andrew alexander:  

Andrew Alexander was born in London, England. He studied at Tri-State College in Indiana and Ryerson University in Toronto. Andrew was always passionate about comedy, even throughout the beginnings of his career as he worked in the music industry, journalism, and the alternative theater scene in Toronto. In 1974, when he took the reins of The Second City in Toronto, Andrew Alexander turned his passion into a lifelong career. At the helm of the Toronto theatre, Andrew Alexander produced and developed content for live theatre shows working with the legendary casts of the 70s: Gilda Radner, John Candy, Dan Aykroyd, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Joe Flaherty and others. Two years later, Andrew Alexander joined forces with Len Stuart in starting The Second City Entertainment Company, whose first production was the landmark television show SCTV. After almost a decade of developing the Entertainment Company, Andrew Alexander and Len Stuart became owners of The Second City Chicago in 1985, and Andrew has actively led The Second City in Canada and the US since then. Andrew Alexander has produced or executive produced over 200 Second City revues in Canada and the United States. Under his leadership, The Second City created seminal revues that have inspired generations of comedic creators. Over the past 35 years, The Second City has operated resident theatres and/or improv training facilities at one time or another in Toronto, Chicago, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Edmonton, London Ontario, New York, Cleveland, and at one point operated three resident theatres in Chicago. Most recently, Andrew Alexander has expanded the Second City TV and Film Division to include offices in Los Angeles and Toronto. During Andrew Alexander's storied career as television producer, he co-developed and executive produced more than 185 half-hour shows and produced over 150 hours of television comedy for SCTV. Throughout the length of its run, the seminal comedy series garnered an ACTRA Award, 2 Emmy Awards and 13 Emmy Award nominations. Moreover, Andrew Alexander has developed television programming for numerous networks such as ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox Television, Comedy Central, HBO, Showtime, A&E and the CBC. Extending his reach beyond the small screen, Andr...Expand for more