Biography
A television character actor and busy voiceover artist, Richard Kind came up through the 1980s improv comedy scene before becoming one of the more prolific supporting players on primetime. He was best recognized for his concurrent roles on the long-running sitcoms "Mad About You" (NBC, 1992-99) and "Spin City" (ABC, 1996-2002), but throughout his career, he held down a busy schedule in New York musical theater and as an occasional film player. …
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Career Milestones
2010 | Voiced the character of Bookworm in "Toy Story 3" | |
2009 | Cast in supporting role in the Coen Brothers' drama "A Serious Man" | |
2006 | Appeared in Jeff Garlin's feature directing debut, "I Want Someone to Eat Cheese with" | |
2006 | Appeared in the animated family film "The Wild" as Larry the anaconda | |
2005 | Played himself on the short-lived HBO series "Unscripted," which is executive-produced by Clooney | |
2005 | Appeared as the 'Jury Foreman' in the film "The Producers" | |
2004 | Starred on Broadway in "Sly Fox" | |
2003 | Guest starred on NBC's "Scrubs," as the hypochondriac Mr. Corman | |
2003 | Created the role of Addison Mizner in Stephen Sondheim's "Bounce" | |
2002 | Appeared in George Clooney's directorial debut "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind," as a casting director | |
2002 | Had a recurring role as Cousin Andy on the HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm" | |
2001 | Took over the role of Max Bialystock in the broadway production of "The Producers" | |
2000 | Appeared on Broadway in "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife" | |
1996 | Played the mayoral press secretary on "Spin City" (ABC) | |
1994 | Cast as a scientist in feature "Stargate" | |
1994 | Appeared on the ABC sitcom "Blue Skies" | |
1992 | Had regular role on the NBC sitcom "Mad About You" | |
1992 | Provided voice of Tom in "Tom and Jerry: The Movie" | |
1991 | Reteamed with Burnett on the short-lived CBS variety series "The Carol Burnett Show" | |
1990 | Was part of the regular cast of the NBC variety series "Carol & Company" | |
1989 | Made TV series debut as regular in "UNSUB" (NBC) | |
1988 | Had bit role in feature film "Vice Versa" | |
1985 | Made TV-movie debut in "Two Fathers' Justice" (NBC) | |
1983 | Performed with Second City in both Chicago and L.A. | |
| After four unproductive years in New York, moved to back to Chicago; joined Practical Theatre Company | ||
| Studied pre-law in college, but decided to take a year before going to law school to give acting a try | ||
| Raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania | ||
Awards
2010 | Independent Spirit Award for Robert Altman Award in A Serious Man |
1995 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Mad About You |