Andy Richter
Born	Paul Andrew Richter October 28, 1966 (1966-10-28) (age 41) Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Occupation	Actor, comedian
Spouse(s)	Sarah Thyre

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Biography

Early life & career

Richter, the second of four children, was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His mother, Glenda Swanson, was a designer of kitchen cabinets, and his father, Laurence R. Richter, taught Russian at Indiana University for over 32 years.^[1][2][3] Richter was raised in Yorkville, Illinois, where he was elected Prom King. Andy was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon while he attended the University of Illinois in the late 1980s.^{[citation needed]} Grand Rapids redirects here. ... Indiana University, founded in 1820, is a nine-campus university system in the state of Indiana. ... Yorkville is a city located in Kendall County, Illinois. ... ΣΦΕ (Sigma Phi Epsilon), commonly nicknamed SigEp or S-P-E, is a social fraternity for male college students in the United States. ...

In the late 80s Andy attended Columbia College Chicago as a film major. Though he is credited as a "graduate" from Columbia he never technically graduated.^{[citation needed]} While at Columbia, Andy began to show his chops for comedic acting and writing by starring in numerous student films and videos. After leaving Columbia in 1988, Andy worked as a production assistant on commercial shoots in Chicago. In 1989, Andy began taking classes at Chicago's Improv Olympic. Andy's quick wit and acting skills catapulted him from student to house performer within a year. Andy branched out working with The Comedy Underground and the Annoyance Theater. Columbia College Chicago is the largest arts and communications college in the United States. ... Production assistant is a movie term for a person responsible for various odd jobs, such as stopping traffic, acting as couriers, getting items from craft service, etc. ... The I.O., or I.O. Chicago, (formerly known as ImprovOlympic) is a theater in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois dedicated to improvisational comedy. ... The Annoyance Theatre, or Annoyance Productions as it is sometimes called, is a theater and associated ensemble based in Chicago that deals mainly in absurd and outrageous humor. ...

Andy's reputation earned him a writing job on the short lived Jonathan Brandmeir television show.

In the early 1990s the Annoyance Theater hit gold when producer Jill Soloway staged "The Real Live Brady Bunch", live word for word performances of the sappy 70s sitcom. The show was so popular that it attracted national attention and moved to New York. Andy was not an original member of the cast, but the actor who played Mike Brady in the Chicago cast opted not to go to New York. Andy asked Jill if he could play Mike in New York, and since Jill hadn't cast a replacement, she agreed. Mike Brady (April 15, 1887 - December 3, 1972) was a professional golfer. ...

At the same time The Brady Bunch was playing in New York, two fellow Annoyance members were cast on Saturday Night Live. With friends on SNL, Andy was able to get into the after show parties where he met SNL head writer Rob Smigel. Two years later Smigel hired Andy for a new show he was producing, "Late Night With Conan O'Brien." Originally hired as a writer, Andy was cast as Conan's sidekick just weeks before the show aired. SNL redirects here. ...

Television work

Series Leads

Richter left his post at Late Night in 2000. His first major venture, Fox's Andy Richter Controls the Universe, was canceled after two mid-season runs. His next Fox sitcom, Quintuplets, lasted one season. His most recent television series was Andy Barker P.I., which was co-written and executive produced by Conan O'Brien.^[4] In the series Richter played an accountant who couldn't attract clients.^[5] After a woman comes to his office thinking he is the former tenant, a private investigator, she asks him to find her husband whom she thinks faked his death. He decides to pursue this job and become a private detective in earnest, as well as continuing to do his accounting job, which seems to pick up as the series goes on. The series played on NBC, with all six episodes in the first season on NBC.com. The Fox Broadcasting Company is a television network in the United States. ... Andy Richter Controls the Universe was a sitcom which aired from 2002-2003 on the Fox network. ... For information about actual quintuplets, see multiple birth. ... Andy Barker P.I. is an American television comedy pilot starring Andy Richter. ... Conan Christopher OBrien (born April 18, 1963)[1] is an Emmy Award-winning American television host and TV writer, best known as host of NBCs Late Night with Conan OBrien. ...

