''Oh, my God!'' exclaims Andy Dick, staring at the bag of vitamins he's just placed on a restaurant table. ''You must think I'm a total nerd.'' Of course we do: His twittery reporter Matthew on NewsRadio is fast becoming TV's dean of dorks. Then again, consider the source.
What was it like growing up with your last name?
Pure hell. Every time they'd do roll call, someone would always
laugh, and sometimes it was the teacher. The kids would go,
''What's your dad's name, Harry?'' ''What's your mom's name,
Anita?'' I was trained by my classmates in comedy. It's all in my
book, Autobiography of A. Dick.
Let me guess: You were the shy, nerdy type...
I was actually kind of nasty. I started streaking when I was 10.
One morning I was running through my neighborhood butt-naked,
ducking in and out of bushes, when I made eye contact with my
father, who was walking our dog, Moppit. I would've wet my pants
if I was wearing any. But he never mentioned it.
Any other freaky habits we shouldn't know about?
I fast. I do transcendental meditation. I don't eat fish,
because it has toxic metals. And I'm dating five women right
now. I'm only doing it because my last relationship left me like
half a chicken eaten down to the bone. I'm semi-codependent and
very needy.
Why don't you just out Matthew?
Does everyone think he's gay? Wait — is he going to be gay?
Seriously, do you know something I don't?
It's just a hunch.
Not that he's not gay; he's just naive. He doesn't think about
men or get dirty magazines. He's a lot like me — he just doesn't
get it.
What if you couldn't act?
I'd be a tour guide or a teacher — anything with a captive
audience. Because I want all eyes on me at all times, or you're
going to get a spanking.
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