Andrew Sabiston

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Andrew Sabiston
Born1965 (age 59–60)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality
  • Canadian
Occupations
  • Actor
  • story editor
  • writer
Years active1981–present
Spouse
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(m. 1996)​
Children1
Mother Carole Sabiston
Website andrewsabiston.com

Andrew Sabiston (born 1965) is a Canadian actor, story editor, writer, and multi-award nominated Canadian children's television series developer, with over 1,100 episodes to his credit.

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Early life

Sabiston was born in 1965 in Victoria, British Columbia to Carole (née Slater), [1] a textile artist originally from England and Brian Sabiston, a research immunologist who had roots in Orphir. [2] [3] [4] [5] His stepsister is Andrea Robin Skinner. [6]

Early career

An early start as a stage actor in his childhood with the Belfry Theatre, [7] Bastion Theatre [8] and Phoenix Theatre [9] in his hometown, led to being cast in Paul Almond's 1983 film Ups and Downs alongside classmate Leslie Hope which was filmed at their high school, St. Michaels University School. [10] He soon landed a starring role on the multiple award-winning Disney Channel/CBC television series The Edison Twins which ran for six seasons, was widely syndicated and earned him a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Young Actor in a Cable Family Series. [11] Sabiston's first writing credit (Story Idea by) was for the Home Sweet Home episode of The Edison Twins, which aired in 1984.

Other film and television roles included starring in Paul Saltzman’s coming-of-age film When We First Met opposite Amy Linker in 1984, [12] guest starring on MacGyver in 1987 (Hell Week; Season 3, Episode 9) alongside John Cameron Mitchell and appearing as a juror in the 1994 thriller  Trial by Jury starring Gabriel Byrne, Armand Assante and Joanne Whalley.

Children's television series

Developer

Many of the children's television series in which Sabiston has been involved are multiple award-nominees and/or winners airing internationally. As of 2019, series that he has created, developed or co-developed include: The Remarkable Mr. King (based on the Mr. King book series by author-illustrator Geneviève Côté, Kiki & Nuna, Super Wings (Seasons 3,4 and 5),  Ranger Rob and The Moblees.

Writer

Series with a writing credit include all of the above and Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe , Hatchimals, The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! , Max & Ruby ,  The Adventures of Napkin Man ,  Dot. , Trucktown,  Justin Time , You & Me by Jason Hopley on CBC, [13] The Travels of the Young Marco Polo, My Big Big Friend ,  Franklin and Friends , Monster Math Squad, Animal Mechanicals , Pirates: Adventures in Art , Bo on the Go! , Strawberry Shortcake’s Seaberry Beach Party, Turbo Dogs and Lunar Jim .

Voice acting

Series that Sabiston has voiced leading characters and guest roles on include: Corn & Peg , Little Bear (as Cat), [14] Henry's World (as Cupid),  Mike the Knight ,  Arthur ,  Bo on the Go! ,  Little Charmers (as Seven and Mr. Charming),  Donkey Kong Country ,  Go Away, Unicorn! , BeyWheelz , Polka Dot Shorts , The Amazing Spiez , Totally Spies! , Super Why! (as the Eraser), Artopia, Toot & Puddle , Roboroach , Knights of the Zodiac , Rescue Heroes , Air Master , Tales From the Cryptkeeper , The Future Is Wild , What It’s Like Being Alone, Care Bears Movie: Journey to Joke-a-Lot, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventures , The Neverending Story ,  Star Wars: Droids ,  Super Mario World , Stickin' Around , Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs ,  Babar and the Adventures of Badou , and  Wish Kid .

Theatre

For the theatre, Sabiston is the lyricist and co-book writer with composer Timothy Williams for the musical Napoleon which was first produced in 1994 at The Elgin Theatre in Toronto under the direction of John Wood. [15] It was subsequently produced in 2000 at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London under the direction of Francesca Zambello. In 2009, a new version was first presented in concert at Talk Is Free Theatre in Barrie, Ontario [16] [17] under the direction of Richard Ouzounian. This marked the beginning of a reimagining of the musical as an intimate, behind-the-scenes political drama with a cast half the size of the original productions and a new book and musical numbers. The new Napoleon debuted at the New York Musical Theatre Festival in July 2015. [18]

In July 2017, a new production opened at the Charlotte Theatre in Seoul for a limited three-month run. It featured a cast of 54 including K-pop artists B.A.P's Daehyun and BtoB's Changsub alongside musical actors such as Im Tae-kyung, Michael K. Lee, and Han Ji-sang. It was directed by Richard Ouzounian and presented in Korean. [19]