Notable guest appearances

Richter appeared in a single episode of the sitcom Malcolm in the Middle as a family psychiatrist. He provided the voice of the character J.F. Amarth in an episode of Adult Swim's Metalocalypse. He appeared as a special guest judge in the Miss Rumble 2000 Swimsuit Competition held at the 2000 WWE Royal Rumble. In 2002, Andy played a priest in The True Meaning of Christmas Specials. He also appeared several episodes of Arrested Development as himself, notably the episode S.O.B.s where, in addition to himself, he appears as three of his identical quintuplet brothers (the fifth has his face blurred out because he "would not sign a release", a joke related to the faux-documentary style of the show). In the CBS series, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Richter guest starred as Stan the Sad Dad. Richter has also appeared in the TV show Monk where he appeared in the Mr. Monk Makes a Friend episode. He also appeared in a single episode of the sitcom Just Shoot Me, where he played an alcoholic motivational speaker that had spread a nasty rumor about Maya Gallo in high school. In 2007 Richter appeared on 30 Rock as Liz Lemon's brother, who suffers from a Memento-esque malady caused by a skiing injury that causes him to believe he is still a teenager in the 1980s, even though he's 40 years old. A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Malcolm in the Middle is a seven-time Emmy-winning,[1] one-time Grammy-winning[1] and seven-time Golden Globe-nominated[1] American sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. ... For other uses, see Psychiatrist (disambiguation). ... Adult Swim is the name for an adult-oriented television programming network. ... Metalocalypse is an animated television series on Adult Swim created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporations The True Meaning of Christmas Specials is a Canadian made for TV special, hosted by Dave Foley and made in 2002. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... S.O.B.s was the forty-ninth episode of the TV comedy series Arrested Development. ... The New Adventures of Old Christine is a CBS situation comedy starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, which debuted as a midseason replacement on March 13, 2006. ... Monk is an Emmy Award winning television show about the obsessive-compulsive private detective Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub). ... Mr. ... Just Shoot Me was an American television sitcom airing on NBC from 1997 to 2003. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the TV series. ... Memento is a neo-noir–psychological thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, adapted from his brother Jonathans short story Memento Mori. ...

According to HenriandRegan.com Richter will be in the upcoming movie They Came from Upstairs starring Ashley Tisdale and Robert Hoffman. Ashley Michelle Tisdale (born July 2, 1985)[1] is an American actress and singer. ... After co-founding the National Lampoon in 1970, Robert Hoffman graduated from the Harvard Business School as a Baker Scholar. ...

Other work

In addition to his television work, Richter has appeared in motion pictures such as Big Trouble, Elf, Seeing Other People, New York Minute, Madagascar, My Boss's Daughter, Scary Movie 2, Cabin Boy, Pootie Tang, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Blades of Glory, and Robert Altman's Dr. T and the Women. For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of... Big Trouble (2002) is a comedic film based on the novel Big Trouble by Dave Barry. ... Elf is a 2003 Christmas-themed comedy film directed by Jon Favreau and released in the US on November 7, 2003. ... Seeing Other People is a comedy film about a couple that decide to see other people two months before their wedding. ... New York Minute is a 2004 comedy teen film starring Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen and Eugene Levy. ... My Bosss Daughter is a 2003 romantic comedy. ... Scary Movie 2 is a 2001 American comedy film and is the second film of the Scary Movie franchise. ... Cabin Boy is a bizarre fantasy film released in 1994 and produced by Tim Burton which starred comedian Chris Elliott. ... Pootie Tang is a 2001 cult comedy film, directed by Louis C.K.. The film was adapted from a comedy sketch which first appeared on The Chris Rock Show. ... This article is about the comedy film. ... Dr. T & the Women is a 2000 romantic comedy film directed by Robert Altman. ...

Personal life

Richter is married to actress and writer Sarah Thyre (a veteran of Strangers with Candy, on which Richter twice made a cameo appearance) and they have two children, William and Mercy. Sarah Thyre (born December, 1968) is an actress and writer. ... Strangers with Candy is a television series produced by Comedy Central. ...

References

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External links

• Andy Richter at the Internet Movie Database
• Kittenpants.org interview