Comedian Andy Dick suffers apparent overdose in Hollywood

Comedian Andy Dick suffers apparent overdose

TMZ obtained a video of bystanders jumping in to help Andy Dick after he suffered an apparent overdose in Hollywood.

LOS ANGELES - Comedian Andy Dick suffered an apparent overdose, according to TMZ. 

Video obtained by TMZ shows people in his Hollywood neighborhood rushing to help. Video shows Dick slumped on steps outside a building Tuesday. 

Witnesses told TMZ that his friends ran up to try and revive him, then called for an ambulance. A witness reportedly administered Narcan to revive him. 

Andy Dick speaks out 

What they're saying:

Speaking to TMZ from his home, the 59-year-old comedian said he smoked crack with a stranger before overdosing. 

He admitted he met a man on the street who offered him the drug and accepted, claiming he "doesn't mind using crack."

"Doesn't it look like I'm 100% fine. 110%. He was on the sidewalk, i'll sit with you. And then he whipped out, I'm sorry, but crack. And I'm like, you know what? I might need a little bit of that. I wanted to see what he was doing. And also, I don't mind doing a little crack here and then," Dick said while holding a drink.   

Andy Dick says he smoked crack before overdose

Comedian Andy Dick said he smoked crack with strangers before experiencing an overdose in Hollywood.

Previous run-ins with the law 

Dig deeper:

Dick is no stranger to the law as he's been arrested multiple times in the past. He's also publicly struggled with drugs and alcohol. 

In 2023, Dick was arrested in Riverside County for public intoxication and failing to register as a sex offender.

In May 2022, he was arrested on suspicion of felony sexual battery at a campground at O'Neill Regional Park in Trabuco Canyon.

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In 2018, he was charged with misdemeanor sexual battery and other battery charges for groping a woman on a Los Angeles street.

He's been arrested and sued over several groping accusations, including a 2010 incident involving a bouncer and patron at a West Virginia bar. Criminal charges were dismissed after Dick completed a pretrial diversion program.

Dick is widely known for being on NBC’s "NewsRadio" and his own MTV program, "The Andy Dick Show."