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Andy Richter Biography

Birth Name:Paul Andrew Richter

Birth Place:Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Profession Actor, Soundtrack, Writer, Producer

Fast Facts

He and the rest of the "Late Night" writing team won the 1997 Writers Guild Award for best writing
Played "Celebrity Jeopardy!" for St․ Jude Children's Research Hospital and set a record for most money earned on a celebrity edition of the show
After attending Columbia College as a film major, Richter found his place working as a production assistant throughout Chicago
Best known as the sidekick of late night talk show host Conan O'Brien
Has performed with various improvisational groups based in Chicago, including Annoyance Theater, Gambrinus King of Beer, Comedy Underground and Improvolympia
His theater credits include "The Real Live Brady Bunch" and "Incident at Cobblers Knob․"
Outside of the talk show circuit, he is known for his voice work in the "Madagascar" film franchise
Two of his three of his Fox television series, "Andy Richter Controls the Universe," "Andy Barker P․I․" and "Quintuplets" aired for one series or less
Almost hosted the classic game show "Pyramid" twice
His wife was a writer for the series "Strangers with Candy," for which he made two cameo appearances

Awards

1996Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program: nominated
1997Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program: nominated
1997WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: winner
1998Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program: nominated
1999Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program: nominated
1999WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
2000Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
2000WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: winner
2001WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
2010WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series: nominated
2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
2012WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
2013BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film: nominated
2013BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Comedy/Musical: nominated
2013WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
2014WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
2015BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series: nominated
2016WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety - Talk Series: nominated
2017Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program: nominated
2018Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program: nominated
2018WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Series: nominated
2022WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Talk Series: winner