Andy Ackerman

Andy Ackerman
Born	Robert Andrew Ackerman (1956-09-19) September 19, 1956 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) 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. He was raised in Glendale. He attended Loyola High School in Los Angeles before graduating from Santa Clara University in 1978 with a degree in general humanities.

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. 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.

Personal life

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

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

External links

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