Andy Ackerman

Andy Ackerman
Born	Robert Andrew Ackerman (1956-09-19) September 19, 1956 (age 68) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Santa Clara University
Occupations	Television director script editor television producer
Years active	1979–present
Spouse	Betsy Ackerman
Children	4

Robert Andrew Ackerman (born September 19, 1956) ^[1] is an American director, producer, and script editor who is best known for his work on Seinfeld , The New Adventures of Old Christine and the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm .

Early life and education

Ackerman was born in Los Angeles, California. His father Robert was a lithographer, and his mother Rosemary was a substitute teacher and homemaker. ^[1] He was raised in Glendale. ^[1] He attended Loyola High School in Los Angeles before graduating from Santa Clara University in 1978 with a degree in general humanities. ^[2]

Career

Ackerman began his career as a videotape editor on WKRP in Cincinnati (1979–82) and Newhart , winning an Emmy for the former. He also was an assistant editor on Welcome Back, Kotter . ^[1] He replaced Tom Cherones as director of Seinfeld starting in its sixth season, ultimately directing 89 episodes.

Ackerman directed every episode of The New Adventures of Old Christine , and has directed or guest directed such series as Everybody Loves Raymond , Becker , Cheers , Wings , Frasier , Two and a Half Men , Andy Richter Controls the Universe , Perfect Couples , Whitney and The Ellen Show . He also directed the pilot episode of the 2006 Fox series Happy Hour .

Ackerman has received 15 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations, winning three. ^[3]

Personal life

Ackerman is a Catholic. ^[4] He and his wife Betsy, also a Santa Clara University graduate, are the parents of four children. ^[2]

Filmography

Film/TV Series

Year	Title	Role	Additional Notes
2020	Indebted	Director/Executive producer
2019	Mr. Iglesias	Director	Episode: "Some Children Left Behind"
2019	Santa Clarita Diet	Director	Episode: "More of a Cat Person"
2018	The Conners	Director	2 episodes
2018–2019	Happy Together	Director	6 episodes
2018	Living Biblically	Director/Executive producer	12 episodes
2017	Marlon	Director/Executive producer
2016–2017	The Great Indoors	Director/Executive producer
	Grace & Frankie	Director	2 episodes
2014–2015	Mulaney	Director
2011–2013	Whitney	Director/Executive producer
2010–2011	Perfect Couples	Director/Executive Producer
2009	The Big D	Director
2008	Starting Under	Director/Executive Producer
2007–2008	Rules of Engagement	Director/Executive Producer (2007–10)
2007	The Hill	Director
2006–2010	The New Adventures of Old Christine	Director/Executive Producer
2006	Happy Hour	Director
2006	Separate at Worth	Director
2005	Hot Properties	Director
2005	Life on a Stick	Director
2005	Uncommon Sense	Director
2005	Peep Show	Director
2004–2005	Center of the Universe	Director
2004	Listen Up	Director
2004	Come to Papa	Director/Executive Producer
2004	Spellbound	Executive Producer
2003	Two and a Half Men	Director/Executive Producer
2003	The O'Keefes	Director
2003	Watching Ellie	Director
2002–2003	Andy Richter Controls the Universe	Director/ Executive Producer (2002–04)
2001	The Ellen Show	Director/Producer
2001	Raising Dad	Director
2000–2009	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Director
2000–2005	Everybody Loves Raymond	Director
2000–2001	The Trouble with Normal	Director/Producer
1999	It's Like, You Know...	Director	1999 Producer
1998–2003	Becker	Director/Producer (1998-2001)
1998	LateLine	Director/Producer
1997	Jenny	Director
1996	Public Morals	Director
1996	Suddenly Susan	Director
1996	Ellen	Director
1996	Good Company	Director
1995	Almost Perfect	Director
1995	Dweebs	Director
1994–1998	Seinfeld	Director	1996-1998 Producer
1994	Muddling Through	Director
1993–1995	Frasier	Director
1993	Big Wave Dave's	Director	1993 Producer
1991–1994	Wings	Director/Producer (1991-1993)
1991	Roc	Director
1988–1991	Cheers	Director/Co-Producer (1989–91)/Editor (1986–91)
1980–1982	WKRP in Cincinnati	Editor

References

1. Matz, Jenni (September 8, 2009). Andy Ackerman Interview Part 1 of 6. Archive of American Television . Retrieved February 15, 2023.
2. Levy, Karyne (October 10, 2006). "Find the Funny". Santa Clara Magazine. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
3. "Andy Ackerman". Television Academy . Retrieved July 11, 2021.
4. Winston, Kimberly (March 1, 2018). "CBS Hopes Viewers Will Want to Watch, If Not Live, 'Biblically'". Word & Way. Retrieved February 15, 2023. 'Andy is a good Catholic boy and he assured me it was going to be very respectful,' Goethals said recently.

External links

• Andy Ackerman at IMDb
• Andy Ackerman at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television