Paul Andrew Richter (born October 28, 1966) is an American actor,
voice actor, writer, comedian, and late night talk show announcer. He
appears as the sidekick for Conan O'Brien on each of the host's
programs: Late Night, The Tonight Show on NBC, and Conan on TBS. He
voiced Mort in the Madagascar film franchise.Richter, the third of
four children, was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to mother Glenda
Swanson (née Palmer), a kitchen cabinet designer, and father Laurence
R. Richter, who taught Russian at Indiana University for more than 32
years. Richter was raised in Yorkville, Illinois. He graduated from
Yorkville High School in 1984, where he was elected Prom King. His
parents divorced when he was 4 and his father later came out as gay.
Richter is of Swedish and German descent.In the late 1980s, Richter
attended the University of Illinois at Urbanaâ€"Champaign and Columbia
College Chicago as a film major. While at Columbia, he learned the
basics of comedic acting and writing by starring in numerous student
films and videos. After leaving Columbia in 1988, Richter worked as a
production assistant on commercial shoots in Chicago. In 1989, he
began taking classes at Chicago's Improv Olympic. He went from student
to "House Performer" within a year. Richter branched out working with
"The Comedy Underground" and the Annoyance Theatre. Richter wrote for
the short-lived Jonathan Brandmeier television show.
voice actor, writer, comedian, and late night talk show announcer. He
appears as the sidekick for Conan O'Brien on each of the host's
programs: Late Night, The Tonight Show on NBC, and Conan on TBS. He
voiced Mort in the Madagascar film franchise.Richter, the third of
four children, was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to mother Glenda
Swanson (née Palmer), a kitchen cabinet designer, and father Laurence
R. Richter, who taught Russian at Indiana University for more than 32
years. Richter was raised in Yorkville, Illinois. He graduated from
Yorkville High School in 1984, where he was elected Prom King. His
parents divorced when he was 4 and his father later came out as gay.
Richter is of Swedish and German descent.In the late 1980s, Richter
attended the University of Illinois at Urbanaâ€"Champaign and Columbia
College Chicago as a film major. While at Columbia, he learned the
basics of comedic acting and writing by starring in numerous student
films and videos. After leaving Columbia in 1988, Richter worked as a
production assistant on commercial shoots in Chicago. In 1989, he
began taking classes at Chicago's Improv Olympic. He went from student
to "House Performer" within a year. Richter branched out working with
"The Comedy Underground" and the Annoyance Theatre. Richter wrote for
the short-lived Jonathan Brandmeier television show.
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