Andrew Dice Clay
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| Andrew Dice Clay | |
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| Pseudonym | "Dice" or "Diceman" |
| Birth name | Andrew Clay Silverstein |
| Born | September 29, 1957 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, film |
| Nationality | United States |
| Years active | 1978 – present |
| Genres | Character comedy, black comedy, satire, insult comedy |
| Subject(s) | human sexuality, sexism, race |
| Influences | Redd Foxx, Lenny Bruce, Rocky Marciano, John Travolta, Henry Winkler, George Clinton |
| Influenced | Jim Florentine, Jeff Duran, Artie Lange, Keith Malley |
| 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.
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[edit] Life and career
Clay was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Doris and Fred Silverstein, who worked in real estate sales.[1] In 2002, he divorced his wife and focused in part on raising his two sons.[2] In 2007, he attempted a comeback with the reality TV series Dice: Undisputed.[3]
He has been considered controversial for his profanity[4] and for the homophobia, sexism and misogyny 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.[3] Clay had an open intense rivalry with the now deceased comedian Sam Kinison.
He appeared as a part of NBC's The Celebrity Apprentice 2 and was the first celebrity to be fired, after he had openly entertained the idea of quitting while in Donald Trump's presence. On Sirius XM Satellite Radio's Howard Stern Show, Clay had stated that the The Celebrity Apprentice 2 was edited to exclude situations where Donald Trump had treated Clay poorly based on his comic treatment of women rather than his accomplishments.[5] Throughout the season, each celebrity will be raising money for a charity of their choices; Clay had selected StandUp For Kids.[6]
[edit] Discography
- Dice, 1990
- The Day the Laughter Died, 1990
- Dice Rules, 1991
- 40 Too Long, 1992
- The Day The Laughter Died, Part II, 1993
- Filth, 1999
- Face Down, Ass Up, 2000
[edit] Recordings featuring Dice samples
- "A Gangsta's Fairytale" on Ice Cube's album AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (Priority Records, 1990): Dice is heard saying "Good old Mother Goose, remember her? I fucked her." from "Nursery Rhymes" at the end of the song.
- "Just Don't Bite It" on N.W.A's EP 100 Miles and Runnin' (Ruthless/Priority Records, 1990): Dice asking the question, "But does she suck a good dick?!" from "Couples In Love", is part of the song's chorus.
- "Unbelievable" by EMF His classic "Oh!" and phrase "It's unbelievable" are sampled throughout.
- The song "Special Ladies" by Cage from the Eastern Conference All-Stars album samples Andrew Dice Clay's routine about meeting women.
[edit] 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)
- Night Patrol (1984)
- Making the Grade (1984), first appearance as "Dice" on film
- 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)
- Bless This House (1995)
- National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins (1995)
- Hitz (1997)
- Foolish (1999)
- One Night at McCool's (2001)
- Dice Undisputed (2007)
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/87/Andrew-Dice-Clay.html
- ^ Cruz, Aceli (2009), Interview: Andrew "Dice" Clay, The Village Voice, http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2009/01/interview_andre.php
- ^ a b Heffernan, Virginia (2007), Once Notorious, Now Just Trying Not to Be Invisible, New York: The New York Times (published March 3, 2007), http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/03/arts/television/03dice.html
- ^ Hobart, Tania (2008), Andrew Dice Clay: One Night with Dice (1989), New York: The New York Times (published July 17, 2008), http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/2240/Andrew-Dice-Clay-One-Night-with-Dice/overview
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- ^ NBC Celebrity Apprentice 2 Press Release
[edit] External links
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- Rotten.com: Andrew Dice Clay biography
- Andew Dice Clay on Tom Green Live at the Action Sports Awards
- Andrew Dice Clay on Tom Green Live 14/01/2007
- Andrew Dice Clay on Tom Green Live 11/01/2007
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