Andy Robin
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Andy Robin is a writer and director and student at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He started his career at Saturday Night Live and spent several seasons on NBC
's Seinfeld
, initially solo, later partnering with collaborator Gregg Kavet
. Solo efforts include The Junior Mint episode; with Kavet The Jimmy and The Fatigues, which won the Writers Guild
Award for Episodic Comedy. The duo wrote and directed Live Free or Die
, an independent film which won the Jury Prize for best narrative film at the 2006 South By Southwest
Film Festival and was awarded the Jury Prize in New American Cinema at the 2006 Seattle International Film Festival
. 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, Connecticut
and went to Riverbank Elementary School, Cloonan Middle School, Westhill High School
and Harvard University
. He makes his home in Rhode Island
. During his elementary school years, Andy participated in an experimental educational program called Project Explore, where he worked on his first public comedy show with classmates Robert Leven, Matt Terenzio, Neil Gladstone and Otha Nelson.
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NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's Seinfeld
Seinfeld
Seinfeld 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. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...
, initially solo, later partnering with collaborator Gregg Kavet
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"...
. Solo efforts include The Junior Mint episode; with Kavet The Jimmy and The Fatigues, which won the Writers Guild
Writers Guild of America
The Writers Guild of America is a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different US labor unions:* The Writers Guild of America, East , representing TV and film writers East of the Mississippi....
Award for Episodic Comedy. The duo wrote and directed Live Free or Die
Live Free or Die (film)
Live 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 Southwest
South by Southwest
South by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
Film Festival and was awarded the Jury Prize in New American Cinema at the 2006 Seattle International Film Festival
Seattle International Film Festival
The Seattle International Film Festival , held annually in Seattle, Washington since 1976, is among the top film festivals in North America. 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
Spike Feresten
Spike Feresten is an American television writer, screenwriter and television personality.-Origins and early career:Feresten was born September 3, 1964 in Fall River and raised in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, where he attended public schools. Feresten then attended Berklee College of Music in...
, Jerry Seinfeld
Jerry Seinfeld
Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and television and film producer, known for playing a semi-fictional version of himself in the situation comedy Seinfeld , which he co-created and co-wrote with Larry David, and, in the show's final two seasons,...
, and Barry Marder, Robin wrote DreamWorks' animated film Bee Movie.
Andy grew up in Stamford, Connecticut
Stamford, Connecticut
Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 122,643, making it the fourth largest city in the state and the eighth largest city in New England...
and went to Riverbank Elementary School, Cloonan Middle School, Westhill High School
Westhill High School
Westhill 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 University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. He makes his home in Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode 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 Explore, where he worked on his first public comedy show with classmates Robert Leven, Matt Terenzio, Neil Gladstone and Otha Nelson.
Work On Seinfeld
The episodes of Seinfeld written by Andy Robin are:SEASON 4
- The Junior MintThe 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.-"Mulva":...
SEASON 5
- The BarberThe Barber (Seinfeld episode)"The Barber" is the seventy-second episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. It is the eighth episode of the fifth season, and first aired on November 11, 1993.-Plot:...
SEASON 6
- The Jimmy (with Gregg KavetGregg 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"...
)
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- The Hot TubThe 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 19, 1995.-Plot:...
(with Gregg KavetGregg 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 CaddyThe Caddy (Seinfeld episode)"The Caddy" is the 122nd episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 12th episode for the 7th season. It aired on January 25, 1996.-Plot:...
(with Gregg KavetGregg 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 Bottle Deposit Part 1The Bottle Deposit, Part 1"The Bottle Deposit" is a two-part episode, and the 131st and 132nd episode and 21st and 22nd episode of the seventh season of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. It aired on May 2, 1996...
(with Gregg KavetGregg 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 Bottle Deposit Part 2 (with Gregg KavetGregg 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 8
- The FatiguesThe Fatigues"The Fatigues" is the 140th episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. This was the sixth episode for the eighth season. It aired on October 31, 1996.-Plot:...
(with Gregg KavetGregg 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 ComebackThe Comeback (Seinfeld episode)"The Comeback" is the 147th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 13th episode for the 8th season. It aired on January 30, 1997.The episode was written by Gregg Kavet & Andy Robin and was directed by David Owen Trainor....
(with Gregg KavetGregg 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 NapThe Nap"The Nap" is the 152nd episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 18th episode for the 8th season. It aired on April 10, 1997. Larry David returned as recurring character George Steinbrenner, whom he would play in two other episodes near the end of this season and in the show's final...
(with Gregg KavetGregg 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 SlicerThe 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 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 HenryDarin Henry is an American television writer. He has written for many different television series, including Seinfeld, Futurama and The War at Home...
) - The FroggerThe Frogger"The Frogger" is the 174th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 18th episode for the 9th and final season. It first aired on April 23, 1998.-Plot:...
(with Gregg KavetGregg 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 KorenSteve KorenSteven Wayne Koren is an American screenwriter. He was one of the writers for the movies Bruce Almighty, Click, Superstar, and A Night at the Roxbury, and wrote for Saturday Night Live and Seinfeld....
and Dan O'KeefeDan O'Keefe (writer)Daniel Lawrence O'Keefe is a former editor at Reader's Digest, author, and the inventor of Festivus, an annual secular holiday now celebrated on December 23...
) - The Puerto Rican DayThe Puerto Rican Day"The Puerto Rican Day Parade" is the 176th and antepenultimate 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...
(with Alec BergAlec BergAlec Berg is a comedy writer, best known as a writer for the sitcom Seinfeld. He also co-wrote the screenplays for the films The Cat in the Hat, EuroTrip, and The Dictator...
, Jennifer Crittenden, Spike FerestenSpike FerestenSpike Feresten is an American television writer, screenwriter and television personality.-Origins and early career:Feresten was born September 3, 1964 in Fall River and raised in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, where he attended public schools. Feresten then attended Berklee College of Music in...
, Bruce Eric KaplanBruce Eric KaplanBruce Eric Kaplan, known as BEK, is an American cartoonist whose single-panel cartoons frequently appear in The New Yorker. His cartoons are known for their signature simplistic style and often dark humor. Kaplan is also a screenwriter and has worked on Seinfeld and on Six Feet Under...
, Gregg KavetGregg 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 KorenSteve KorenSteven Wayne Koren is an American screenwriter. He was one of the writers for the movies Bruce Almighty, Click, Superstar, and A Night at the Roxbury, and wrote for Saturday Night Live and Seinfeld....
, David MandelDavid MandelDavid Mandel is an executive producer and director 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...
, Dan O'KeefeDan O'Keefe (writer)Daniel Lawrence O'Keefe is a former editor at Reader's Digest, author, and the inventor of Festivus, an annual secular holiday now celebrated on December 23...
, and Jeff SchafferJeff SchafferJeff Schaffer is an American film and television director, writer, and producer.-Television:Schaffer wrote several episodes of Seinfeld. He also served as executive producer during season 9...
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