Andy Richter Biography
Andy Richter is an actor, comedian, writer, and talk show host from the United States well known for is role on all of O’Brien’s talk shows: Late Night and The Tonight Show on NBC, and Conan on TBS. He also starred in the TV show Andy Richter Controls the Universe. In the Madagascar film franchise, he played Mort, and in the Nickelodeon animated television series The Mighty B!, he played Ben Higgenbottom.
How old is Andy Richter? – Age
He is 56 years old as of 28 October 2022. He was born in 1966 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. His real name is Paul Andrew Richter.
Andy Richter Family – Education
Richter was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the second of four children to mother Glenda Swanson (née Palmer), a kitchen cabinet designer, and father Laurence R. Richter, who taught Russian at Indiana University for more than 32 years.
Richter grew up in Yorkville, Illinois. In 1984, he graduated from Yorkville High School, where he was chosen Prom King. When he was four years old, his parents split, and his father eventually came out as gay. He is of Swedish and German ancestry.
Andy Richter Wife
Richter was married to Sarah Thyre, a comedy actor and playwright, from 1994 to 2019. They have two children, a son born in 2000 and a daughter born in 2005. Richter stated on his Twitter account on April 13, 2019, that he and Thyre had separated and had commenced divorce proceedings. He confirmed his engagement to Jennifer Herrera in November 2022.
Andy Richter Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $4 Million.
Andy Richter Controls the Universe
Andy Controls the Universe, his first major attempt, was canceled after two midseason runs on Fox. Andy’s Controls the Universe is a Fox sitcom that ran from March 19, 2002 until January 12, 2003. Andy Richter’s first starring role since leaving NBC’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien in 2000 was in this series.
It ran for two seasons and nineteen episodes before being discontinued owing to low ratings. Garfield Grove Productions and 20th Century Fox Television, in collaboration with Paramount Television, produced the show. The series was included in TV Guide’s 2013 list of 60 “Cancelled Too Soon” titles.
Andy Richter Podcast
Richter has had his own show on the Earwolf network since June 2019. Richter was featured on the Gus and Eddy Podcast, hosted by comic duo Gus Johnson and Eddy Burback, in May 2021.
Andy Richter Jeopardy
Richter holds the record for the greatest one-day score on Celebrity Jeopardy!, winning $68,000 in a first-round game of the “Jeopardy! Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational” during the 2009-10 season. He donated his proceeds to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
He began presenting the ABC game program Big Fan in January 2017. Richter appears on the Celebrity Jeopardy! series debut in September 2022. He came in second place and received $30,000 for his charity, The Los Angeles. Richter filled in as announcer and sidekick as usual. Richter was forced to withdraw from the Jeopardy! Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational, where he was a semifinalist, due to his performance with O’Brien.
Andy Richter Arrested Development
Richter appears in the 2006 episode “S.O.B.s.” of the Fox sitcom Arrested Development. He portrays each of the fictional Richter quintuplets, Donnie, Chareth, Rocky, Emmett, and himself. He reprises the roles in various episodes of Season 4, which debuted on Netflix in 2013.
Mitchell Hurwitz developed the American television series Arrested Development. From November 2, 2003, until February 10, 2006, it aired on Fox for three seasons, followed by two seasons on Netflix, with season four released in 2013 and season five released in 2018 and 2019.
Andy Richter Movies
♦ 2023 – 80 for Brady
♦ 2021 – Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
♦ 2017 – Girlfriend’s Day
♦ 2016 – Donald Trump’s The Art of the Deal: The Movie
♦ 2014 – Penguins of Madagascar
♦ 2014 – Jason Nash Is Married
♦ 2013 – The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
♦ 2012 – Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
♦ 2011 – Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop
♦ 2009 – Aliens in the Attic
♦ 2008 – Semi-Pro
♦ 2008 – Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
♦ 2008 – Prop 8
♦ 2007 – The Procedure
♦ 2007 – If I Had Known I Was a Genius
♦ 2007 – Blades of Glory
Andy Richter TV Shows
♦ 2023 – Fantasy Island
♦ 2023 – American Auto
♦ 2022 – Beat Bobby Flay
♦ 2022 – Hell’s Kitchen
♦ 2021 – Big City Greens
♦ 2020 – Fresh Off the Boat
♦ 2020 – Love, Victor
♦ 2020 – Earth to Ned
♦ 2019 – Black-ish
♦ 2019 – Corporate
♦ 2018; 2021 – Final Space
♦ 2018 – Mr. Pickles
♦ 2017–2019 – Big Hero 6: The Series
♦ 2017–2018 – Santa Clarita Diet