


Dick has been a friend of actor Anthony Rapp since childhood. While in high school, he tended to use his surname as a joke and one day, he dressed in a homemade superhero costume and presented himself at school as "Super Dick". He graduated from Joliet West High School in Joliet, Illinois in 1984. He was elected homecoming king his senior year in 1983. Dick appeared in numerous theater productions during his high school years. He attended George Walton Comprehensive High School in Cobb County, Georgia. Īs a child, he spent time living with his family in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York, and Yugoslavia before moving to Chicago in 1979. He was adopted at birth by Allen and Sue Dick, and named Andrew Roane Dick. Early life and educationĭick was born on December 21, 1965, in Charleston, South Carolina, as Andrew Thomlinson. He is also known for his eccentric behavior, struggles with drug addiction, and numerous sexual misconduct allegations and arrests. He is noted for his outlandish behavior on a number of Comedy Central Roasts and other appearances. He briefly had his own program, The Andy Dick Show, on MTV. In the mid-1990s, he had a long-running stint on NBC's NewsRadio and was a supporting character on Less than Perfect. Dick's first regular television role was on the short-lived but influential, Fox's The Ben Stiller Show. Andrew Roane Dick (born Andrew Thomlinson December 21, 1965) is an American comedian.
