Richard Kind is quite happy being just a little famous 

If you turn on a television or find yourself in a movie theater, chances are you'll spot one specific actor … and there's a strong possibility you won't recognize his name: "I'm walking from the subway to the theater and a woman – I was in Times Square, so she's clearly a tourist – she says, 'Oh, my God, there's, hey, hey, hey, hey…' She didn't even know his name.

His name is Richard Kind, and he is quite content with being somewhat famous.

"I walk down the street and someone will say, 'Oh, you're a national treasure.' Then I pass by 250 people who have no idea who I am, yet that one person believes I'm a national treasure!" he remarked.

National treasure Richard Kind has brought laughter to many, and occasionally, even sleep. I inquired, "When you're performing on stage, do you ever notice someone dozing off?"

"Absolutely!"

"How does that make you feel?"

"I say, I can't blame you!" he chuckled.

Throughout the years, Kind has appeared in numerous places. Perhaps you've seen him on "Poker Face," "Mid-Century Modern," or "Only Murders in the Building." He also serves as the announcer and sidekick on the Netflix talk show "Everybody's Live with John Mulaney."

If you turn on a television or find yourself in a movie theater, chances are you'll spot one specific actor … and there's a strong possibility you won't recognize his name: "I'm walking from the subway to the theater and a woman – I was in Times Square, so she's clearly a tourist – she says, 'Oh, my God, there's, hey, hey, hey, hey…' She didn't even know his name.

His name is Richard Kind, and he is quite content with being somewhat famous.

"I walk down the street and someone will say, 'Oh, you're a national treasure.' Then I pass by 250 people who have no idea who I am, yet that one person believes I'm a national treasure!" he remarked.

National treasure Richard Kind has brought laughter to many, and occasionally, even sleep. I inquired, "When you're performing on stage, do you ever notice someone dozing off?"

"Absolutely!"

"How does that make you feel?"

"I say, I can't blame you!" he chuckled.

Throughout the years, Kind has appeared in numerous places. Perhaps you've seen him on "Poker Face," "Mid-Century Modern," or "Only Murders in the Building." He also serves as the announcer and sidekick on the Netflix talk show "Everybody's Live with John Mulaney."

However, that wasn't always his aspiration. "As a child, lying in bed and dreaming of fame, I wanted to be famous," he shared. "I didn't aim to be a skilled actor; I desired fame."

Kind initially thought he would follow in his father's footsteps in the jewelry business in Princeton, N.J. "The fact that I'm an actor is so incorrect," he stated. "I should have taken over my dad's shop. I should be in business. I should have pursued law. I should have done what was anticipated of a suburban middle-class child."

He mentioned that during his upbringing, he faced more teasing than most: "I was a chubby kid. I probably was a loser. I might have made fun of myself!"

Yet, at summer camp, a friend imparted a crucial life lesson: "He taught me how to laugh at myself," Kind reflected.

"Was that ability to laugh at yourself before others do a defense mechanism?" I probed.

In the 1970s, his self-confidence blossomed on stage at Northwestern University and at Chicago's iconic improv theater, the Second City. "Six nights a week...

However, that wasn't always his aspiration. "As a child, lying in bed and dreaming of fame, I wanted to be famous," he shared. "I didn't aim to be a skilled actor; I desired fame."

Kind initially thought he would follow in his father's footsteps in the jewelry business in Princeton, N.J. "The fact that I'm an actor is so incorrect," he stated. "I should have taken over my dad's shop. I should be in business. I should have pursued law. I should have done what was anticipated of a suburban middle-class child."

He mentioned that during his upbringing, he faced more teasing than most: "I was a chubby kid. I probably was a loser. I might have made fun of myself!"

Yet, at summer camp, a friend imparted a crucial life lesson: "He taught me how to laugh at myself," Kind reflected.

"Was that ability to laugh at yourself before others do a defense mechanism?" I probed.

In the 1970s, his self-confidence blossomed on stage at Northwestern University and at Chicago's iconic improv theater, the Second City. "Six nights a week...