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Revision as of 04:24, 9 December 2004 by 24.64.223.203 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Andy Dick (21 December 1965-8 December 2004) is an American television and film actor. He is best known for his roles on TV sitcoms, including NewsRadio and Less Than Perfect.
Dick was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He was adopted at birth by Allen and Sue Dick. His surname at birth was Thomlinson.
He currently portrays the character "Owen Kronsky" on the ABC sitcom Less Than Perfect.
His sexuality is debated in gossip circles. He was once quoted on an E! television special in which he said, "I'm tri-sexual; I'm willing to try anything."
Always one to make a joke out of everything and everyone he could, Dick--while introducing singer Deborah Cox at a music awards show he was hosting--cracked, "Andy Dick, Deborah Cox, I wonder if we're related".
On May 15, 1999, Andy Dick drove his car into a telephone pole. He was charged with possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under the influence of alcohol/drugs and hit-and-run driving. He later plead guilty to felony cocaine possession and two other misdemeanor charges--marijuana possession and possession of a smoking device--following a car crash in Hollywood. After completing an 18-month drug diversion program, a judge dismissed felony and misdemeanor drug charges against him.
He currently is featured on his own show, MTV's The Assistant, a parody of reality television, namely Donald Trump's recent hit The Apprentice, which is where several aspects of Dick's own show, including its title and the "firing" process, draw their inspiration from. In the show, several naive young people, who believe that they are participating in a completely legitimate reality show, compete to become Andy Dick's personal assistant. They are assigned the most inane of tasks and Dick's staging of the show, including the outcomes of the constestants' tasks, allows for uncomfortably comedic situations comparable to Fox's My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance. To date, the show has spoofed themes and scenes from The Apprentice, The Bachelor, and Survivor.
Andy's life came to an abrupt end in the afternoon hours of December 8th, believed to be the victim of an opium overdose. Andy was known as a long-time heroine and methamphedimine addict.
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