- Born
- Birth nameAndrew Clay Silverstein
- Nicknames
- The Diceman
- Dice
- Height1.80 m
- Andrew Dice Clay was born on September 29, 1957 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Les aventures de Ford Fairlane (1990), Blue Jasmine (2013) and A Star is Born (2018). He has been married to Valerie Silverstein since February 14, 2010. He was previously married to Kathleen Monica and Kathleen Swanson.
- SpousesValerie Silverstein(February 14, 2010 - present) (filed for divorce)Kathleen Monica(September 4, 1992 - 2002) (divorced, 2 children)Kathleen Swanson(1984 - 1986) (divorced)
- ParentsJacqueline SkolskyFrederick Silverstein
- His comedy acts often include his catch phrases "Dat's what I think", "Unbelievable", and (usually to puctuate one of his infamous dirty nursery rhymes) a sharp "Ooh!".
- Begins all of his comedy acts with about a minute of just standing on stage, smoking a cigarette, before starting into his material.
- Often wears a black leather jacket. For his on-stage act, his jacket is usually covered in gold studs, with the word 'Dice' spelled out on across his back.
- Heavy Brooklyn accent
- Was known for engaging in Blue Comedy involving curse words and/or coarse language.
- Was the first and only person banned for life from MTV, for using foul language during the live broadcast of the music awards. The ban was subsequently lifted.
- Although well-known in his comedy routine for chain-smoking cigarettes, he quit smoking in 1996. He now just holds an unlit cigarette as part of his act, but does literally smokes one cigarette for old times sake to do his dirty nursery rhymes at the end of his shows.
- Has been managed by his father, Fred Silverstein, for most of his career.
- Used to employ a plant, fellow comic Ed Regine (aka Ed "The Machine" Regine), to heckle him during his act. He would later open for Clay on tour.
- Even after he made enormous amounts of money with his "Diceman" act he decided to live in his hometown borough of Brooklyn for a number of years.
- Life is like sex, baby--the more you put in, the more you get out. End of story.
- I'm not the greatest husband - I've got a girlfriend. It doesn't really please my wife, but then if I was looking to please her I wouldn't have a girlfriend. I mean she knows about it, and I guess she's okay with it. Plus my kids like both of them.
- [on why he was not a guest on [error]] "Because I don't talk about socks in the laundry. I don't talk about Wonder Bread . . . I talk about life, and that pisses some people off."
- People are taking the act too seriously. The [Diceman] character is a macho moron. It's juvenile comedy. I just like to make people laugh.
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