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In the late '80s, Andrew Dice Clay was the most notorious and controversial comic in the business. Foul-mouthed and abrasive, he was one in a long line of comedic performers whose material stretched the boundaries of decency and good taste to their breaking point; unlike pioneers including Lenny Bruce and George Carlin, however, Clay's routines did not evolve out of pointed social satire or trenchant political commentary, but merely a desire to be as lewd and shocking as humanly possible. Clay was racist, homophobic, and misogynistic, and although his rise to fame was meteoric, his fall from grace -- despite retaining a fervent core audience comprised almost entirely of young white males -- was ultimately just as swift.Andrew Clay Silverstein was born in Brooklyn in 1957. At the outset of his career, using simply the name Andrew Clay, he was an actor who appeared primarily in small roles in low-budget teen sex romps like 1984's Making the Grade and Private Resort. As the decade wore on, he continued to struggle as an actor; finally, he turned to standup, creating the Diceman, a comic persona that assimilated the attitude and mentality of an everyday street thug into a bawdy, timeworn sensibility borrowed largely from performers like Pearl Williams and Belle Barth; even the off-color Mother Goose rhymes that first won him notoriety had been party-record staples for decades.
Still, Clay touched an obvious nerve among fans; angry and arrogant, he tapped into a rabid blue-collar following similarly disenfranchised by the slowly increasing cultural acceptance afforded women, minorities, and homosexuals. Along with Sam Kinison, Bill Hicks, and Denis Leary, Clay was labeled one of a new breed of "shock comics," but while his contemporaries transformed their vitriol into biting social commentary -- and frequently attacked their own neuroses and weaknesses -- Clay's posturing was relentless; instead of insight or hard truths, he offered nothing but self-aggrandizing bile and hatred, and while fans loved it, his opponents grew outraged.
After the release of his 1989 debut, Dice, Clay exploded -- the album sold extremely well for a comedy record, and the merits of his act were hotly debated across the nation. In early 1990, he was invited to host Saturday Night Live; a media furor ensued when Sinéad O'Connor, the scheduled musical guest, and cast member Nora Dunn walked off the show in protest of Clay's sexist persona, raising his visibility even higher. However, the first crack in the comedian's armor appeared a few months later when he appeared on MTV to promote his first starring film role in The Adventures of Ford Fairlane; despite promises to keep his impulses in check, Clay performed an expletive-filled routine that resulted in a lifetime ban from the network's airwaves. And while 1990's two-disc set The Day the Laughter Died reached the Top 40, Ford Fairlane was a box-office bomb, quickly halting Clay's brief career as a Hollywood leading man.
Still, he won the right to film a sold-out Madison Square Garden performance; released in 1991 as Dice Rules, the concert movie fared poorly, as many theaters refused to run it. The blow was fatal; by 1992's 40 Too Long, the Diceman was yesterday's news, as evidenced by the tiny crowd in evidence on 1993's The Day the Laughter Died, Pt. 2. In 1995, he resurfaced -- sans the "Dice" moniker -- in the CBS sitcom Bless This House; during press junkets for the program, he claimed the Diceman persona was all an act, and that the cuddly family man portrayed on the show was the "real" Andrew Clay. The show stiffed, however, and soon he was back to old outrageous tricks, although few now truly cared. Still nasty as he wanted to be, Clay resurfaced five years later with Face Down, Ass Up. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
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| Andrew Dice Clay | |
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| Pseudonym | "Dice," "Diceman" |
| Birth name | Andrew Clay Silverstein |
| Born | September 29, 1957 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Medium | Stand-up, Television, Film |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 1978 – present |
| Genres | Character comedy, Black comedy, Political satire, Insult comedy |
| Spouse | Kathleen Swanson (1984–1986) (divorced) Kathleen Monica (1992–2002) (divorced) 2 children Valerie Vasquez (2010–present) |
| Notable works and roles | The Day the Laughter Died Ford Fairlane in The Adventures of Ford Fairlane |
| Website | andrewdiceclay.com |
Andrew Dice Clay (born Andrew Clay Silverstein; September 29, 1957) is an American comedian and actor[1] who played the lead role in the film The Adventures of Ford Fairlane.[2]
Clay has been in several movies and has released a number of stand-up albums. He is the only comedian in history to sell out Madison Square Garden two nights in a row, a feat he accomplished in 1990.[3][4][5]
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Early life
Clay was born in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, the son of Doris and Fred Silverstein, who worked in real estate sales.[6] Clay is of Jewish heritage.[7][8][9] Clay was doing impressions and entertaining his family in the living room by the time he was 5. He was a fairly proficient drummer at James Madison High School, and played bar mitzvahs and casual dates as "Clay Silvers."
