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My Take
The word sidekick usually implies someone secondary, but Andy Richter turned the chair next to Conan O'Brien into one of the most quietly skilled jobs in television. His timing is invisible in the best way: he makes the host funnier without stealing oxygen, then lands a line of his own sharper than anything scripted. I also respect the range, from voice work to writing to fronting his own sitcom, and the lack of ego it took to return to second banana when the partnership called him back. To me, that is the mark of a comedian who understands comedy as a collective craft rather than a solo pursuit.
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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Andy Richter
- Name (Japanese)
- アンディ・リクター
- Reading
- あんでぃ・りくたー
- Born
- October 28, 1966 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Horse
- Origin
- Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- voice actor / television actor / screenwriter / film actor / television presenter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Yorkville High School
- University
- Columbia College Chicago
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.