Pryor, Richard, 102
Public School 222, Brooklyn, New York, 1–3
Raging Bull (film), 300
Raleigh Hotel, Catskills, New York, 46
Rascals comedy club, West Orange, New Jersey, 157–58
Raw (film), 190
Regine, Ed the Machine, 275–77
Reiner, Carl, 185, 186, 187
Reiser, Paul, 71, 217–18
Reitman, Ivan, 179
Reservoir Dogs (film), 161
Rich, Buddy, 39, 42
Richards, Sal, 46–47
“Ring My Bell” (song), 111
Ringwald, Molly, 145, 156
Roberts, Julia, 159
Rock Concert (TV show), 108
Rocky (film), 208
Rolling Stones, 21
Rose, Axl, 240
Rosen, Wally, 42
Rourke, Mickey, 168, 169, 222, 253–54, 273, 320
Roxy, Los Angeles, Clay’s appearance at, 185
Royal Process Agency, Brooklyn, New York, 18, 21, 197–98
Clay works at, 71–73, 78
Rubenstein, Bruce, 320, 321
Rubin, Rick, 149, 194, 251
Run-D.M.C, 149
Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, 92
Sahl, Mort, 150
Sanford and Son (TV show), 149
Santa, Richie, 198
Santa, Robert, 187, 198
Saturday Night Fever (film), 59, 68
Saturday Night Live (TV show), 67
Clay controversy and, 247–49
Schimmel, Bob, 150–51, 176
Schultz, George, 67, 68
Schultz, Marty, 68, 69
Schultz, Seth, 68, 69
Schwartz, Larry, 37–38, 41, 42, 52
Scorsese, Martin, 159, 186
Seidman’s clothing store, Canal Street, New York, 50
Seinfeld, Jerry, 108, 172, 173
Serpico (film), 37
“Shake Your Groove Thing” (song), 111
Shandling, Garry, 96, 108, 187
Sheepshead Bay Diner, Brooklyn, New York, 69–70
Sheila E., 215
Shore, Mitzi, 91, 92, 96, 97–98, 129, 140–41, 235, 316
Clay’s Diceman persona and, 109
boyfriend of, 100
Comedy Store and, 102
favorite comics, 97, 98
home in Crestwood, Clay and other comics at, 99–102, 119–21, 125–26, 130, 134, 135, 153
Kinison and, 131
Ollie Joe Prater and, 102
Shore, Sandi, 92–94, 97, 98, 119, 121
Showtime: Indestructible (TV special), 322
Silver, Joel, 203, 211–13, 216
Silverstein, Fred (father), 1, 27, 231, 241, 266, 291
as Clay’s manager, 76–79, 87, 91, 123, 173–74, 180, 190, 192, 197, 249, 271
boxing and, 4
businesses of, 3, 5–6, 17–18
character and personality of, 3, 4, 18
death of, 318–19
Dollface and, 133, 155
Fleebin’ Dabble Productions, 197–98
Gallin and, 182
Royal Process Agency, 18, 21, 71–73, 78, 192, 197–98
as Sinatra fan, 32–33
support for Clay’s performing, 69–70, 71, 108, 172, 177, 190, 221, 249, 312
Silverstein, Jackie (mother), 1, 231, 241
Clay’s performing and career, 69–70, 108, 158, 177, 190, 221
Clay’s relationship with Delores and, 56–57
Clay bullied by Irish gang and, 26–29
Clay’s relationship with Sylvia Cohen and, 82–83
advice to Clay, 11, 44, 57, 266, 301
appearance of, 4, 7, 43, 293
at Brown’s hotel, 43–44
character and personality of, 2, 4, 13, 43–44
death of, 318–19
Dollface and, 127, 133
Downtown Ronny and, 127, 199, 200, 265–66, 301
failing health of, 312
Gallin and, 182
school visits by, 2–3, 6–8
as Sinatra fan, 32–33
Silverstein, Natalie (sister), 46, 60, 281
Clay’s childhood and, 1, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 31, 35, 59, 299
