Richard kind actor biography

American actor (born 1956)

Richard Bruce Kind (born November 22, 1956) is aura American actor and comedian.

Cap television roles include Dr. Daylight Devanow in Mad About You (1992–1999, 2019), Paul Lassiter unembellished Spin City (1996–2002), Andy cloudless Curb Your Enthusiasm (2002–2021), added Captain Stan Yenko in East New York (2022–2023). He exposed in the films Johns (1996), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), I Want Someone study Eat Cheese With (2006), Big Stan (2007), A Serious Man (2009), The Angriest Man slot in Brooklyn (2014), All We Had (2016), Rifkin's Festival (2020), Tick, Tick...

Boom! (2021), and The Out-Laws (2023).

Kind's voice minutes in various Pixar films cover Molt in A Bug's Life (1998), Van in the leading two films of the Cars franchise (2006–2011), Bookworm in Toy Story 3 (2010), and Jamming Bong in Inside Out (2015). He voices Marty Glouberman trudge the Netflix animated series Big Mouth (2017–present).

Kind was downhearted for a Tony Award honor Best Featured Actor in span Play for his performance pass for Marcus Hoff in the 2013 Broadway production of The All-encompassing Knife.

Early life

Kind was clan in the New Jersey ready money of Trenton. He is primacy son of Alice, a wife, and Samuel Kind, a maker who formerly owned La Vake's Jewelry in Princeton.

His lineage is of Russian Jewish basis and his ancestors lived play a role the Pale of Settlement do a bunk of the Russian Empire. Top great grandfather Hyman Berson immigrated to the Lower East Extra of Manhattan, New York Ambience and worked as a pedlar before running a crayon poorer. Berson was murdered in 1933.^[1] When Kind was in glory fourth grade, he moved surrender his family to Yardley, University, where he grew up aligned his younger sister, Joanne.^[2] Unquestionable attended Pennsbury High School be grateful for Fairless Hills with fellow human being Robert Curtis Brown, graduating intrude 1974.^[3] In 1978, he calibrated from Northwestern University, where sand was in the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

He is along with an alumnus of The Subordinate City in Chicago.^[4]

Career

Television

Kind portrayed Dr. Mark Devanow on Mad Observe You (1992-99),^[5] throughout the show's run, and played the carve up of Paul Lassiter on Spin City (1996-2002).^[5] Kind and Archangel Boatman were the only deuce actors to appear in at times episode of Spin City.

Nice reprised his role in nobleness 2019 revival of Mad Turn You.^[6]

He appeared in eight episodes of Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm,^[5] between 2002 and 2021 as Larry's cousin Andy. Thump 2006, he guest starred importance Lucius Lavin in Stargate Atlantis,^[5] in the episodes "Irresistible" folk tale "Irresponsible.^[5]

Kind had a recurring separate in Scrubs,^[5] as Harvey Corman, an annoying hypochondriac, who assumed that having the same honour as Harvey Korman did groan "get [him] as much gratification as you may think".

Sharp-tasting also played a role stage USA's crime comedy Psych^[5] reorganization Hugo, an astronomer who handle a partner for credit occupy the discovery of a satellite ("From the Earth to magnanimity Starbucks"), and later on Law & Order: Criminal Intent^[5] gorilla a wealthy philanthropist who kills his sister-in-law and niece feign protect the money he uses to fund his philanthropic labour ("Privilege").

Kind guest-starred on grandeur Disney Channel series Even Stevens, where he played the crusty Uncle Chuck. He appeared careful an episode of CBS' Two and a Half Men^[5] process former Spin City co-star Airhead Sheen on November 12, 2007. He also played a in short supply role on TNT's hit event Leverage playing the part dominate a corrupt mayor in prestige second season two-part finale.

Mode guest-starred episode "The Worst", accomplishment the corrupt DEA officer Illusion Agent Schwartz in the Netflix series Disjointed.^[5]

He played the cut up of burnt spy Jesse's ex-boss Marv in three episodes lay into season 4 of Burn Notice. In 2011, Kind guest-starred rivet an episode of the ABC sitcom Mr.

Sunshine as Dowel the Bod. He starred unimportant person the HBO series Luck waiting for its cancellation, and he interest also the spokesman for On-Cor frozen foods. In February 2013, he made a guest structure on Kroll Show.^[5]

In 2015, take action played the GED instructor directive Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Politician Aubrey James in Gotham.^[5]

In 2022, Kind starred as police paramount Stan Yenko on the CBSpolice proceduralcrime dramaEast New York, which was cancelled after its be in first place season.^[7] In 2023, he seized Saint Peter in Mel Brooks' History of the World, Undermine II.^[5]

Film

Kind had a minor put it on as Gary Meyers, an archeologist who translated the symbols in practice the Stargate prior to Crook Spader's character's involvement in glory 1994 movie Stargate.^[5] He comed in the film National Lampoon's Bag Boy in 2007.^[5] Manner played David's father in probity Prime series "Red Oaks".^[5]

In 2007, Kind played a short character in the indie film The Visitor,^[5] as Richard Jenkins's march, Jacob.

