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Richard Kind Biography (1956-)

Full name, Richard J. Kind; born November 22 (some sources cite November 23),1956, in Trenton, NJ; son of Samuel (a jeweler) and Alice (a homemaker) Kind; married Dana Stanley (a fund-raising executive), November 14, 1999. Addresses: Agent: Meredith Wechter, Innovative Artists, 1505 10th St., SantaMonica, CA 90401.; Manager: Arlene Forster, Forster Entertainment, 12533 Woodgreen, Los Angeles, CA 90066.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, voice performer

Birth Details

November 22, 1956

Trenton, New Jersey, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Jimmy Bello, UNSUB (also known as Unknown Subject), NBC, 1989
• Various characters, Carol & Company, NBC, 1990-1991
• Various characters, The Carol Burnett Show, CBS, 1991
• Dr. Mark David Devanow, Mad about You (also known as Loved by You), NBC, between 1992 and 1998
• Kenny, Blue Skies, ABC, 1994
• Dwight King, A Whole New Ballgame, ABC, 1995
• Paul Lassiter, Spin City (also known as Spin), ABC, 1996-2002
• Voice of Pongo the friendly dragon, Oswald (animated), Nickelodeon, 2001-2004
• Movies
• District attorney Turpin, Two Fathers' Justice, NBC, 1985
• Mr. Dobbins, Tom Sawyer, The Nashville Network, 2000
• Voice of Roy, The Santa Claus Brothers (animated), 2001
• The Sure Hand of God (also known as Sinners Need Company),Lifetime, c. 2004
• Specials
• Richard Bennett, Bennett Brothers, NBC, 1987
• Host, Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade, ABC, 1998
• Host, America's Funniest Home Videos: Unwrapped for the Holidays,ABC, 1999
• Frank DeCaro's "Out at the Movies" Fabulous Big "O" Buffet, ComedyCentral, 1999
• Anchor and commentator, The 112th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade, ABC, 2000
• My VH1 Music Awards, VH1, 2000
• (In archive footage) Paul Lassiter, Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, ABC, 2001
• Disney's California Adventure TV Special, The Disney Channel, 2001
• The Great American History Quiz: America at War, History Channel,2001
• The Great American History Quiz: 50 States, History Channel, 2001
• Marshalls' Women in Comedy, PAX TV, 2002
• Episodic
• Reindeer, "Deck the Cell with Bars of Folly," Hooperman, ABC, 1987
• Joe, "Marsha's Secret," Mr. Belvedere, ABC, 1988
• Bradley, "Just the Facts, Ma'am," Anything but Love, ABC, 1989
• Elton Sexton, "A Life in the Day," Empty Nest, NBC, 1989
• Len Kleckner, "Someday My Prince Will Gum," Princesses, CBS, 1991
• Bank manager, "Spare Me," Stand by Your Man, Fox, 1992
• Great Scott!, Fox, 1992
• Alex Beebee, "A Little Heart," The Commish, ABC, 1993
• The neurotic director, "Father Knows Best," The Building, CBS, 1993
• Alex Beebee, "Dog Days," The Commish, ABC, 1994
• Alex Beebee, "Father Eddie," The Commish, ABC, 1994
• Alex Beebee, "Revenge," The Commish, ABC, 1994
• Jeffrey Needleman, "The Playwright," The Nanny, CBS, 1994
• Alex Beebee, "The Trial," The Commish, ABC, 1995
• Max Webb, "The Spider Webb," Nowhere Man, Fox, 1995
• Colonel Matthew Burke, "Level of Necessity," Space: Above and Beyond (also known as Above and Beyond), UPN, 1996
• Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997, 1998
• Paul Lassiter, "Something about the `Men' in Menstruation," SomethingSo Right, ABC, 1998
• Guest, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1998
• Dr. Harry Link, "Who Wants Cake?," Strangers with Candy, Comedy Central, 1999
• Dr. Mark David Devanow, "The Final Frontier," Mad about You (alsoknown as Loved by You), NBC, 1999
• Guest, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1999
• Himself, The Martin Short Show, syndicated, 1999
• Voice of Bobby Bodingo, "Doug's Adventures On-Line," Doug (animated; also known as Brand Spanking New! Doug and Disney's Doug), broadcast on ABC's One Saturday Morning, ABC, 1999
• Voice of lyrebird, "Kuality and Kuantity," The Wild Thornberrys (animated), Nickelodeon, 1999
• Voice of Bobby Bodingo, "Doug's Best Buddy," Doug (animated; alsoknown as Brand Spanking New! Doug and Disney's Doug), broadcaston ABC's One Saturday Morning, ABC, c. 1999
• Uncle Chuck Stevens, "Uncle Chuck," Even Stevens, The Disney Channel, 2001
• Cousin Andy, "The Special Section," Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO, 2002
• Dr. Nathan Gerber, "Still Scalping," Still Standing, CBS, 2002
• Dr. Nathan Gerber, "Still Petting," Still Standing, CBS, 2003
• Mr. Corman, "My New Old Friend," Scrubs, NBC, 2003
• Phil Weston, "Kate in Ex-Tasy," Miss Match, NBC, 2003
• Rick, "The Last Temptation of Elliot," Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 2003
• Voices of Frugal Lucre and Norman, "Low Budget," Kim Possible (animated; also known as Disney's Kim Possible), The Disney Channel, 2003
• Barnaby Rollins, "X-Ray Specs," Oliver Beene, Fox, 2004
• Blake Hicks, "Lost and Found," The Division, Lifetime, 2004
• Contestant, "Tournament 3, Game 1," Celebrity Poker Showdown, Bravo, 2004
