- Born
- Birth namePaul Andrew Richter
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Andy Richter was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the second of four children of Glenda (Palmer), a kitchen cabinet designer, and Laurence R. Richter, who taught Russian at Indiana University. He was raised in Yorkville, Illinois. His parents divorced when he was four. Richter attended the University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign and then moved to Chicago's Columbia College to study film. Richter played in several Chicago improvisation groups before catching his role with Conan O'Brien.
- IMDb mini biography by: John Sacksteder <jsack@ka.net>
- SpousesJannifer Herrera(June 10, 2023 - present)Sarah Thyre(March 18, 1994 - August 29, 2019) (divorced, 2 children)
- Was high school prom king.
- Set a record on Celebrity Jeopardy! for most money earned at $29,400 ($24,400 + $5000 victory bonus).
- While attending Columbia College in Chicago, Andy had the title role in a class film called "My Dinner with Andy", a parody of the film My Dinner with Andre (1981).
- His last name means "judge" in German. Andy's paternal grandmother was of French descent. Andy's maternal grandmother was born in Lahowkow, China, to Swedish parents. His other ancestry is German, English, and remote Welsh.
- His father is an expert in Russian linguistics.
- Because homecoming came first, and there was the homecoming court. The five guys on homecoming court were disqualified from being in the prom court. So being prom king was being sixth most popular.
- Since she got a cause and stopped being funny. I think she's real funny, but lately it's all been hearts and flowers and tears and saving teenagers and creating a role model. And that ain't funny. No giggles there.
- I was prom king. Which is actually saying I was the sixth most popular, because the five who were on homecoming were automatically disqualified from prom, so of course I have to look at it that way.
- I briefly considered doing Edgar Allan Poe and just swearing a lot.
- I wouldn't want to be a talk show host. That's another awkward compliment people make. 'You should have your own talk show.' And I think, no thank you.
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