Andrew Dice Clay
Real Name: Andrew Clay Silverstein, (born:
September 29, 1957
)
Born Andrew Clay Silverstein in Brooklyn, he was still a teen when he began performing in comedy clubs in the 70s. By 1980, he had migrated to Los Angeles where he frequently performed at The Comedy Store on the Sunset Strip, but failed to be "discovered". Clay played bit parts in the features like "Wacko" (1983) and "Making the Grade" (1984) and could be seen as a bouncer in "Pretty in Pink" (1986). He also played a mobster named Max Goldman in numerous episodes of "Crime Story" on NBC during the 1986-1987 season. But his stage act slowly began to build a following when he developed the 'Dice' persona. In 1988, he appeared on an HBO Rodney Dangerfield comedy special, then headlined his own HBO special, "Andrew 'Dice' Clay: The Diceman Cometh". Clay was hot, and the controversy was only helping to pack 'em in. When the backlash hit in 1989-90, it was somewhat unexpected.
Where are they now?
He now resides somewhere in New Jersey, the hometown of his current wife.
He is still doing a lot of stand up comedy, performing in Kansas City, to Seattle to view a full schedule check here
He will appear as a part of NBC's The Celebrity Apprentice 2 which will premier at the completion of the final season of ER
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Birth name: Andrew Clay Silverstein
Born: September 29, 1957
Height: 5ft 11in
Stage Name(s):
Andrew Dice Clay
Origin: Brooklyn, New York
Career years: 1978 – present
Biography
His popularity waned after this period the end 1990s, and in 2007 he attempted a comeback with the reality TV series Dice: Undisputed.
He was controversial for his profanity and for the sexism in his routines, for which he was banned from MTV and boycotted by Sinéad O'Connor and Nora Dunn, the former a guest and the latter a cast member on a 1990 episode of Saturday Night Live that Clay hosted.
According to his web site "Dice's controversial macho image often collides with Andrew's real family life, and the man behind all the limericks and leather is in a fight all his own. He's a devoted father of two teenage, rocker sons (11 and 16) dealing with a broken marriage and the challenges of middle age. And his new fianc.. Eleanor (Dice got engaged while he was still married, naturally) is just now realizing what she's gotten herself into. Not that she's a pushover. This South Philly girl is a former female wrestler who can dish it out as good as he can."
Reference/Source(s):
Andrew Dice Clay. (2008, November 9). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 00:15, November 12, 2008, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Dice_Clay&oldid=250636217