• Cousin Andy, "Opening Night," Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO, 2004
• Harvey Corman, "My Fault," Scrubs, NBC, 2004
• Harvey Corman, "My Female Trouble," Scrubs, NBC, 2004
• Harvey Corman, "My Malapractical Decision," Scrubs, NBC, 2004
• Lance Corcoran, "Shoo-In," Less Than Perfect, ABC, 2004
• Peter Miller, "Prophet & Loss," Girlfriends, UPN, 2004
• Appeared as a guest panelist in To Tell the Truth, syndicated.
• Pilots
• Jimmy Bello, UNSUB (also known as Unknown Subject), NBC, 1989
• Dan Mannion, Aisha, CBS, 2004
• Other
• Owen Goodwin, Madness of Method (short), 1996
• Himself, Kilroy, 1999
• Film Appearances
• Nothing in Common, TriStar, 1986
• Floyd, Vice Versa, Columbia, 1988
• Meanwhile in Santa Monica, 1988
• Actor, Queen's Logic, Seven Arts, 1991
• Lou Alonzo, All-American Murder, Prism Entertainment, 1992
• Peter's psychiatrist, The Joke, 1992
• Reporter, Mr. Saturday Night, Columbia, 1992
• Voice of Tom, Tom and Jerry: The Movie (animated), Miramax, 1992
• Wamthool, Quest of the Delta Knights, Hemdale Home Video, 1993
• Angry driver, Jimmy Hollywood, Paramount, 1994
• Gary Meyers, Stargate (also known as Stargate, la porte des etoiles), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1994
• Julien Daniels, Clifford, Orion, 1994
• Florist, Shooting Lily, 1996
• Paul Truman, Johns, First Look Pictures, 1996
• Benny, Hacks (also known as The Big Twist and Sink or Swim), 1997
• Nabbish, Cold around the Heart (also known as Cold Heart),Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
• Doorman, Waiting for Woody (short film), Gold Coast Productions, 1998
• Voice of Molt, A Bug's Life (animated), Buena Vista, 1998
• Voice of Mr. Willis, Our Friend, Martin (live action and animated), Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 1999
• Jewelry appraiser, Home Sweet Hoboken, Allied Entertainment Group,c. 1999
• Casting executive, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (also known asConfessions d'un homme dangereux), Artisan Entertainment/Miramax, 2002
• Kensington (some sources cite James Wayans), Quicksand, Quantum Entertainment, 2002
• Bill Reed, Raising Flagg, Rubicon Film Productions, 2003
• Dr. Farley, Spymate, Miramax, 2003
• Herb, Shrink Rap, White Squirrel Pictures, 2003
• Louis Tiboni, The Station Agent, Miramax, 2003
• Real estate agent, Nobody Knows Anything, BCI, 2003
• Voice of Bloat, Finding Nemo (animated), Buena Vista, 2003
• Nobody Knows Anything, Stargazer Entertainment, 2003
• Beach bum, The Ingrate, Ingrate Productions, 2004
• Doug, Dog Gone Love (also known as Man's Best Friend), Lantern Lane Entertainment, 2004
• Himself, Bitter Jester, Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2004
• Voice of father rat, Garfield (also known as Garfield: The Movie), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2004
• Elvis Has Left the Building, Capitol Films, 2004
• Nobody's Perfect, 2004
• Abner Kravitz, Bewitched, Columbia, 2005
• Herb Hope, I Want Someone to Eat Cheese with, 3 Art Entertainment,c. 2005
• Stage Appearances
• Orwell That Ends Well, Chicago Second City Company, Village Gate Theatre Downstairs, Chicago, IL, 1984
• The player, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Nikos Stage, Williamstown, MA, 1999
• Accomplice, Cape Playhouse, Dennis, MA, 2000
• Ben, Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight (staged reading), LosAngeles Theatre Works, Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, 2001
• Doctor and Gregory, Perfect, Tiffany Theater, West Hollywood, CA,2001
• Host, Lucky (benefit), York Theatre, New York City, 2002
• Ira, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 2002
• Mr. Renaldi, Funny Girl (benefit concert), Actors' Fund of America, New Amsterdam Theatre, New York City, 2002
• Addison Mizner, Bounce (musical; also known as Gold! and Wise Guys), Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, and John F. Kennedy Center forthe Performing Arts, Washington, DC, both 2003
• The judge and Foxwell J. Sly, Sly Fox, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 2004
• Rough Crossing, Bay Street Theatre, Sag Harbor, NY, 2004
• Satire Me Out!, Writers in Performance series, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 2004
• Max Bialystock, The Producers (musical), St. James Theatre, New York City, 2004-
• Appeared in All in the Timing, Synergy, and Working(musical), all Los Angeles Theatre Works, Los Angeles; The Big Knife,Williamstown Theatre Festival; Gravity Shoes, Hudson Theatre; Oncein a Lifetime, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN; Power Failure, Actors Studio Free Theatre Company; The Seagull, Matrix Theatre.Also appeared in various benefit performances.
• RECORDINGS
• Albums; Cast Recordings
• Bounce, Nonesuch, 2004
• Video Games
• Voices, A Bug's Life, Activision/Sony Computer Entertainment America, 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• InStyle, May, 2000, pp. 466-69
• TV Guide, April 10, 1999, p. 6; May 6, 2000, pp. 30-32