Editing Andy Richter (section)

==Early life==
Richter, the second of four children, was born in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]], to mother Glenda Swanson (née Palmer), a kitchen cabinet designer, and father Laurence R. Richter, who taught [[Russian language|Russian]] at [[Indiana University]] for more than 32 years.<ref>[http://www.indiana.edu/~deanfac/bios/2007/Richter07.pdf "Statement on the retirement of Laurence R. Richter"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090518/http://www.indiana.edu/~deanfac/bios/2007/Richter07.pdf |date=March 4, 2016 }}, "Indiana.edu"</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/25/Andy-Richter.html|title=Andy Richter Biography (1966-)|website=www.filmreference.com|access-date=October 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Life as a Late-Night Sidekick| website=Andy Richter’s Firearms Emporium| date=September 17, 1998| url=http://www.afn.org/~ejw/andy/andy-sjr.html| access-date=October 12, 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305224224/http://www.afn.org/~ejw/andy/andy-sjr.html| archive-date=March 5, 2012| url-status=dead}}</ref> Richter was raised in [[Yorkville, Illinois]]. He graduated from [[Yorkville High School]] in 1984, where he was elected [[Prom King]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/andy-richter-291658/bio| work=[[All Movie Guide]]| title=Andy Richter - Biography}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Andy Richter Replaces Denny Hastert As The Star Of Yorkville, IL| date=June 2, 2015| url=http://teamcoco.com/video/andy-richter-denny-hastert-illinois?playlist=x;eyJ0b3RhbCI6MzMsInR5cGUiOiJwb3B1bGFyIiwiaWQiOiIifQ| website=[[TeamCoco]]|access-date=3 June 2015}}</ref> His parents divorced when he was 4 and his father later came out as bisexual.<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/fitzdog-radio/id327207852| title=The Greg Fitzsimmons Show| date=November 27, 2012| time=51:05| host=[[Greg Fitzsimmons]]| access-date=January 2, 2017}}</ref> He is of [[Swedes|Swedish]] and [[Germans|German]] descent.