Andy_Kindler

Andy Kindler

Andy Kindler

American actor

Andy David Kindler[2] (born October 16, 1956) is an American comedian and actor.[3] He played the character "Andy", a fellow sportswriter and friend of sportswriter "Ray Barone" (Ray Romano) on the TV show Everybody Loves Raymond, was a regular guest on Late Show with David Letterman, a contributor to The Daily Show, and has performed on HBO. Kindler frequently performs as a voice actor in animated television series from producer Loren Bouchard, including roles on Dr. Katz, Home Movies, and the recurring character of Mort the mortician on Bob's Burgers.

Quick Facts Born, Alma mater ...

Early life and education

Kindler was born to Lawrence and Joan Kindler in Queens, New York. [4] He had a brother and a sister, who died in 2020.[5] His family is Jewish. His mother had become a Quaker when Andy was 15 years old. Kindler grew up in Whitestone, Queens.[6][7] Kindle graduated from Bayside High School in Bayside, Queens.[8] He attended Binghamton University, and originally intended on becoming a classical musician. While in college, Kindler performed in theatre productions. After graduating, Kindler moved to Los Angeles. He began performing stand-up in 1984.[9][10]

Career

Stand up

His material often covers the comedy industry itself, criticizing other comedians for being too predictable. At his annual State of the Industry address at Montreal's "Just for Laughs" festival in 2012, he poked fun at Dane Cook, Louis C.K., Chelsea Handler, and Jay Leno.[11]

In 2010, Kindler was a judge on the stand-up reality show Last Comic Standing.[12]

In 2018, he hosted the live taping of Megan Koester's comedy album "Tertium Non Datur," released in January 2019 by Aspecialthing Records.[13][14] Kindler has hosted season four and five (2018–19) of the Hulu standup series Coming to the Stage.[15]

In 1996, he offered $1 million to anyone who could produce a video in which Whoopi Goldberg was funny.[16][17]

In 2010, Kindler released his first album, I Wish I Was Bitter, recorded in 2003.[18] He followed this with Hence the Humor on May 8, 2020.[19]

In 2022, Kindler performed the first live stand-up set given via hologram.[20]

Acting

Kindler is best known as Andy on Everybody Loves Raymond. He has also appeared on several episodes of Wizards of Waverly Place as Chancellor Tootietootie.

Kindler is often thought to have portrayed the character of "Jamison" in the World Wrestling Federation, but the character was portrayed by a different actor by the name of John DiGiacomo.[21][22] He plays a fictionalized version of himself in the IFC series Maron.[23]

Kindler currently co-hosts the weekly podcast Thought Spiral with friend and fellow comedian J. Elvis Weinstein. He also appeared numerous times on The Majority Report with Sam Seder.

Personal life

Kindler has been married to Susan Maljan since 2002, having been together since 1992. [24]

Filmography

More information Year, Title ...

References

  1. [1]
    "Andy Kindler, Comedian and Actor". Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Andy Kindler on Letterman 1/19/07 Jan. 20th 2007". youtube.com. January 21, 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Comedy-Contact Biography Page". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
  4. [4]
    https://www.nhpfh.com/post/janette-kindler
  5. [5]
    https://www.nhpfh.com/post/janette-kindler
  6. [6]
    https://www.foodrepublic.com/2014/07/10/comedian-andy-kindler-talks-california-cuisine-perks-of-stardom/
  7. [7]
    "On the line with Andy Kindler", journeyofafrontman.com. April 7, 2015.
  8. [8]
    https://theinterrobang.com/moontower-preview-andy-kindler-talks-about-twitter-addiction-going-to-austin/
  9. [9]
    "Andy Kindler: The Curmudgeonly Comic". STAND UP SANTA CRUZ. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  10. [10]
    Johnson, Seth (April 24, 2019). "An Interview with Andy Kindler". NUVO. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  11. [11]
    "Audio interview: Andy Kindler goes after Louis C.K., state of comedy and more (Exclusive)". Laughspin. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  12. [12]
    Burke, David (October 28, 2010). "Kindler looks back fondly as 'Comic' judge". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  13. [13]
    Weekly, L. A. (May 1, 2018). "15 Best Things to Do in L.A. This Week". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  14. [14]
    records, aspecialthing. "aspecialthing records | NEWS | OUT TODAY – "TERTIUM NON DATUR"". astrecords.virb.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  15. [15]
    "JFL NorthWest Comedians talk Context in Comedy". Vancouver Weekly. February 1, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  16. [16]
    Getlen, Larry. "The Comic Who Calls Louis C.K. 'Pretentious' and Jimmy Fallon a 'Phony'", New York Post, May 15, 2015. Accessed May 16, 2015
  17. [17]
    Keepnews, Peter (August 6, 2005). "In One Comic's View, His Industry Is the Joke". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  18. [18]
    Bacon, Caleb (January 27, 2010). "DVD Review: Andy Kindler's I Wish I Was Bitter". LAist. Retrieved May 7, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  19. [19]
    Maron, Marc (May 7, 2020). "Liz Garbus / Andy Kindler". WTF with Marc Maron. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  20. [20]
    Bennett, Steve. "Holo laughter: News 2022: Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  21. [21]
    "February Made Me Shiver". Andy Kindler's Hot Off The Shtick.
  22. [22]
    "Under the Ring: An interview with Jameson, part 1". pojoslam.blogspot.com.
  23. [23]
    "Maron". IFC. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  24. [24]
    https://www.serialoptimist.com/conversations/top-shelf-status-interview-with-andy-kindler-3380.doc
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Andy_Kindler, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.