Richard Kind: ‘I’m a team player, but I also want to win’

The comedy veteran – a star of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Spin City and A Serious Man – is an essential ensemble player.

He talks about not taking centre stage and his upcoming role as Rudy GuilianiIt’s an unpromising day to meet Richard Kind, as the first big rainstorm of the winter pounds Los Angeles.

The Burbank golf club seems an odd place to meet for breakfast (8am sharp), with hundreds of crows thronging the 18th hole, but, inside the dining room, all is toasty and cozy, especially my beaming host, who exudes the particular warmth and bonhomie that underpins his work.Now, you may not think you know Richard Kind, but really, you know Richard Kind.

He is the indispensable ensemble member: rarely up front in TV or movies, but always crucial to the piece he’s in, always the consummate team player.

He has been Larry David’s cousin Andy on Curb Your Enthusiasm,

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