Trivia

The best man at his wedding was George Clooney.

Along with Michael Boatman, he is one of only two actors to appear in all 145 episodes of Spin City (1996).

Married Dana Stanley in New York City's Central Park. Dana is the executive director of Project ALS, an organization that raises money to study cures for Lou Gehrig's disease.

He and Nathan Lane have played the same roles at two different times: Max Bialystock in 'The Producers' and Nathan Detroit in 'Guys and Dolls'.

Is a cousin of Barbra Streisand's late stepfather and her half-sister, singer/entertainer, Roslyn Kind.

Studied pre-law at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, but took a year off before going to law school to try his hand at acting. He worked in the theater for 10 years before getting his break on television.

Starring as Max Bialystock in the hit Broadway show "The Producers" alongside Spin City (1996) co-star Alan Ruck at the St. James Theatre. (March 2005)

As of 2014, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: A Serious Man (2009), Toy Story 3 (2010) and Argo (2012), with the latter winning in the category.

Along with Patrick Warburton, Starring in radio commercials portraying Lewis & Clark for Horizon Air (a smaller branch of Alaska Airlines), in the Seattle Metropolitan Area. (2006)

Appearing in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" on Broadway as Andre Thibault. (August 2006)

He is the only actor to appear in both Stargate (1994) and Stargate: Atlantis (2004).

Was a member of Second City's Chicago and L.A. troupes.

Father, Samuel, was a jeweler in Princeton, New Jersey. He passed away in 1998. His mother, Alice, was a homemaker. His sister, Joanne, also is a homemaker.

Graduate of Pennsbury High School in Levittown, PA.

He was awarded the 2003 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Musical for "Bounce" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

Has played a mayor on a TV series twice: He guest starred as a corrupt mayor in a 2 episode arc in season 2 of Leverage (2008), and he had a recurring role as the beleaguered mayor of Gotham (2014).

He auditioned for the role of Bloat in Finding Nemo (2003). The role went to his Bug's Life (1998) co-star Brad Garrett the voice of Dim.

Father of Skyler Kind, Samantha Kind, and Max Kind.

Has played a character named "Ira" on FOUR separate TV projects: The TV movies Sands of Oblivion and Survivor's Remorse and episodes of the TV series Young Sheldon and Trauma.

Is the elder of two siblings.

Is the son-in-law of James C. Stanley.

As of July 2024, he has played seven characters named "Marty".

In Tucson, Arizona, filming Ingenious (2009). (April 2007)

In real life, he always sneezes three times.

Back in 1996 Richard's character on Spin City named a napkin Sheldon for a bit on the show. He would later go on to work on the show Young Sheldon.