Andy Richter

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Andy Richter

Birth name	Paul Andrew Richter
Born	October 28, 1966 (age 40) Grand Rapids, Michigan
Spouse(s)	Sarah Thyre
Notable roles	Sidekick/Co-host on Late Night with Conan O'Brien Andy Richter on Andy Richter Controls the Universe Andy Barker on Andy Barker, P.I.

Paul Andrew "Andy" Richter (born October 28, 1966) is an American comedian and actor, best known for his former role as Conan O'Brien's sidekick on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Richter was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan as the second of four children and was raised in Yorkville, Illinois, where he was elected Prom King. While attending Columbia College Chicago, he played in several Chicago improv groups, including the Annoyance Theatre, before catching his role on Late Night.

Richter left his post at Late Night in 2000. His first major venture, Fox's critically acclaimed but little watched Andy Richter Controls the Universe, was cancelled after just two short mid-season runs. His next Fox sitcom, Quintuplets, was panned by the critics and lasted only one season. He also appeared in the episode S.O.B.s of the critically-acclaimed Arrested Development as all five of a set of quintuplets, including himself. His current television role is in Andy Barker P.I., which is co-written and executive produced by Conan O'Brien^[1]. He also appeared in a single episode as a family psychiatrist in the sitcom Malcolm in the Middle and provided his voice in an episode of adult swim's Metalocalypse.

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, and South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut.

Richter is married to actress/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. Richter has also appeared in the TV show Monk where he appeared in the Mr. Monk Makes a Friend episode. He is currently in the series Andy Barker, P.I. , where he plays an accountant who can't attract customers. When a woman comes to his office thinking he is the former owner of the office, she asks him to find her husband whom she thinks faked his death. He decides to pursue this job and become a Private Eye, rather than doing his current boring job. The series plays on NBC, with all six episodes in the first season on NBC.com.