Personal life

Sabiston is married to Stephanie Martin [20] since 1996 where they have one child.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitleContributionResultSource
2020 International Emmy Award Best Animated Preschool SeriesSuper Wings Season 3Co-Developed & ESE’d w/ Hugh DuffyNominated [21]
Writers Guild of Canada AwardBest Preschool Animation WritingThe Remarkable Mr. King - Mr. King’s Quiet Time; Ep.102BWriterNominated [22]
2019 Canadian Screen Award Best Pre-school Program or SeriesRanger RobCo-Developed & ESE’d w/ Carolyn HayNominated [23]
Parents’ Choice Award TV & StreamingThe Moblees Get MovingCo-Developed & ESE’d w/ Jed MacKayWon [24]
2018 Juno Award Children’s Album of the YearThe Moblees - Happy Tippy TapLyricsNominated [25]
2017Rockie AwardBest Children’s FictionRanger RobCo-Developed & ESE’d w/ Carolyn HayNominated [26]
Youth Media Alliance Award of ExcellenceBest Program, Animation, Ages 3–5Ranger RobCo-Developed & ESE’d w/ Carolyn HayNominated [27]
2016 Shaw Rocket Prize Preschool, Ages 0–5The MobleesCo-Developed & ESE’d w/ Jed MacKayNominated [28]
2015Canadian Screen AwardBest Writing, AnimationJustin Time - The Tower of Justin; Ep.201WriterNominated [29]
Youth Media Alliance Award of ExcellenceBest TV Program, Ages 3–5; EpisodeThe Adventures of Napkin Man - Try Share-A-Tops; Ep.115WriterWon [30]
Youth Media Alliance Award of ExcellenceBest TV Program, Animation, Ages 3–5; EpisodeTrucktown - Super Hero Trucks; Ep.110WriterNominated [30]
Youth Media Alliance Award of ExcellenceBest Program, Ages 3–5The Moblees Get MovingCo-Developed & ESE’d w/ Jed MacKayNominated [30]
International Emmy AwardPreschool ProgramMike The KnightVoice of SquirtWon [31]
1994 Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding New Play or MusicalNapoleonBook with Timothy Williams, music by Tim Williams, Lyrics by Andrew SabistonNominated [32]
1989 Young Artist Award Best Young Actor in a Cable Family SeriesThe Edison Twins - 1982Role of Tom EdisonNominated[ citation needed ]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Doris Slater Obituary". Legacy.com . First Memorial Funeral Services. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  2. ↑ Chamberlain, Adrian (April 25, 2015). "Victoria pair's Napoleon going to New York". Times Colonist. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Brian Sabiston Obituary". Legacy.com . Turner & Porter Funeral Directors. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  4. ↑ Tong, Tracey (January 30, 2022). "Remembering research immunologist Brian Sabiston, who studied Vitamin C". Toronto Star. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  5. ↑ Millar, Ray. "James MacKay Sabiston". Our Family History. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  6. ↑ Aviv, Rachel (December 23, 2024). "Alice Munro's Passive Voice". The New Yorker.
  7. ↑ "1990-91 Season". Western Canada Theatre. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Archives". The Daily Colonist. December 28, 1975. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Theatre production: Peter and the Wolf". UVic Historical Photograph Collection. November 1974. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  10. ↑ Reid, Michael D. (June 19, 2015). "Big Picture: Filmmaker Paul Almond was honorary Victorian". Times Colonist. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  11. ↑ Slavin, Kyle (April 27, 2015). "SMUS in the News: Andrew Sabiston '82 and Timothy Williams ' 83". SMUSpaper. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  12. ↑ When We First Met. OCLC   11812699.
  13. ↑ "About the Show YOU & ME". CBC. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  14. ↑ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman and Littlefield. pp.  363.
  15. ↑ Mel Atkey (2006) Broadway North Natural Heritage Books pages 26,221,223,224,248,265 ISBN   1-897045-08-5
  16. ↑ "Welcome to Talk Is Free Theatre – Barrie, Ontario". Tift.ca. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Napoleon, 1994 Canadian Musical, Gets New Concert in Ontario; Adam Brazier Stars". Playbill. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
  18. ↑ Chamberlain, Adrian (April 25, 2015). "Victoria pair's Napoleon going to New York". Times Colonist. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  19. ↑ Kwon, Mee-yoo (June 28, 2017). "Complex life of Napoleon turned into musical". The Korean Times. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Stéphanie Martin". The Gazette (Montreal). November 1, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  21. ↑ iemmys (March 17, 2020). "8th International Emmy® Kids Awards Program" (PDF). Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  22. ↑ "2020 WGC Screenwriting Awards Finalists Announced". Writers Guild of Canada (WGC). March 4, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  23. ↑ "2020 All Award Categories". ACADEMY OF CANADIAN CINEMA AND TELEVISION. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  24. ↑ "Awards - The Moblees". Parents Choice Foundation. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  25. ↑ "2018 Winners + Nominees". JUNOS. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  26. ↑ "Canadians Head to Rockie Awards with 40 Noms". Playback. May 9, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  27. ↑ "AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE 2017". Youth Media Alliance. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  28. ↑ "Shaw Rocket Prize 2005-2016" (PDF). Shaw Rocket Fund. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  29. ↑ "AWARDS Justin Time 2011-16". IMDb. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  30. 1 2 3 "2015 YMA Awards of Excellence". Youth Media Alliance.
  31. ↑ "WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR INTERNATIONAL EMMY® KIDS AWARDS". iemmys. February 20, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  32. ↑ "DORA Awards + Nominees". TAPA. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
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