Andy Dick says he ‘legit died’ during overdose: ‘Can’t believe I came back to life’
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Andy Dick is opening up about the harrowing experience of a drug overdose that nearly claimed his life and led to a lengthy stint in rehab.

Speaking candidly with Page Six in an exclusive phone interview, the comedian, now 60, shared how this particular rehabilitation feels different from the numerous others he has undergone. “I’ve been to rehab countless times,” Dick admitted. “This time feels different because I actually, literally, died. It’s unbelievable that I came back to life.”

Reflecting on the critical moment of December 9, 2025, Dick expressed heartfelt gratitude towards Adam Carbone and Alexander “Billy John Oh” Bailey, who began as documentarians but became friends and lifesavers. Their quick actions were instrumental in his survival.

Dick also acknowledged the impact of his struggles on those around him, admitting, “When I screw up, it reflects badly on my family and friends. They bear the brunt of it too. But, as they say, I am my own worst enemy.”

Clarifying misconceptions, he emphasized, “They weren’t the ones giving me drugs, as some people think. No, I escaped from them to indulge in being ‘Bad Andy.’ I managed to slip away, and despite their efforts to follow me, it was too late. I found a group, did drugs as fast as I could, and ended up dead.”

Carbone and Bailey were filming Dick on the streets of Hollywood when he ran off, saw a man smoking crack cocaine and took a hit.

A video of the unresponsive actor — which showed him slumped over on the cement stairs of a building, with his glasses on the ground in front of him — quickly went viral.

In the footage, a panicked Bailey was seen leaning Dick back and administering Narcan, a nasal spray medication used to reverse opioid overdoses.

Dick told us it took four doses for him to regain consciousness, and once he did, his mind was on one thing.

“This is not funny, and I don’t remember this, but they say I came back to life, sat up and the first thing outta my mouth was, ‘Where’s the vodka?’” Dick revealed. “I don’t remember. I was still out of it … just coming back from death and Narcan’d up. I was out of my mind.”

Carbone, who was on the phone as well, said he and the responding paramedics encouraged Dick to go to the hospital. Dick, however, “wanted to go to the bar.”

Asked whether alcohol is his true “kryptonite,” the “Andy Dick Show” star lamented, “It really is. I was telling somebody just today, I was saying, ‘I would be lying if I said I’m not thinking about drinking now, but I don’t want it. I don’t want it to be out of my life forever, but I think maybe it has to be out of my life forever.’”

He quickly remembered the recovery mantra of focusing on “one day at a time.”

Despite Dick’s immediate opposition to going to rehab, he changed his tune just a few days later after his former “Sober House” co-star Jennifer Gimenez and her husband, Tim Ryan, got him a “full-ride scholarship offer” to the Palm Springs treatment center.

“Thank God I went to that place. I loved it. I met some great people,” gushed Dick, who now resides at a sober living facility near Beverly Hills.

Though the sober living facility has “the same rules” as rehab, Dick noted that he is “encouraged” to leave the house and experience life.

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