Andrew Dice Clay

Andrew Dice Clay is an American stand-up comedian and actor known for his provocative stage persona and significant achievements in both comedy and film. After performing his groundbreaking seven-minute set for Rodney Dangerfield’s HBO special, ‘Nothing Goes Right’ in 1988, Andrew Dice Clay established himself as a dominant force in stand-up comedy. His career began in 1978 at Pips comedy club, evolving his distinctive stage persona to fully adopt ‘The Diceman’ alter ego in 1983 during performances at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles, leading to a film deal with 20th Century Fox in 1988. Clay’s national profile surged with his HBO special, ‘The Diceman Cometh,’ released in January 1989, becoming a top video rental.

Into the 2000s, Clay released the Showtime special ‘Indestructible’ in December 2012. He earned critical acclaim for his role in Woody Allen’s ‘Blue Jasmine’ (2013). Following his memoir ‘The Filthy Truth’ in November 2014, Clay won Fox’s reality cooking series ‘My Kitchen Rules’ in 2017. His performance as Lorenzo in ‘A Star Is Born’ (2018) garnered a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination in 2019 for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, further solidifying his diverse career.