Comedian Andy Dick Found Unresponsive; Suspected Overdose
Comedian Andy Dick was found unresponsive outside a Hollywood building Tuesday, triggering an overdose scare; the 59-year-old says he’s stable but isn’t sharing details.
Andy Dick had a scary moment in Hollywood on Tuesday: the 59-year-old comedian and actor was found slumped over and unresponsive on a set of cement stairs. He says he is fine now, but he is not sharing anything beyond that. The rest is a mix of eyewitness accounts and official responses that don’t exactly clear things up.
What happened on Tuesday
During the day, Dick was discovered outside a building in Hollywood, unresponsive. People nearby tried to help. TMZ ran photos from the scene.
Los Angeles Fire Department personnel responded to a call for a possible overdose. According to the LAFD, Dick was not taken to the hospital. Reports from the scene say he was given Narcan, which is used to reverse an opioid overdose. That detail suggests what first responders were worried about, but it is not confirmation of what actually happened.
Afterward, Dick told TMZ he was OK. He declined to get into what led up to it or how he’s doing now beyond that.
His long, public struggle with addiction
None of this exists in a vacuum. Dick has talked openly about his substance issues for years. Back in 2012, he said he had cycled in and out of rehab roughly 10 times and described how alcohol and drugs factored into his moods.
'I would always say that I didn't have a problem with drugs and alcohol,' he told Vice. 'But I would drink when I was happy, when I was sad, when I was anxious.' He added, 'Without drugs or alcohol, I was depressed, frustrated, angry.'
He also has prior drug-related convictions on his record. So, while Tuesday’s incident is troubling, it sadly tracks with things he has dealt with before.
Where you know him from
Dick is a veteran stand-up and actor with more than 100 credits. A lot of people know him from his appearances on various Comedy Central Roasts, but he has been around film, TV, and animation for decades. Highlights include:
- The Cable Guy
- Road Trip
- Zoolander
- Freaky Deaky
- Johnny Bravo
- Batman Beyond
- Family Guy
Bottom line: Andy Dick says he is fine after being found unresponsive in Hollywood. Emergency responders treated the situation like a suspected overdose, and Narcan was reportedly used at the scene. Beyond that, he is keeping the details to himself.