Biography
Andy Richter, also credited as Paul Andrew Richter, is an American actor, comedian and writer. He was born on 28 October 1966 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and raised in Yorkville, Illinois. He studied film at Columbia College Chicago and began performing with Chicago improvisation groups before moving into television.
Richter is best known as the sidekick and announcer on Conan O’Brien’s late-night talk shows, including Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien and Conan. He starred in the series Andy Richter Controls the Universe (2002–2003) and Andy Barker, P.I. (2007). He voiced the character Mort in the Madagascar film series (2005–2014) and appeared in films including Elf (2003) and Scary Movie 2 (2001).
In 2026 he played Carter in the horror film Obsession.
