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Richter's wife, Sarah Thyre, is a veteran writer of Strangers with Candy. A show that Richter had two cameo appearances on.
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Award: Richter was nominated for the WGA award for "Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) Series" for Late Night With Conan O'Brien in 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2001. He won in 1997 and 2000.
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Award: Richter was nominated for the Gemini Award for "Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series" for his work on "The True Meaning of Christmas Specials" in 2003.
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Award: Richter, along with his fellow crewmates, were nominated for the Emmy Award for "Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program" for Late Night With Conan O'Brien in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000.
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Richter announced his retirement from Late Night With Conan O'Brien on September 11th 1999.
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Richter is set to star in the upcoming movie Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.
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Richter stands at 6' 2" (1.88 m).
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Richter holds the Celebrity Jeopardy record for highest win in a single game at $29,400.
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Richter was the lead in a play "My Dinner With Andy" which was a class play he performed in Columbia College. The play parodies "My Dinner with Andre."
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Richter played himself in several episodes of Arrested Development, as well as playing three of his quintuplet brothers. He would later star in the Fox sitcom Quintuplets.
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Richter is a Lutheran.
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Richter was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity while at college.
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Richter was a member of the Chicago-based improv group Annoyance Theatre.
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Richter's son (William Oscar) was born in 2001.
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Richter's daughter (Mercy Josephine) was born in 2007.
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Richter's father (Laurence R. Richter) is fluent in Russian. He taught the language at Indiana University for over 32 years.
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Richter attended Yorkville High School in Yorkville, Illinois.
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Richter was his high school's prom king.
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Richter has been married to actress Sarah Thyre since March 1994. They have two children.