Andy Richter's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Late Night with Conan O'Brien Himself - C… The Penguins of Madagascar Mort Andy Barker, P.I. Andy Barker Mighty B Benjamin Hi… Quintuplets Bob Chase Andy Richter Controls the Universe Andy Richter

Main Movie Roles 2009 - Aliens in the Attic 2008 - Semi-Pro 2008 - Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 2007 - Blades of Glory 2006 - Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 2005 - The Aristocrats 2005 - Madagascar 2004 - Seeing Other People 2003 - Elf 2003 - My Boss's Daughter 2002 - Big Trouble 2002 - Martin & Orloff 2002 - Frank McKlusky, C.I. 2001 - Pootie Tang 2001 - Scary Movie 2 2001 - Dr. Dolittle 2 2000 - Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 1994 - Cabin Boy

BIOGRAPHY:

Andy was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and raised in Yorkville, Illinois. He is the 2nd of four children. His parents divorced when he was 4. His father teaches Russian at Indiana University. His mother designs kitchen cabinets. He attended the University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign and then moved to Chicago's Columbia College to study film. Richter played in several Chicago improvisation groups before catching his role with 'Conan OBrien.


TRIVIA:

• Son, William Oscar, born 2001.
• Last name means "judge" in German.
• On September 11th, 1999 show of _"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993)_ (qv), announced his retirement from the show 9 months hence (mid-May 2000).
• Daughter, Mercy Josephine, was born March 2007.
• While attending Columbia College in Chicago, Andy had the title role in a class film called "My Dinner with Andy", a parody of the film _My Dinner with Andre (1981)_ (qv).
• Attended Yorkville High School in Yorkville, Illinois.
• (1999) Set a record on Celebrity Jeopardy! for most money earned at $29,400 ($24,400 + $5000 victory bonus).
• His father is an expert in Russian linguistics.