Andy Richter is an actor, writer and comedian who rose to fame while having the best seat in the house as Conan O'Brien's sidekick since its premiere on September 13, 1993. Richter and the Late Night writing team were nominated yearly for the Emmy Award for Best Writing in a comedy or Variety Series, and won the 1997 Writer's Guild Award for Best Writing. Richter has made quite a leap off of the late night couch since his departure from the show in 2000.

Richter recently starred in and produced the FOX comedy, Andy Richter Controls the Universe. It was named "the funniest new comedy of the spring" by Time magazine. In addition, it garnered an Emmy nomination for writing. Richter portrayed a struggling writer with an overactive imagination.

Richter has been very active in the feature film world as well. His many appearances include such films as Robert Altman's Dr. T and the Women and Scary Movie 2, and most recently the Will Ferrell mega-hit Elf. Upcoming releases include the independent feature Seeing Other People. Richter attended the University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign and Columbia College, where he studied film and video.

A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Richter grew up in Yorkville, Illinois, and currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, writer/actress Sarah Thyre.