Andy Robin is a
writerA writer is anyone who creates a written work, though the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, as well as those who have written in many different forms.-Profession:...
and
directorA film director, or filmmaker is a person who directs the making or production of a film. Some also consider a film producer to be a filmmaker....
who started his career at Saturday Night Live and spent many seasons on
NBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices in Burbank,California...
's
SeinfeldSeinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. The eponymous series was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, with the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...
, initially solo, later partnering with collaborator
Gregg KavetGregg Kavet is a writer and director who worked on NBC's Seinfeld for several seasons with collaborator Andy Robin. The team wrote episodes including "The Jimmy", "The Hot Tub", "The Caddy", "The Bottle Deposit", "The Fatigues", "The Comeback", "The Nap", and "The Slicer"...
. Solo efforts include
The Junior Mint; with Kavet
The Jimmy and
The Fatigues, which won the
Writers GuildWriters Guild may refer to:* Australian Writers' Guild* New Zealand Writers Guild* Writers Guild of America** Writers Guild of America, East** Writers Guild of America, West* Writers Guild of Canada* Writers' Guild of Great Britain...
Award for Episodic Comedy. The duo wrote and directed
Live Free or DieLive Free or Die is a 2006 American comedy film starring Aaron Stanford, Paul Schneider, Zooey Deschanel, Michael Rapaport, Judah Friedlander, Kevin Dunn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach...
, an independent film which won the Jury Prize for best narrative film at the 2006
South By SouthwestSouth by Southwest is a set of interactive, film, and music festivals and conferences that take place every spring in Austin, Texas. SXSW first began in 1987 and is centered on the downtown Austin Convention Center...
Film Festival and was awarded the Jury Prize in New American Cinema at the 2006
Seattle International Film FestivalThe Seattle International Film Festival , held annually in Seattle, Washington, is the largest film festival in North America, and among the top film festivals in the world. Audiences have grown steadily; the 2006 festival had 160,000 attendees...
.
Andy Robin is a
writerA writer is anyone who creates a written work, though the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, as well as those who have written in many different forms.-Profession:...
and
directorA film director, or filmmaker is a person who directs the making or production of a film. Some also consider a film producer to be a filmmaker....
who started his career at Saturday Night Live and spent many seasons on
NBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices in Burbank,California...
's
SeinfeldSeinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. The eponymous series was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, with the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...
, initially solo, later partnering with collaborator
Gregg KavetGregg Kavet is a writer and director who worked on NBC's Seinfeld for several seasons with collaborator Andy Robin. The team wrote episodes including "The Jimmy", "The Hot Tub", "The Caddy", "The Bottle Deposit", "The Fatigues", "The Comeback", "The Nap", and "The Slicer"...
. Solo efforts include
The Junior Mint; with Kavet
The Jimmy and
The Fatigues, which won the
Writers GuildWriters Guild may refer to:* Australian Writers' Guild* New Zealand Writers Guild* Writers Guild of America** Writers Guild of America, East** Writers Guild of America, West* Writers Guild of Canada* Writers' Guild of Great Britain...
Award for Episodic Comedy. The duo wrote and directed
Live Free or DieLive Free or Die is a 2006 American comedy film starring Aaron Stanford, Paul Schneider, Zooey Deschanel, Michael Rapaport, Judah Friedlander, Kevin Dunn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach...
, an independent film which won the Jury Prize for best narrative film at the 2006
South By SouthwestSouth by Southwest is a set of interactive, film, and music festivals and conferences that take place every spring in Austin, Texas. SXSW first began in 1987 and is centered on the downtown Austin Convention Center...
Film Festival and was awarded the Jury Prize in New American Cinema at the 2006
Seattle International Film FestivalThe Seattle International Film Festival , held annually in Seattle, Washington, is the largest film festival in North America, and among the top film festivals in the world. Audiences have grown steadily; the 2006 festival had 160,000 attendees...
. The film has shown significant strength in the DVD rental market. They also wrote the 2005 Simon Spotlight book
Saving Face, a humorous guide to awkward social situations.
