Dick has had a long career as a stand-up comedian; he has appeared throughout the U. He also is noted for his behavior on a number of Comedy Central Roasts , stand-up comedy performances, and late night talk show appearances. Dick is also known for his eccentric behavior, problems with drug addiction , and allegations of sexual misconduct and arrests.
He was brought up as a Presbyterian. Dick appeared in numerous theater productions during his high-school years, and was elected homecoming king of his senior year in While in high school, Dick used his surname as a joke; one day, he dressed in a homemade superhero costume and presented himself at school as "Super Dick".
After high school, Dick joined Chicago-based theater group The Second City and attended Illinois Wesleyan University for a semester before attending Columbia College Chicago , where he spent most of his university career, [ 13 ] [ 9 ] and took improvisational theater improv comedy classes at iO Theater. Andy Dick started his television comedy career as a cast member on the sketch comedy program The Ben Stiller Show , which aired on the Fox Network from September to January Letterman then handed Dick a pencil, prompting Dick to cry and walk backstage.
In , Dick appeared on episode No. Dick was a contestant on Season 16 of Dancing With the Stars in One of Andy Dick's earliest film roles was a fictional version of himself in the film adaptation of video game Double Dragon.
And God Spoke. In , Dick had a supporting role alongside Luke Wilson and Jack Black in Bongwater as Wilson's gay friend who gives him a place to stay after his house is destroyed by fire. Claw 's henchmen in Inspector Gadget. The same year, he appeared as a motel clerk in the teenage comedy Road Trip. In , Dick appeared as a taxi cab driver in the band Ash 's music video "Envy". In late December , Dick announced on his official website he had finished writing a script for a film titled Daphne Aguilera: Get into It , starring his alter-ego Daphne Aguilera.
