{"id":2136173,"date":"2025-11-05T04:51:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T04:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2136173"},"modified":"2025-11-05T04:51:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T04:51:18","slug":"they-have-to-mention-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/they-have-to-mention-that\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018They Have to Mention That\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Andy Richter opens up about his weight being the focal point of his career<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt was galling to me,\u201d he said about the comments he would receive when he first started working in Hollywood<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Dancing with the Stars<\/em> contestant previously discussed wanting to take weight-loss drugs, but said they were too expensive<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/andy-richter-jesse-tyler-ferguson-podcast-mental-health-8709486\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Andy Richter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Andy Richter<\/a> wants the world to see him for more than his weight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 59-year-old actor and comedian got candid about his appearance being the butt of jokes for decades during the Tuesday, Nov. 4 episode of SiriusXM\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/colin-hanks\/id1468533126?i=1000735155763\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Three Questions with Andy Richter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Three Questions with Andy Richter<\/em><\/a> podcast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cOne of my standard lines is, \u2018I didn\u2019t know there were so many ways to call someone fat,\u2019\u201d the comic, who is now competing on <em>Dancing with the Stars<\/em>, said. \u201c\u2018Cherubic. Rotund.\u2019 It was galling to me at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Richter\u2019s road to fame began in 1993 when he became known as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/conan-obrien\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Conan O\u2019Brien;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Conan O\u2019Brien<\/a>\u2019s sidekick on <em>Late Night with Conan O\u2019Brien<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Disney\/Eric McCandless<\/p>\n<p> Andy Richter and Emma Slater on &#8216;Dancing with the Stars&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During a 2015 episode of the late night television show, the <em>Madagascar<\/em> actor <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/conan-andy-richter-breaks-couch-showing-lauren-graham-jeopardy-technique\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:accidentally broke a sofa;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">accidentally broke a sofa<\/a> he was sitting on, on live television while sitting beside guest <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/lauren-graham\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lauren Graham;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Lauren Graham<\/a>, who was in a different chair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cYou just broke the couch?\u201d O\u2019Brien, now 62, asked Richter. \u201cYou\u2019ve been here 22 years. The couch has never broken.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Richter said it wasn\u2019t the first time that had happened to him on the show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cNo, I actually broke it once, but I didn\u2019t notice it until [the] commercial,\u201d the comedian claimed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In Tuesday\u2019s SiriusXM podcast episode, the actor said it would be nice to be recognized for his other traits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThey say nothing about my right-handedness, about my Caucasian [ethnicity], about my blue eyes. They don&#8217;t say anything about my good, strong teeth, but they have to mention that,\u201d Richter joked of the comments about his weight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Earlier this year, the <em>Dancing with the Stars<\/em> contestant shared that he considered using weight-loss medication, but told <em>Modern Family<\/em> alum <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/eric-stonestreet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Eric Stonestreet;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Eric Stonestreet<\/a> that his insurance won\u2019t cover the drugs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI actually have investigated getting on some of these types of drugs,\u201d Richter told Stonestreet on the May 6 episode of his <em>The Three Questions<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-three-questions-with-andy-richter\/id1468533126\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:podcast;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">podcast<\/a> while discussing GLP-1 weight-loss injections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI&#8217;m not diabetic, I&#8217;m not pre-diabetic but I obviously have weight to lose and I have sleep apnea, which could or couldn&#8217;t be \u2014 I&#8217;m sure being overweight doesn&#8217;t help with sleep apnea,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Disney\/Frank Micelotta Andy Richter\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/ZzhE6iNpZu0NeyDu1bWjIQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0NDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/11669b079342ae36bfe271c90b45b8ab\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Disney\/Frank Micelotta<\/p>\n<p> Andy Richter<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby<\/em> actor then shared what was stopping him from trying the medication.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI&#8217;ve investigated it and it\u2019s just, it&#8217;s cost-prohibitive to me at this point,\u201d he said. \u201cThey&#8217;re so expensive. And my insurance is not covering them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More recently, Richter credited <em>DWTS<\/em> with helping him spend more time moving his body.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI didn&#8217;t want to do it,\u201d he said of joining the celebrity competition show while on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yhqlD7PeAFs?si=sRf0Vfxk_8D8k-xG\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Conan O\u2019Brien Needs a Friend;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Conan O\u2019Brien Needs a Friend<\/em><\/a> podcast in September. \u201cBut then I thought, \u2018No, I need to do this. I need to do this just to get moving.\u2019 And it got me to go to the gym and do cardio, which I loathe. I started to do a lot more stretching to prepare myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/dancing-with-the-stars-andy-richter-calls-out-the-obsession-with-his-weight-throughout-his-career-11843747\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Andy Richter opens up about his weight being the focal point of his career \u201cIt was galling to me,\u201d he said about the comments he would receive when he first started working in Hollywood The Dancing with the Stars contestant previously discussed wanting to take weight-loss drugs, but said they were too [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2136174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[350360,37056,41508,367054],"class_list":["post-2136173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-andy-richter","tag-conan-obrien","tag-dancing-with-the-stars","tag-eric-stonestreet"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\u2018They-Have-to-Mention-That.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2136173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2136173"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2136173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2136175,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2136173\/revisions\/2136175"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2136174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2136173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2136173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2136173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}