Andy Richter
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Paul Andrew Richter is an American actor, comedian, writer, and talk show announcer. He is best known as the sidekick for Conan O'Brien on O'Brien's talk shows: Late Night, The Tonight Show on NBC, and Conan on TBS. He was also the star of the Fox television series Andy Richter Controls the Universe. He voiced Mort in the Madagascar film franchise and Ben Higgenbottom in the animated television series The Mighty B! on Nickelodeon. Since June 2019, Richter has hosted his own podcast, The Three Questions with Andy Richter on the Earwolf network.
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Key facts
- Born
- Paul Andrew Richter , ( 1966-10-28 ) October 28, 1966 (age 59) , Grand Rapids, Michigan , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Columbia College Chicago
- Occupations
- Actor comedian writer announcer
- Years active
- 1988–present
- Notable work
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (sidekick, 1993–2000) Andy Richter Controls the Universe (writer, producer, 2002–03) The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (sidekick, 2009–10) Conan (sidekick, 2010–21)
- Spouses
- Sarah Thyre ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1994 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2019 ) Jennifer Herrera (m. 2023)
- Relatives
- Victor Swanson (brother)
- Medium
- Television film
- Genres
- Improvisational comedy sketch comedy cringe comedy anti-humor self-deprecation blue comedy alternative comedy satire
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Encyclopedic overview
Paul Andrew Richter (born October 28, 1966) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and talk show announcer. He is best known as the sidekick for Conan O'Brien on O'Brien's talk shows: Late Night, The Tonight Show on NBC, and Conan on TBS. He was also the star of the Fox television series Andy Richter Controls the Universe. He voiced Mort in the Madagascar film franchise and Ben Higgenbottom in the animated television series The Mighty B! on Nickelodeon. Since June 2019, Richter has hosted his own podcast, The Three Questions with Andy Richter on the Earwolf network.
Early life
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