Andy Richter is an American actor, writer, comedian, and late night talk show announcer. Andy Richter was raised in Yorkville, Illinois. He is of Swedish and German descent. In high school, he was elected Prom King. In the late 1980s, he attended Columbia College Chicago as a film major.

While at Columbia Andy Richter learned the basics of comedy acting and writing. After 1988 he worked as a production assistant on commercial shoots in Chicago. In 1989, he began taking classes at Chicago`s Improv Olympic.

His quick wit and acting skills catapulted him from student to House Performer within a year. Andy branched out working with The Comedy Underground and the Annoyance Theater.