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Andrew Dice Clay
Andrew Dice Clay is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He was born Andrew Clay Silverstein on September 29, 1957. He became well-known in the late 1980s with a persona called "The Diceman" that was rude and meant to be offensive. When he performed stand-up comedy at Madison Square Garden in 1990, he broke a record by selling out both nights. He starred as the lead in the mystery comedy The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, which was released the same year.
Early Life
Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York, US, is the place where this Jewish actor was born on September 29, 1957. His parents gave him the name Andrew Clay Silverstein when he was born.
Fred, Andrew's dad, was a boxer and a real estate agent. As a child, he was a very ambitious kid who wanted to do many things at once. He loved big band music and playing the drums. As a teenager, he went to many band shows and was picked to be a drummer in the 1970s Catskill Mountains. James Madison High School was written on his crotch.
He and some of his friends formed a band called Clay Silvers and started playing at weddings. He stopped going to college because he wanted to be a comedian full-time.
Career
After he dropped out of college in 1978, Andrew Dice Clay began his career as a stand-up comedian.
He tried out at the Pips Comedy Club in Sheepshead Bay, where he lives. After that, his career took off like a rocket. The first character that stood out was a guy named The Diceman. After that, he became known only by this name. The main inspiration for this character was Jerry Lewis as Buddy Love in the play The Nutty Professor.
Then, in 1980, Clay moved to Los Angeles and began working at Mitzi Shore's Comedy Store. There, he changed his stage name to Andrew Dice Clay. At that point, he was already very popular. He also did a lot of comedies, like "M*A*S*H," Diff'rent Strokes. Making the Grade, Pretty in Pink, and many other movies. In 1989, Performance Magazine named him the Best Comedy Act of the Year.
His shows were always full, and more than 38,000 people went to them. In 1993, the ABC channel wanted him to be in a one-hour drama, but he was too controversial.