Andrew tried to go mainstream in a television sitcom, in 1995. He dropped the 'Dice' from his name and lost the raunchy persona. He took the role of a caring family man in the CBS sitcom Bless This House. CBS was less than pleased with his attitude and performance, alleging that he was terrible to work with, and refused to learn his lines. The show was dropped.
Andrew tried to mimic the success of his previous live album, so he taped his stand-up performance at Madison Square Garden, to release as a full length concert film. Dice Rules was boycoted by many theaters, due to the NC-17 rating, the film flopped.
Andrew was married twice before, and has two children with his second wife. He is again engaged to Elanor Kerrigan, a former pro-wrestler from 'Women of Wrestling' who went by the name 'EZ Rider'.
Andrew's two set CD The Day The Laughter Died hit the top 40 album chart. The concept of the act was to perform 'the worst show possible', by going in front of the auidence with no planned material and insulting them as individuals and as a whole for two hours. Many of the audience members couldn't take the abuse and hostility, so they walked out. The entire concert was then released without edits.
Andrew would perform his version of traditional nursery rhymes in his stand-up acts, by taking them from child-friendly rhymes and twisting them into raunchy limericks.
Andrew tried to be a leading man on the big screen with The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, in 1990. The film was a failure at the box office.
Andrew was discovered by Def American Records agent Rick Rubin, and was offered a contract. His debut album, Dice was a huge commercial success.
Andrew played the part of an Italian up on stage, but is in fact a Jewish man.
Andrew made a few appearances on sitcom television in the mid 1980s as 'Andrew Clay'. He guest starred on M*A*S*H and Diff'rent Strokes. Sensing that prime time comedy wasn't his calling, he started to design a stand-up act like no other.
Andrew started his career in entertainment as a drummer in 1978, under the name Clay Silvers in Catskills, New York.
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