Career 1970sĬlay began his stand-up career in 1978 when he auditioned at Pips comedy club in Sheepshead Bay, which turned into a headline spot at the venue the following week, billed as Andrew Clay. Clay cites Elvis Presley, Fonzie, John Travolta, and Sylvester Stallone as his heroes. He pursued higher education but dropped out to become a full-time comedian.

Upon returning to New York City, he failed to form a big band of his own. Clay attended James Madison High School in Brooklyn and as a teenager worked as a drummer on the Catskill Mountains circuit in the 1970s playing bar mitzvahs and weddings under the name Clay Silvers.

He also launched a podcast, I'm Ova Hea' Now, in September 2018.Īt age five, Clay was entertaining his family with impressions, and by seven he was playing drums, inspired by the sounds of big band music. The television show Dice aired on Showtime for two seasons. He continues his acting career while also touring and performing stand-up. That same year, he played the lead role in the comedy-mystery film The Adventures of Ford Fairlane.Ĭlay has appeared in several films and television shows, including critically acclaimed supporting roles in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine (2013) and Bradley Cooper's directorial debut A Star Is Born (2018). In 1990, he became the first stand-up comedian to sell out Madison Square Garden for two consecutive nights. He rose to prominence in the late 1980s with a brash, deliberately offensive persona known as 'The Diceman'.

Character comedy, observational comedy, improvisational comedy, political satire, blue comedyĪndrew Dice Clay (born Andrew Clay Silverstein September 29, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian and actor.

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