Editing Andy Richter (section)

{{short description|American actor and announcer (born 1966)}}
{{about||the restaurateur|Andy Ricker|the Canadian political scientist|Andrew Richter}}
{{Use American English|date = November 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2012}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Andy Richter
| image              = Andy Richter (2024, Stop Making Sense, Pantages Theater panel) (cropped).jpg
| alt                = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software -->
| caption            = Richter in 2024
| birth_name         = Paul Andrew Richter
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1966|10|28}}
| birth_place        = {{nowrap|[[Grand Rapids, Michigan]], U.S.}}
| alma_mater         = [[Columbia College Chicago]]
| occupation         = {{flatlist|
* Actor
* comedian
* writer
}}
| years_active       = 1988–present
| notable_works      = {{unbulleted list|''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]''|(sidekick, 1993–2000)|''[[Andy Richter Controls the Universe]]''|(writer, producer, 2002–2003)|''[[The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien]]''|(sidekick, 2009–2010)|''[[Conan (talk show)|Conan]]''|(sidekick, 2010–2021)}}
| spouse             = {{flatlist|
* {{marriage|[[Sarah Thyre]]|1994|2019|reason=div.}}
* Jennifer Herrera (m. 2023)
}}
| children           = 3
| relatives          = Victor Swanson (brother)<ref>{{cite news | last=Gonzales | first=Nathan | title=Illinois Primaries: Ratings Changes in Two Races | date=March 21, 2018 | url=https://rollcall.com/2018/03/21/illinois-primaries-ratings-changes-in-two-races/33 | work=Roll Call }}</ref>
| module             = {{Infobox comedian|embed=yes
| medium        = {{hlist|Television|film}}
| genre         = {{hlist|[[Improvisational comedy]]|[[sketch comedy]]|[[cringe comedy]]|[[anti-humor]]|[[self-deprecation]]|[[blue comedy]]|[[alternative comedy]]|[[satire]]}}
}}
}}
'''Paul Andrew Richter''' (born October 28, 1966)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Mike|date=October 28, 2022 |title=Today's famous birthdays list for October 28, 2022 includes celebrities Julia Roberts, Matt Smith |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/10/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-october-28-2022-includes-celebrities-julia-roberts-matt-smith.html|access-date=January 10, 2023 |website=[[Cleveland.com]]}}</ref> is an American actor, comedian, writer, and [[talk show]] announcer. He is best known as the [[sidekick]] for [[Conan O'Brien]] on O'Brien's talk shows: ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien|Late Night]]'' and ''[[The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien|The Tonight Show]]'' on [[NBC]] and ''[[Conan (talk show)|Conan]]'' on [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]]. He was also the star of the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] television series ''[[Andy Richter Controls the Universe]]''. He voiced [[List of Madagascar (franchise) characters#Mort|Mort]] in the [[Madagascar (franchise)|''Madagascar'' film franchise]] and Ben Higgenbottom in the animated television series ''[[The Mighty B!]]'' on [[Nickelodeon]].