Biography
Not as outlandish as Jim Carrey or Eddie Murphy; not as schlubby as Kevin James or Jim Belushi, Richter simply had a normal everyday persona. With his sly comic timing and subtle line delivery, it took time for viewers to catch on to his particular brand of humor. But they did, and after Richter left "Late Night," he had a loyal fan base follow him to his own shows, "Andy Richter Controls the Universe" (Fox, 2002-03) and "Andy Barker: P.I." …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Reprised voice role of Mort in "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" | |
2010 | Remained as O'Brien's sidekick on his re-branded talk show "Conan" (TBS) | |
2009 | Re-teamed with Conan O'Brien (who replaced Jay Leno as host) as "The Tonight Show" (NBC) announcer | |
2008 | Once again voiced Mort the Goodman's Mouse Lemur in "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" | |
2007 | Made cameo in the skating comedy "Blades of Glory" | |
2007 | Starred on the NBC comedy "Andy Barker P.I." as an accountant turned private eye | |
2006 | Guest starred on "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (NBC) as Stan the Sad Dad | |
2006 | Appeared as himself on several episodes of "Arrested Development" (Fox) | |
2005 | Voiced Mort the Goodman's Mouse Lemur in the animated feature "Madagascar" | |
2004 | Appeared in the teen comedy "New York Minute," starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen | |
2004 | Played one of the leads on the Fox sitcom "Quintuplets" | |
2002 | Cast in the lead role on the Fox sitcom "Andy Richter Controls the Universe" | |
2000 | Played supporting role in Robert Altman's "Dr. T and the Women" | |
1994 | Film acting debut, "Cabin Boy" | |
1993 | Served as sidekick on "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" (NBC); also worked with the writing staff; left show in 2000 | |
| Played Mike in the Los Angeles and Chicago productions of Jill Soloway's "The Real Live Brady Bunch" | ||
| Performed with The Comedy Underground and the Annoyance Theater | ||
| Began taking classes at Chicago's Improv Olympic | ||
| Worked as a production assistant on commercial shoots in Chicago, IL | ||
Awards
2012 | Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – (Including Talk) Series in Conan |
2011 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series in Conan |
2010 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien |
2000 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For a Variety, Music or Comedy Program in Late Night With Conan O'Brien |
1999 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For a Variety or Music Program in Late Night With Conan O'Brien |
1998 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For a Variety or Music Program in Late Night With Conan O'Brien |
1997 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For a Variety or Music Program in Late Night With Conan O'Brien |
1996 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For a Variety or Music Program in Late Night With Conan O'Brien |