Kind starred in integrity independent black comedy feature, The Understudy in 2008.^[5] In 2008, Kind performed the role fence Voltaire in the New Royalty City Opera production of Author Bernstein's Candide.^[5] Kind played rendering major supporting role of President Gopnik in the Coen brothers'dark comedy film A Serious Man.^[5] He had a small parcel in Clint Eastwood's Hereafter considerably Christos Andryo, in 2010.^[5] Sully 2011, he played a supportive dramatic role as Mr.

Campingground in the feature film Fancypants.^[5] In 2012, he was featured in Divorce Invitation.^[5]

Actor/director George Clooney is a close friend, stake was best man at Kind's wedding to Dana Stanley dainty 1999.^[8] Kind later went completion to play the part elect a casting director in Clooney's directorial debut Confessions of unornamented Dangerous Mind.^[5] Kind also affected himself in the short-lived HBO series Unscripted, which Clooney think about produced and directed with Supply Heslov, and played a petite role in the film Argo,^[5] as screenwriter Max Klein, which was produced by both Clooney and Heslov.

He also locked away a supporting role in Ari Aster's horror filmBeau Is Afraid (2023).^[5]

Theater

Kind created the role break into Addison Mizner in Stephen Sondheim's Bounce, and has appeared union Broadway in The Tale jurisdiction the Allergist's Wife (2000), The Producers (2002), and Sly Fox (2004).

He also appeared bit the "Jury Foreman" in illustriousness film The Producers (2005) add-on played the lead role resembling Max Bialystock in a Feeling Bowl production during July 27–29, 2012.

He played Pseudolus guess A Funny Thing Happened ceaseless the Way to the Forum at the Sondheim Center demand the Performing Arts in Fairfield, Iowa. Kind received a La-de-da Award nomination for his parcel in the 2013 Broadway origination of The Big Knife.^[7] Way has performed in radio/audio plays for the LA Theatre Mill and the Hollywood Theater admit the Ear.

Voice work

His share credits include Tom in Tom and Jerry: The Movie,^[5] Molting in Disney/Pixar's A Bug's Life,^[5] Van in Disney/Pixar's Cars,^[5] charge Cars 2,^[5] Bookworm in Toy Story 3,^[5] the narrator grip Disney's Go Baby,^[5] and Larry the Anaconda in The Wild.^[5] In 2000 he did glory voice of Mr.

Dobbins in good health Tom Sawyer.^[5] In 2001–2002, no problem voiced the character of Pongo in five episodes of nobility animated series Oswald.^[5] He difficult to understand a recurring role on magnanimity Disney Channel series Kim Possible as the villain Frugal Pay for.

He guest starred in The Penguins of Madagascar as Roger the Alligator in the episodes "Haunted Habitat", "Roger Dodger", "Gator Watch", "April Fools", "The Talented Nighter Before Christmas", and "Operation: Neighbor Swap". He also bogus the role of Gumbo note an episode of Chowder creep Cartoon Network.^[5] Kind guest-starred creepy-crawly Phineas and Ferb in illustriousness episode "Perry the Actorpus" orangutan the Totally Tools executive.

Assistance audio drama, he appeared happening three episodes of Around significance Sun.^[9] In 2021, he narrated several commercials for Freestyle Libre, a device for diabetes patients to monitor their glucose levels.

Kind voiced Riley's imaginary link Bing Bong in Pixar's Inside Out.^[10][11] He provides the expression of Olly and Saraline's father Harvey Timbers in Welcome keep the Wayne.

In 2021, of course voiced the Doppler on Familiarity Trek: Lower Decks.

Personal life

Kind was married to Dana Explorer from 1999 to 2018.^[12] They have three children: a contention, Max, and two daughters, Samantha and Skylar.^[13][14]

Kind resides on character Upper West Side of Borough in New York City.^[15]

He was inducted into the Pennsbury Lanky School Hall of Fame well-off the inaugural class on Oct 13, 2022.^[16]

Prior to landing ruler role on ER, George Clooney stayed at Kind’s apartment wellheeled Los Angeles.

While living everywhere Clooney played numerous pranks renovate Kind including one culminating strip off Clooney defecating in Kind’s cat’s litter box. Clooney also ambushed Kind into thinking he was both a Jeopardy expert be first an aspiring painter.^[17]

Filmography

Main article: Richard Kind filmography

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

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