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Andrew Dice Clay

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Andrew Dice Clay · Arts & Literature

What

Stand-up comedian and actor (born Andrew Clay Silverstein). Jewish family.

When

1957, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Where

New York · Los Angeles

Biography

Andrew Dice Clay is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Stand-up comedian and actor (born Andrew Clay Silverstein). Jewish family.

How & why

Andrew Dice Clay, born Andrew Clay Silverstein to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, became one of the most notorious stand-up comedians of the late 1980s, cultivating a brash leather-clad persona that in 1990 sold out Madison Square Garden on consecutive nights. He later drew critical praise for dramatic roles in 'Blue Jasmine' and 'A Star Is Born.'

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Source: Jewish Book Council

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Stand-up comedian and actor (born Andrew Clay Silverstein). Jewish family.

1990

Source: Jewish Book Council