Career
In 1978, he auditioned at Pips, a local comedy club in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, doing comedic impressions, then headlined there the following week as "Andrew Clay." His act at the time included an impression of John Travolta in Grease and Jerry Lewis as The Nutty Professor. Clay graduated to the major Manhattan comedy clubs, including Budd Friedman's The Improv, Catch a Rising Star and Dangerfield's. His move to Los Angeles came in 1980. He was "adopted" there by Mitzi Shore, owner of the famed Comedy Store. His work at the Store led to sitcom appearances on M*A*S*H and Diff'rent Strokes. He later landed roles in movies such as Making the Grade (1984) and Pretty in Pink (1986).[10]
He had a regular role on Crime Story from 1986 – 1988.[11] He eventually turned from acting to pursue a career in stand-up comedy, focusing on the character "Dice" from Making the Grade. His big break came in 1988 when he did a seven-minute set at Dangerfield's during the Rodney Dangerfield special "Nothing Goes Right." It was there that he met his agent Dennis Arfa and later got his first HBO special.[12]
Later works
Clay retreated from the media spotlight for several years. 1995 saw him try to reclaim his fame with the broadcast of the HBO special Assume the Position. The special failed to reignite Clay's career.
In 1998, Clay released the triple-live album "Filth" via the Internet. Soon afterward, Clay aligned himself with New York City-based talk program The Opie and Anthony Show.
To coincide with the release of 2000's "Face Down, Ass Up," Opie and Anthony teamed up with Clay to allow him to perform at Madison Square Garden.
In 2005, Clay signed a deal with Sirius to produce and broadcast his own show, Out of the Cage.
In 2007, he attempted a comeback with the reality TV series Dice: Undisputed on VH1, which lasted seven episodes.[13]
He appeared as a part of NBC's The Celebrity Apprentice 2 and was the first celebrity to be fired, after he openly entertained the idea of quitting while in Donald Trump's presence. On The Howard Stern Show, Clay stated that the show was edited to exclude situations where Trump treated Clay poorly based on his comic treatment of women rather than his accomplishments.[14] Throughout the season, each celebrity was raising money for a charity of their choice; Clay had selected StandUp For Kids.[15]
In July 2011, Clay was featured in the eighth and final season of Entourage as Johnny Drama's co-star in the fictional program Johnny's Bananas.[16] He Also Appeared in an episode of Raising Hope as himself which aired on November 29, 2011
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Clay is known for a style of comedy that has sparked controversy and much media coverage. He is loved by some and reviled by others, who feel that his act is crude, misogynistic, racist, homophobic and degrading. Clay has been widely opposed by women's rights groups and he has been banned from many radio and television shows for his explicit language and socially and politically charged humor. MTV banned him for life in 1989 for reciting what he called "adult nursery rhymes" during the annual Video Music Awards ceremony (September 6, 1989).[17] In 2011, he was unbanned by MTV. The Biography Channel refuses to produce a biography of him.[18]
In 1990, Clay was invited to guest host the weekly comedy TV show, Saturday Night Live. Cast member Nora Dunn declared her refusal to ever appear on the same broadcast as Clay and did not participate in the episode of his guest appearance (May 12). Invited musical guest Sinéad O'Connor also boycotted Clay's appearance.[19]
Personal life
In 2002, he divorced his wife and focused in part on raising his two sons.[20] One of his sons, Max, has since followed his father into stand-up comedy[21], and occasionally opens for him on tour[22].