Clay’s name change to Andrew Dice Clay and, 107
Clay’s performing and career, 64, 65–66, 69, 92, 93, 177, 310, 312, 313
Gallin’s mansion and, 182–83
living in San Diego, 92, 119
Silverstein, Sammy Sunshine (uncle), 221
Sinatra, Barbara, 232
Sinatra, Frank, 16, 17, 92, 102, 229, 258
Clay meets, 231–33
comeback, 33
“Main Event” concert at Madison Square Garden, 32–33, 232–33, 236
“Sing, Sing, Sing” (Goodman), 11
Sinise, Gary, 159
Slash, 222, 240
Slim Shady LP (Eminem), 305
Sly and the Family Stone (band), 39
Smirnoff, Yakov, 99–100, 120, 125, 130
Snoop Dogg, 311
Sopranos, The (TV show), 159
Soto, Freddy, 316
Spacey, Kevin, 159
Spelling, Aaron, 186
Stallone, Sylvester, 59, 87, 114
Clay character, 49, 89
Clay meets, 207–9
Clay’s friendship with, 222, 273
Gallin and, 174, 181
trainer for, 208–9, 311
Stanton, Dean, 145
Starr, Ringo, 12, 21, 42
Staten Island, New York
Silverstein family moves to, 5–6
Silvertown Estates, 5–6, 17
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and, 5
Willowbrook Hospital, 6
“Stella by Starlight” (song), 124
Stephens, Alan, 97
Stern, Howard, 201–2, 281
Stevens, Mark “Ten Inch,” 76
Stevens, Stella, 123–24
Sticks and Fingers (band), 82
Stills, Stephen, 119
St. John, Jill, 269
Stone, Sly, 21
Strasberg, Lee, 105
Streisand, Barbra, 174
Clay jokes about, 241–42
snubs Clay, 241
Studio 54, 59–60
Sullivan, Ed, 11–12
“Summer Knows, The” (song), 43
Summer of ’42 (film), 43
Sutherland, Donald, 207
Taxi (TV show), 105, 106
Taylor, Liz, 17
“That’s All Right” (Presley), 15, 187
“That’s the Way (I Like It)” (KC and the Sunshine Band), 111
Thompson, Lea, 179
Times Square, New York, 36
Tiny Tim, 89
Tomei, Marisa, 243
Tone Loc, 215
Town Hall, New York, 187–88
Trammps (band), 68
Travolta, John, 49, 114
Clay’s impersonation of, 59–61
Treehouse comedy club, Connecticut, 180
Trini. See Kathleen “Trini”
Trotsky, Bill, 50
Tucci, Stanley, 159
Tupac (Shakur), 320
20th Century Fox, 174, 190, 241, 250
Vanilla Fudge (band), 21
Vasquez, Valerie, 317–18
Clay buys Mercedes for, 319
VH1, 316
Wacko (film), 123–24
Wagner, Robert, 269–70
Walken, Christopher, 159
Walters, Mitchell, 91, 96, 97, 108
Was, Don, 215
Weinberger, Ed, 215–16
Welcome Back, Kotter (TV show), 49
“Whipping Post” (Allman Brothers), 190
Wild Ones, The (film), 108
William Morris Agency, 144
Williams, Robin, 92, 102, 130
Willis, Bruce, 157
Winocor, Larry, 46
Wrestler, The (film), 168
“You Make Me Feel So Young” (Sinatra), 33
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Clay, Andrew Dice.
The filthy truth / Andrew Dice Clay with David Ritz.
pages cm.
1. Clay, Andrew Dice. 2. Comedians—United States—Biography. 3. Actors—United States—Biography. I. Ritz, David. II. Title.
PN2287.C5449A3 2014
792.702'8092—dc23 [B]
2014010723
ISBN 978-1-4767-3471-2
ISBN 978-1-4767-3475-0 (ebook)
Unless otherwise credited, all photographs in the insert are courtesy of Andrew Dice Clay.
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