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Film & TV
North Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Richard Bruce Kind (born November 22, 1956) is an American actor (stage, screen, and voice) and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Captain Stan Yenko on CBS's East New York (2022-23), Dr. Mark Devanow on Mad About You (1992–1999, 2019), and Paul Lassiter on Spin City (1996–2002). He's also well known for his other roles as Peter in The History of the World Part II (2023), Mitch on…
Known for
- The Auction — Wendall Woods2027
- Hershey — Joseph Royer2026
- Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True2026
- Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass — Taxi Driver Stuart Fernie2026
- Sofia the First: Royal Magic — Ember the Dragon (voice)2026
- Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America — Thomas Watson2026
- Portal to Hell — Chip2025
- The End Is at Hand — Frank (voice)2025
- MIRRORLIAR FILMS Season72025
- Everybody's Live with John Mulaney — Self - Announcer2025
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Key facts
- Born
- Richard Bruce Kind , ( 1956-11-22 ) November 22, 1956 (age 69) , Trenton , New Jersey , U.S.
- Education
- Northwestern University ( BA )
- Occupations
- Actor comedian
- Years active
- 1978–present
- Notable work
- Richard Kind filmography
- Spouse
- Dana Stanley ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1999 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2018 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Trenton
- Occupation
- television actor
- Educated at
- Northwestern University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Richard Kind Jay Kelly-67 (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Residence
- Upper West Side
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- influenced by
- Woody Allen
- Commons category
- Richard Kind
- date of birth
- 1956-11-22
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
- name in native language
- Richard Bruce Kind
- start of work period
- 1988-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Richard Bruce Kind (/kaɪnd/; born November 22, 1956) is an American actor and comedian. His television roles include Dr. Mark Devanow in Mad About You (1992–1999, 2019), Paul Lassiter in Spin City (1996–2002), Cousin Andy in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2002–2021), Sam Meyers in Red Oaks (2014–2017), and Vince Fish in Only Murders in the Building (2024–present). He appeared in the films Clifford (1994), Stargate (1994), The Station Agent (2003), The Visitor (2007), A Serious Man (2009), Hereafter (2010), Argo (2012), Bombshell (2019), Tick, Tick... Boom! (2021), Beau is Afraid (2023), and The Out-Laws (2023). Kind is currently the announcer and sidekick on the Netflix live talk show Everybody's Live with John Mulaney.
Kind's voice performances in various Pixar films include Molt in A Bug's Life (1998), Van in the first two films of the Cars franchise (2006–2011), Bookworm in Toy Story 3 (2010), and Bing Bong in Inside Out (2015). He also voices Al Tuttle in the series American Dad! (2005–present) and Marty Glouberman in the Netflix series Big Mouth (2017–2025). Kind was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance as Marcus Hoff in the 2013 Broadway production of The Big Knife.
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