With Spike Feresten, Jerry Seinfeld, and Barry Marder, Robin wrote Dreamworks' animated film Bee Movie.
Andy grew up in
Stamford, ConnecticutStamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to 2007 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 118,475, making it the fourth largest city in the state and the eighth largest city in New England Stamford is part of the New York metropolitan area.-Sister...
and went to Riverbank Elementary School, Cloonan Middle School,
Westhill High SchoolWesthill High School may refer to:* Westhill High School in Stamford, Connecticut* Westhill Senior High School in Syracuse, New York* West Hill School - Stalybridge in Stalybridge, NW, UK...
and
Harvard UniversityHarvard University is a private university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1636 by the colonial Massachusetts legislature, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and currently comprises ten separate academic units...
. He makes his home in
Rhode IslandRhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
. During his elementary school years, Andy participated in an experimental educational program called Project Explorer, where he worked on his first public comedy show with classmates Rob Leven, Matt Terenzio, Neil Gladstone and Otha Nelson.
He's now a student at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
Work On Seinfeld
The episodes of Seinfeld written by Andy Robin are:
SEASON 4
- The Junior Mint
"The Junior Mint" is the 60th episode of the American sitcom Seinfeld. It was the 20th episode of the 4th season. It aired on March 18, 1993.-Plot:Having neglected to ask the name of the woman he is dating, Jerry tries to solve the mystery...
SEASON 5
SEASON 6
- The Jimmy (with Gregg Kavet
Gregg Kavet is a writer and director who worked on NBC's Seinfeld for several seasons with collaborator Andy Robin. The team wrote episodes including "The Jimmy", "The Hot Tub", "The Caddy", "The Bottle Deposit", "The Fatigues", "The Comeback", "The Nap", and "The Slicer"...
)
SEASON 7
- The Hot Tub
"The Hot Tub" is the 115th episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 5th episode for the 7th season. It aired on October 26, 1995.-Plot:...
(with Gregg KavetGregg Kavet is a writer and director who worked on NBC's Seinfeld for several seasons with collaborator Andy Robin. The team wrote episodes including "The Jimmy", "The Hot Tub", "The Caddy", "The Bottle Deposit", "The Fatigues", "The Comeback", "The Nap", and "The Slicer"...
)
- The Caddy (with Gregg Kavet
Gregg Kavet is a writer and director who worked on NBC's Seinfeld for several seasons with collaborator Andy Robin. The team wrote episodes including "The Jimmy", "The Hot Tub", "The Caddy", "The Bottle Deposit", "The Fatigues", "The Comeback", "The Nap", and "The Slicer"...
)
- The Bottle Deposit Part 1 (with Gregg Kavet
Gregg Kavet is a writer and director who worked on NBC's Seinfeld for several seasons with collaborator Andy Robin. The team wrote episodes including "The Jimmy", "The Hot Tub", "The Caddy", "The Bottle Deposit", "The Fatigues", "The Comeback", "The Nap", and "The Slicer"...
)
- The Bottle Deposit Part 2 (with Gregg Kavet
Gregg Kavet is a writer and director who worked on NBC's Seinfeld for several seasons with collaborator Andy Robin. The team wrote episodes including "The Jimmy", "The Hot Tub", "The Caddy", "The Bottle Deposit", "The Fatigues", "The Comeback", "The Nap", and "The Slicer"...
)
SEASON 8
- The Fatigues
"The Fatigues" is the 140th episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. This was the sixth episode for the eighth season. It aired on October 31, 1996.-Plot:...
(with Gregg KavetGregg Kavet is a writer and director who worked on NBC's Seinfeld for several seasons with collaborator Andy Robin. The team wrote episodes including "The Jimmy", "The Hot Tub", "The Caddy", "The Bottle Deposit", "The Fatigues", "The Comeback", "The Nap", and "The Slicer"...
)
- The Comeback (with Gregg Kavet
Gregg Kavet is a writer and director who worked on NBC's Seinfeld for several seasons with collaborator Andy Robin. The team wrote episodes including "The Jimmy", "The Hot Tub", "The Caddy", "The Bottle Deposit", "The Fatigues", "The Comeback", "The Nap", and "The Slicer"...
