Richard Kind

Richard Kind (born November 22, 1956) is an American actor and comedian.

Kind was born to a Jewish family on November 22, 1956, in the New Jersey capital of Trenton.

He is the son of Alice, a homemaker, and Samuel Kind, a jeweler who formerly owned La Vake's Jewelry in Princeton.

With his younger sister, Joanne, he grew up in Lower Makefield Township, Pennsylvania.

Kind attended Pennsbury High School with fellow actor Robert Curtis Brown, and he graduated in 1974.

In 1978 Kind graduated from Northwestern University, where he was in the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

He is also an alumnus of The Second City in Chicago.

Kind portrayed Dr. Mark Devanow on Mad About You throughout the show's run, although after he took the role of Paul Lassiter on Spin City, he appeared on Mad About You with less frequency.

Kind and Michael Boatman were the only two actors to appear in every episode of Spin City.

While these are his two highest-profile TV appearances, his first big break on television was as a member of the ensemble cast of Carol Burnett's brief return to sketch comedy, Carol & Company, which ran for two seasons beginning in 1990 on NBC.

He is known for his roles as Dr. Mark Devanow in Mad About You (1992–1999, 2019), Paul Lassiter in Spin City (1996–2002), Andy in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2002–2021), and Captain Stan Yenko in East New York (2022–2023).

Kind had a minor role as Gary Meyers, an archaeologist who translated the symbols on the Stargate prior to James Spader's character's involvement in the 1994 movie Stargate.

He has appeared in films such as Johns (1996), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2006), Big Stan (2007), A Serious Man (2009), Argo (2012), Suburbicon (2017), Bombshell (2019), Tick, Tick... Boom! (2021), and Beau Is Afraid (2023).

Kind is also known for his voice performances in various Pixar films such as A Bug's Life (1998), the first two films of the Cars franchise (2006–2011), Toy Story 3 (2010), and Inside Out (2015).

Kind served as a guest panelist on the 2000 revival of the television game show To Tell the Truth.

He appeared in eight episodes of Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm between 2002 and 2021 as Larry's cousin Andy.

In 2006, he guest starred on Stargate Atlantis as Lucius Lavin, in the episodes "Irresistible" and "Irresponsible," making him the only actor to appear in both the original Stargate film and in Stargate Atlantis (as different characters).

Kind had a recurring role in Scrubs as Harvey Corman, an annoying hypochondriac, who claimed that having the same name as Harvey Korman did not "get [him] as much action as you may think".

He also played a role on USA's crime comedy Psych as Hugo, an astronomer who killed a partner for credit for the discovery of a planet ("From the Earth to the Starbucks"), and later on Law & Order: Criminal Intent as a wealthy philanthropist who kills his sister-in-law and niece to protect the money he uses to fund his philanthropic work ("Privilege").

Kind guest-starred on the Disney Channel series Even Stevens, where he played the surly Uncle Chuck.

He appeared in an episode of CBS' Two and a Half Men with former Spin City co-star Charlie Sheen on November 12, 2007.

He also played a small role on TNT's hit show Leverage playing the part of a corrupt mayor in the second season two-part finale.

Kind guest-starred on the Netflix series Disjointed, in the episode The Worst, where he played the corrupt DEA officer Special Agent Schwartz.

He played the role of burnt spy Jesse's ex-boss Marv in three episodes of season 4 of Burn Notice.

He appeared in the film National Lampoon's Bag Boy in 2007.

Kind played David's father in the Prime series "Red Oaks."

In 2007, Kind played a short role in the indie film The Visitor as Richard Jenkins's neighbor, Jacob.

Kind starred in the independent black comedy feature, The Understudy in 2008.

In 2008, Kind performed the role of Voltaire in the New York City Opera production of Leonard Bernstein's Candide.

Kind played the major supporting role of Arthur Gopnik in the Coen brothers' dark comedy film A Serious Man.

He had a small role in Clint Eastwood's Hereafter as Christos Andryo, in 2010.

In 2011, Kind guest-starred in an episode of the ABC sitcom Mr. Sunshine as Rod the Bod.

He starred in the HBO series Luck until its cancellation, and he is also the spokesman for On-Cor frozen foods.

He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance as Marcus Hoff in the 2013 Broadway production of The Big Knife.

In February 2013, he made a guest appearance on Kroll Show.

In 2015, he played the GED instructor on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Mayor Aubrey James in Gotham.

In 2022, he plays police captain Stan Yenko in a CBS police procedural crime drama called East New York, but the show was cancelled after the first season.

In 2023, he played Saint Peter in Mel Brooks' History of the World, Part II.

Kind voices Marty Glouberman in the Netflix animated series Big Mouth (2017–present).

Kind reprised his role in the 2019 revival of Mad About You.