- 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.
- Is a cousin of Barbra Streisand's late stepfather and her half-sister, singer/entertainer, Roslyn Kind.
- 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'.
- 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.
- 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)
- 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.
- 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)
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- In Tucson, Arizona, filming Ingenious (2009). (April 2007)
- As of July 2024, he has played seven characters named "Marty".
- 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.
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