)
- The Nap
"The Nap" is the 152nd episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 18th episode for the 8th season. It aired on April 10, 1997. Larry David returned to continue the recurring role of George Steinbrenner, whom he would play in two other episodes near the end of this season and in the show's...
(with Gregg KavetGregg Kavet is a writer and director who worked on NBC's Seinfeld for several seasons with collaborator Andy Robin. The team wrote episodes including "The Jimmy", "The Hot Tub", "The Caddy", "The Bottle Deposit", "The Fatigues", "The Comeback", "The Nap", and "The Slicer"...
)
SEASON 9
- The Slicer
"The Slicer" is the 163rd episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 7th episode of the 9th and final season. It first aired on November 13, 1997.-Plot:...
(with Gregg KavetGregg Kavet is a writer and director who worked on NBC's Seinfeld for several seasons with collaborator Andy Robin. The team wrote episodes including "The Jimmy", "The Hot Tub", "The Caddy", "The Bottle Deposit", "The Fatigues", "The Comeback", "The Nap", and "The Slicer"...
and Darin HenryDarin Henry is an American television writer. He has written for many different television series, including Seinfeld, Futurama and The War at Home...
)
- The Frogger
"The Frogger" is the 174th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 18th episode for the 9th and final season. It aired on April 23, 1998.-Plot:...
(with Gregg KavetGregg Kavet is a writer and director who worked on NBC's Seinfeld for several seasons with collaborator Andy Robin. The team wrote episodes including "The Jimmy", "The Hot Tub", "The Caddy", "The Bottle Deposit", "The Fatigues", "The Comeback", "The Nap", and "The Slicer"...
, Steve KorenSteven Wayne Koren is an American screenwriter. He was one of the writers for the movies Bruce Almighty, Evan Almighty, Click, Superstar, and A Night at the Roxbury, and wrote for Saturday Night Live and Seinfeld....
and Dan O'Keefe)
- The Puerto Rican Day
"The Puerto Rican Day" is the 176th and penultimate episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. It aired on May 7, 1998, and was the 20th episode of the 9th and final season. It was the show's second-highest-rated episode of all time, with 38.8 million viewers, only behind the series finale. The episode...
(with Alec BergAlec Berg is a comedy writer, best known as a writer for the sitcom Seinfeld. He also co-wrote the screenplays for the 2003 film version of The Cat in the Hat and the teen comedy EuroTrip in 2004...
, Jennifer CrittendenJennifer Crittenden is a television sitcom writer, who was educated at The Thacher School in Ojai, California and graduated from Wesleyan University. She has written episodes for several popular television shows of the 1990s, including The Simpsons, Everybody Loves Raymond and the later seasons of...
, Spike FerestenMichael Donovan "Spike" Feresten, Jr. is an American television writer, screenwriter and television personality.-Origins and early career:Feresten was born in Fall River and raised in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, where he attended public schools. Feresten then attended Berklee College of Music...
, Bruce Eric KaplanBruce Eric Kaplan, known as BEK, is an American cartoonist whose single-panel cartoons frequently appear in The New Yorker. Kaplan's cartoons are known for their signature simplistic style and often dark humor...
, Gregg KavetGregg Kavet is a writer and director who worked on NBC's Seinfeld for several seasons with collaborator Andy Robin. The team wrote episodes including "The Jimmy", "The Hot Tub", "The Caddy", "The Bottle Deposit", "The Fatigues", "The Comeback", "The Nap", and "The Slicer"...
, Steve KorenSteven Wayne Koren is an American screenwriter. He was one of the writers for the movies Bruce Almighty, Evan Almighty, Click, Superstar, and A Night at the Roxbury, and wrote for Saturday Night Live and Seinfeld....
, David MandelDavid Mandel is an executive producer of Curb Your Enthusiasm, and one of the producers of the teen-comedy Eurotrip. He was a writer for Seinfeld during its seventh, eighth, and ninth seasons. He is also one of the creators of Clerks: The Animated Series, and he was a writer for Saturday Night Live...
, Dan O'Keefe, and Jeff Schaffer)
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