushered off the stage and the second night was cancelled.<ref name=YUKYUK>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/dick%20causes%20storm%20in%20club |title=Dick Causes Storm In Club |publisher=Contactmusic.com |date=April 19, 2005 |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref>
On August 16, 2006, Dick made a widely publicized appearance at the [[Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner]]. He licked the faces of [[Farrah Fawcett]], [[Carrie Fisher]], and [[Patton Oswalt]], and groped and bit the hand of [[Mandy Stadtmiller]], who wrote about Dick's appearance for ''[[Page Six]]'' of ''[[The New York Post]]''.<ref name="PAGESIX">[http://www.nypost.com/seven/08152006/gossip/pagesix/pagesix.htm "Comic's Worst Gross-Out Ever"] ''The New York Post'', August 16, 2006</ref> Dick, who holds that Stadtmiller "slanted" the incident,<ref name="DICKTICK">[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/06/AR2006100600242.html "What Makes Andy Dick Tick?"] ''The Washington Post'', October 8, 2006</ref> returned to rehabilitation after the [[Roast (comedy)|roast]].<ref name="REREHAB">{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O4nq4TBwbU |title=Interviewed by Howard Stern |publisher=Youtube.com |date=October 16, 2006 |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref>
On December 2, 2006, Dick angered an audience at the Improv Club 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.<ref name=NWORD>(2006). [http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-12-06-andy-dick_x.htm?csp=34 "Andy Dick apologizes for racial slur"] ''USA Today''. Retrieved December 6, 2006.</ref> He later issued an apology to his publicist:
{{quote|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.|Andy Dick}}
On February 2, 2007, Dick was forcibly removed during an appearance on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live]]'', after repeatedly touching guest [[Ivanka Trump]]. [[Jimmy Kimmel|Kimmel]] called in his security guards Uncle Frank and [[Veatrice Rice]], who immediately removed Dick off-set.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/05/andy_dick_bothers_ivanka_trump_aamp_is_f |title=Andy Dick Bothers Ivanka Trump & Is Forcibly Removed From Jimmy Kimmel Live Show |publisher=Starpulse.com |date=February 5, 2007 |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref>
On July 17, 2007, at the [[Laugh Factory]] comedy club in Los Angeles, Dick was in an altercation with his former ''NewsRadio'' co-star [[Jon Lovitz]], who claimed that, a year earlier, Dick had approached Lovitz at a restaurant and said, "I put the [[Phil Hartman]] [[curse|hex]] on you; you're the next one to die," and demanded an apology from Dick. Lovitz has accused Dick of re-introducing Hartman's wife to [[cocaine]], who had a relapse, [[Phil Hartman#Death|killed Hartman while he slept]] in his [[Encino, California]] home, and then shot herself.<ref>{{cite news|author=Posted: 5:00 AM, July 17, 2007 |url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/07172007/gossip/pagesix/pagesix.htm |title=Comic Clobbers Comic In L.A |publisher=Nypost.com |date=July 17, 2007 |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref> When Lovitz joined the cast of ''NewsRadio'' as Hartman's replacement in its [[NewsRadio (season 5)|fifth and final season]], he told Dick: "I wouldn't be here now if you hadn't given Brynn that cocaine."<ref>{{cite news
| title = Comics' feud takes bloody turn
| page = 17
| publisher = Boston Herald
| date = July 18, 2007
| url = http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1306545161
| accessdate =May 25, 2009}}</ref>
In 2009, Dick appeared on ''[[Sober House]]'', a ''[[Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew]]'' spin-off 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 house. 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 affected, such as comedian [[Mo Collins]], to apologize for disclosing information to her husband which led to her divorce.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/celebrity_rehab/2008_Dec_19_sober_house_cast |title=Sober House Will Follow Celebrity Rehab Cast, Andy Dick in Sober Living |publisher=Realityblurred.com |date=December 19, 2008 |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}</ref>
In August 2011, Dick was a guest on [[Greg Fitzsimmons]] radio show on Sirius XM Satellite Radio and gave an [[antisemitic]] rant directed towards [[Howard Stern]]. He labeled Stern a "money grubbing Jew" as well as repeatedly calling him a "hook-nosed Jew".<ref>{{cite news|author=Posted: August 18, 2011 |url=http://nation.foxnews.com/howard-stern/2011/08/18/andy-dick-goes-anti-semitic-tirade-against-howard-stern |title=Andy Dick Goes on Anti-Semitic Tirade Against Howard Stern |publisher=Nation.foxnews.com|date=August 18, 2011 |accessdate=August 18, 2010}}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Films===
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* ''[[Reality Bites]]'' (1994)
* ''[[In the Army Now]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Double Dragon (film)|Double Dragon]]'' (1994)
* ''[[The Cable Guy]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Best Men]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Bongwater (film)|Bongwater]]'' (1997)
* ''[[The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride]]'' (1998) ([[voice actor|voice]])
* ''[[Inspector Gadget (film)|Inspector Gadget]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Road Trip (film)|Road Trip]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Picking Up the Pieces]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Dude, Where's My Car?]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Special Delivery (2000 film)|Special Delivery]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Zoolander]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Scotland, Pa.]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Old School (film)|Old School]]'' (Uncredited) (2003)
* ''[[The Hebrew Hammer]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Inspector Gadget 2]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Hoodwinked!]]'' (2006) (voice)
* ''[[The Bondage]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Employee of the Month (2006 film)|Employee of the Month]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Danny Roane: First Time Director]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Blonde Ambition]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Happily N'Ever After]]'' (2007) (voice)
* ''[[The Comebacks]]'' (2007)
* ''[[The Lindabury Story]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Rock Slyde]]'' (2009)
* ''[[The 1 Second Film]]'' (in production) (2009)
* ''Daphne Aguilera: Get Into It'' (in production) (2009) (as Daphne Aguilera)
* ''[[Funny People]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil]]'' (2011) (voice)
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===Television===
* ''[[The Ben Stiller Show]]'' (1992–1993)
* ''[[The Nanny]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Get Smart (1995 TV series)|Get Smart]]'' (1995)
* ''[[NewsRadio]]'' (1995–1999)
* ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast|SGC2C]] (1997)
* ''[[Message in a Bottle (Star Trek: Voyager)|Star Trek: Voyager (Message in a Bottle)]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Go Fish (TV series)|Go Fish]]'' (2001)
* ''[[The Andy Dick Show]]'' (2001–2002)
* ''[[Clone High]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Americas Next Top Model]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Less Than Perfect]]'' (2002–2006)
* ''[[The Assistant (TV series)|The Assistant]]'' (2004)
* ''The [[Comedy Central Roast]] of Pamela Anderson'' (2004)
* ''The [[Comedy Central Roast]] of William Shatner'' (2005)
* ''[[American Misfits]]'' (2007)
* ''[[The Gong Show|The Gong Show with Dave Attell]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Mary Shelley's Frankenhole]]'' (2010) (voice)<ref name="ASC"/>
* ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]'' (2011)
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.andydick.com/}}
* [http://www.allyourtv.com/0708season/q&aandydick.html Q&A With Andy Dick] – AllYourTV.com
* {{twitter|andydick}}
* {{IMDb name|4873|Andy Dick}}
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