Andy Richter

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.

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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)

Origin

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Occupation

voice actor / television actor / screenwriter / film actor / television presenter

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Horse

High school

Yorkville High School

University

Columbia College Chicago

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/richtercommaandy/
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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy%20Richter
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AF%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q497851

Tags

• Michigan
• voice actor
• television actor
• screenwriter

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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