Crime & Safety
Andy Dick Overdoses On Hollywood Street — Comedian Addresses Video Of The Ordeal: Report
The comedian has most recently been in the public eye for public intoxication arrests and a sexual assault conviction.
HOLLYWOOD, CA — Comedian Andy Dick suffered an apparent drug overdose on a Hollywood street Tuesday in an incident that was caught on video, according to a report.
TMZ obtained the video, which shows Dick slumped over on a set of stairs outside a Hollywood building during the day Tuesday.
The video shows bystanders' panicked efforts to save him — one screamed at the comedian to "wake up" while others called for an ambulance. One person administered Narcan, which can reverse opioid overdoses.
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The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the scene for an overdose involving a 59-year-old man, who was not transported to a hospital, TMZ reported. The representative did not release the patient's identity.
TMZ reached Dick by phone Tuesday night, he said he was relieved he was OK, but would not elaborate on what happened.
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Dick rose to fame in the 1990s, appearing on "The Ben Stiller Show," "NewsRadio," and "Less than Perfect."
More recently, Dick has been in the public eye due to his eccentric behavior, problems with substance abuse and allegations of sexual misconduct.
He was arrested in 2023 in Lake Elsinore on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol in public and failing to register as a sex offender.
The year before, Dick was sentenced to 90 days in Los Angeles County jail after a jury found him guilty of groping an Uber driver in 2018 in West Hollywood. He was also sentenced to probation and was ordered to register as a sex offender upon his release from jail.
In 2011, Dick was arrested at a Marie Callender's in Temecula on suspicion of public intoxication.
He was also arrested in Murrieta on suspicion of pulling off a 17-year-old girl's shirt while drunk in 2008.
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