Andy Dick (born 21 December 1965; age 58) is the actor and comedian who portrayed the EMH Mark II in the Star Trek: Voyager fourth season episode "Message in a Bottle". He filmed his scenes between Thursday 2 October 1997 and Wednesday 8 October 1997 on Paramount Stage 8, 9, and 16.
Hailing from Charleston, South Carolina, Dick is a graduate of Joliet West High School in Joliet, Illinois, where he performed in several high school stage productions and acquired a reputation as the "class clown". He went on to become an alumnus of Columbia College Chicago.
Dick first gained recognition while performing on The Ben Stiller Show during the 1992-93 television season. He then starred as Zach Smart in a revival of the 1960s spy spoof series Get Smart, but it was canceled after only seven episodes. Dick then acquired stardom for his role as clumsy reporter Matthew Brock on the sitcom NewsRadio with Stephen Root from 1995 until 1999.
In 2001, Dick created The Andy Dick Show, which only lasted two seasons but has become a cult hit. He most recently played Owen Kronsky on the ABC sitcom Less Than Perfect, which ran for four seasons from 2002 through 2006. In addition, he has made guest appearances on numerous variety programs, talk shows, and sitcoms, and even had a guest spot on NBC's ER.
A highly recognized comedic presence, Dick often makes cameos in films of that genre, including The Cable Guy, Road Trip (with Ellen Albertini Dow), Dude, Where's My Car?, Zoolander, and Old School (with Ed Lauter). He has had larger roles in films, as well: he was the second male lead in In the Army Now (1994, co-starring Lori Petty and Glenn Morshower); he starred in Who's the Caboose? (1997, with Sarah Silverman and H. Jon Benjamin); he also had the second male lead in 1997's Best Men, co-starring Brad Dourif and Biff Yeager) he played Dr. Claw's assistant in 1999's Inspector Gadget, which also featured René Auberjonois, Richard Penn, Brad Blaisdell, Brian George, Johnny Martin, and Michael McAdam; and he played the main villain in The Hebrew Hammer (2003, with Richard Riehle, Rachel Dratch and Sean Whalen).
Dick's had voice-over roles in Hoodwinked! (2005, with David Ogden Stiers) and Happily N'Ever After (2007, with Lee Arenberg and Wallace Shawn) and a supporting role in Employee of the Month (2006, with Sean Whalen and Brian George). He also appeared in Love Hollywood Style, (2006, Voyager co-star Robert Picardo), The Comebacks (2007, co-starring Holmes R. Osborne) and Blonde Ambition (2007).
In 2006, he was one of the roasters on the Comedy Central roast of William Shatner. During the program, he introduced the character of "Kock" – the offspring of Captain James T. Kirk and Spock. The event was presided over by fellow Voyager guest actor and Star Trek fan Jason Alexander; other roasters included Shatner's co-stars from Star Trek: The Original Series Nichelle Nichols and George Takei. Seen in the audience was Voyager/Star Trek: Picard actress Jeri Ryan, sitting at the same table as Brent Spiner, as well as René Auberjonois.
Andy Dick was the voice of a radio personality named Maurice in the popular video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Star Trek: The Next Generation star Wil Wheaton also voiced a radio personality on the game. Clifton Collins, Jr. is the voice of one of the main characters in the game.
External links[]
- AndyDick.com – official site
- Andy Dick at Wikipedia
- Andy Dick at the Internet Movie Database
- Andy Dick at X (formerly Twitter)
- Andy Dick at Instagram
- Andy Dick at MySpace.com