Andrew Dice Clay (born Andrew Clay Silverstein; September 29, 1957) is an American comedian and actor. He came to prominence in the late 1980s with a brash, macho, and offensive persona known as "The Diceman". In 1990 he became the first comedian to sell out Madison Square Garden for two consecutive nights. That same year he played the lead role in the comedy-mystery film The Adventures of Ford Fairlane.
Clay has been in several movies and has released a number of stand-up comedy albums. He is currently continuing his focus on acting while still touring and performing his stand-up.
Clay was born to a Jewish family and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He grew up in the neighborhood of Sheepshead Bay. His parents are Jacqueline and Fred Silverstein; he has one sister. Clay's father worked in real estate sales and also as a boxer. Clay was doing impressions and entertaining his family in his living room by age five. He played the drums at James Madison High School and later worked as a drummer in the Catskills in the late 1970s.