Discography
- ADC: The Mixtape That Hates You, 1988
- Dice, 1990
- The Day the Laughter Died, 1990
- Dice Rules, 1991
- 40 Too Long, 1992
- The Day the Laughter Died, Part II, 1993
- No Apologies (Video), 1993[23]
- Filth, 1999
- Face Down, Ass Up, 2000
Filmography
- M*A*S*H, Cpl. Hrabosky in "Trick or Treatment" Episode (1982)
- Diff'rent Strokes, recurring character, named Larry, in Willis and Kimberly's high school (1982–83)
- Wacko (1982)
- Night Patrol (1984)
- Making the Grade (1984)
- Private Resort (1985) Starring Johnny Depp
- Pretty in Pink (1986)
- Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
- Casual Sex? (1988)
- Crime Story (1986–1988)
- The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
- Dice Rules (1991)
- Brainsmasher... A Love Story (1993)
- No Contest (1994)
- Bless This House (1995)
- National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins (1995)
- Hitz (1997)
- Foolish (1999)
- My 5 Wives (2000)
- One Night at McCool's (2001)
- Dice Undisputed (2007)
- Entourage (2011)
- Raising Hope (2011)
References
- ^ Andrew Dice Clay – About This Person – Movies & TV – NYTimes.com. Movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-19.
- ^ Review/Film; Showcase of One-Liners For a Rock Detective – New York Times. Nytimes.com (1990-07-11). Retrieved on 2011-03-19.
- ^ Patricia Sheridan's Breakfast With ... Andrew Dice Clay. Post-gazette.com (2009-04-20). Retrieved on 2011-03-19.
- ^ Show Business: X Rated. TIME (1990-05-07). Retrieved on 2011-03-19.
- ^ Review/Film; Andrew Dice Clay Essence: Misogyny, Insult and Sex – New York Times. Nytimes.com (1991-05-18). Retrieved on 2011-03-19.
- ^ Andrew Dice Clay Biography (1957–). Filmreference.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-19.
- ^ [brooklynpaper.com/stories/30/12/30_12diceclay.html]
- ^ [letmypeoplegrow.org/2011/07/jews-news-mina-kunis-emanuelle-chriqui-ed-miliband/]
- ^ www.americascomedy.com/andrew-dice-clay-on-charlie-sheen-no-description-needed
- ^ Andrew Dice Clay – Filmography – Movies & TV – NYTimes.com. Movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-19.
- ^ Crime Story | TV. EW.com (2001-07-20). Retrieved on 2011-03-19.
- ^ TELEVISION REVIEW;The 'Dice' Is Back, And So Is the Act – New York Times. Nytimes.com (1996-05-15). Retrieved on 2011-03-19.
- ^ Heffernan, Virginia (March 3, 2007). "Once Notorious, Now Just Trying Not to Be Invisible". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/03/arts/television/03dice.html.
- ^ http://siriushowardstern.blogspot.com/2009/03/andrew-dice-clay-talk-celebrity.html
- ^ Breaking News – NBC Announces the 16 All-Star Celebrities Ready to Take on Donald Trump in the Boardroom When 'The Celebrity Apprentice' Premieres Sunday, March 1 (9 P.M. Et). TheFutonCritic.com (2009-01-08). Retrieved on 2011-03-19.
- ^ Ng, Philiana (2011-03-28). "'Entourage' Books Andrew Dice Clay for Final Season". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/entourage-books-andrew-dice-clay-171935.
- ^ MTV.com, "1989 Video Music Awards"
- ^ http://www.adamcarolla.com/ACPBlog/2011/09/05/andrew-dice-clay/
- ^ Review/Television; 'Saturday Night Live,' With Andrew Dice Clay – New York Times. Nytimes.com (1990-05-14). Retrieved on 2011-03-19.
- ^ Cruz, Aceli (2009). "Interview: Andrew "Dice" Clay". The Village Voice. http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2009/01/interview_andre.php.
- ^ "Interview: Andrew Dice Clay/ Max Silverstein". WTF with Marc Maron Podcast. 2011. http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_197_-_andrew_dice_clay_max_silverstein.
- ^ "Interview: Andrew Dice Clay". Awkward Silence 2.1, Vegas Video Network. 2011. http://www.vegasvideonetwork.com/awkward-silence-2-1-009-comedian-andrew-dice-clay/.
- ^ www.discogs.com/artist/Andrew+"Dice"+Clay
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