Andrew Dice Clay Opens Up About Playing Lady Gaga's Dad and Raising His Own Sons

Known for his infamous stand-up persona the Diceman in the 1980s, Andrew Dice Clay, 61, has found a sweet new role playingLady Gaga‘s father inA Star is Born.

“They live with me and we are like the three amigos,” he says. “I brought them up like it is Brooklyn 1962. They have old school values. They are respectful, smart, and understand the world. I am so proud of them.”

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“After I did the Woody Allen movieBlue Jasminepeople got to know that I actually came from a mother and didn’t grow on a tree,” he jokes.

Clay adds working with Gaga, 32, really helped ease him into hisA Star is Bornrole.

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“She was so in her character that it made me so in mine,” he says. “I just love her.”

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“It was amazing how he never lost his cool. He always knew exactly what he wanted to get,” says Clay. “He was very calming.”

source: people.com