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Andy Borowitz

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Andy Borowitz
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Andy Borowitz is a writer and comedian best known for creating The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and its 2022 reboot, Bel-Air. He co-produced the 1998 film Pleasantville and created the award winning satire site, The Borowitz Report, which was acquired by The New Yorker in 2012. He is the first-ever winner of the National Press Club's humor award.
BornJanuary 4, 1958
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    Jabari Banks, Jimmy Akingbola, Cassandra Freeman, Coco Jones, Akira Akbar, and Olly Sholotan in Bel-Air (2022)
    Bel-Air
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Writer(creator)
    Pleasantville (1998)
    Pleasantville
    7.5
    • Producer
    • 1998
    John Bedford Lloyd, Alice Dinnean, Christopher Rodriguez Marquette, Joey Mazzarino, David Rudman, Paige Tiffany, and Margaret Trigg in Aliens in the Family (1996)
    Aliens in the Family
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Writer(creator)
    Jami Gertz, John Stamos, and Valerie Stevenson in Dreams (1984)
    Dreams
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Writer

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    • Jabari Banks, Jimmy Akingbola, Cassandra Freeman, Coco Jones, Akira Akbar, and Olly Sholotan in Bel-Air (2022)
      Bel-Air
      6.4
      TV Series
      • created by
      • based on a story by (creator)
      • 2022–2024
    • Retro Report on PBS (2019)
      Retro Report on PBS
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • John Bedford Lloyd, Alice Dinnean, Christopher Rodriguez Marquette, Joey Mazzarino, David Rudman, Paige Tiffany, and Margaret Trigg in Aliens in the Family (1996)
      Aliens in the Family
      5.5
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by (creator)
      • 1996
    • Will Smith in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
      The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
      7.9
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by (creator)
      • 1990–1996
    • Vivica A. Fox, Morris Chestnut, Patti LaBelle, Duane Martin, and Simon O'Brien in Out All Night (1992)
      Out All Night
      7.5
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by (creator)
      • 1992–1993
    • In the House (1991)
      In the House
      TV Special
      • written by
      • 1991
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Linda Kelsey, and Doug Sheehan in Day by Day (1988)
      Day by Day
      6.9
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by (creator)
      • 1988–1989
    • Never Say Die (1988)
      Never Say Die
      5.4
      • written by
      • 1988
    • James Cromwell, Loni Anderson, Jack Elam, Dana Ivey, and Lee Weaver in Easy Street (1986)
      Easy Street
      6.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1986–1987
    • Shelley Duvall in Lily (1986)
      Lily
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1986
    • Jamie Lee Curtis, Danny Glover, Steve Guttenberg, Shelley Duvall, Elliott Gould, Martin Short, and Michael York in Tall Tales & Legends (1985)
      Tall Tales & Legends
      7.1
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1986
    • Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford in The Jeffersons (1975)
      The Jeffersons
      7.5
      TV Series
      • story by
      • 1985
    • Jami Gertz, John Stamos, and Valerie Stevenson in Dreams (1984)
      Dreams
      7.4
      TV Series
      • created by (creator)
      • 1984
    • Boys in Blue
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 1984
    • Nancy McKeon, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, Charlotte Rae, and Lisa Whelchel in The Facts of Life (1979)
      The Facts of Life
      6.8
      TV Series
      • written by
      • story by
      • teleplay by
      • 1983–1984

    Producer



    • Jabari Banks, Jimmy Akingbola, Cassandra Freeman, Coco Jones, Akira Akbar, and Olly Sholotan in Bel-Air (2022)
      Bel-Air
      6.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Pleasantville (1998)
      Pleasantville
      7.5
      • co-producer
      • 1998
    • John Bedford Lloyd, Alice Dinnean, Christopher Rodriguez Marquette, Joey Mazzarino, David Rudman, Paige Tiffany, and Margaret Trigg in Aliens in the Family (1996)
      Aliens in the Family
      5.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1996
    • Vivica A. Fox, Morris Chestnut, Patti LaBelle, Duane Martin, and Simon O'Brien in Out All Night (1992)
      Out All Night
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1992–1993
    • Will Smith in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
      The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
      7.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1990–1993
    • In the House (1991)
      In the House
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 1991
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Linda Kelsey, and Doug Sheehan in Day by Day (1988)
      Day by Day
      6.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1988–1989
    • James Cromwell, Loni Anderson, Jack Elam, Dana Ivey, and Lee Weaver in Easy Street (1986)
      Easy Street
      6.9
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 1986–1987
    • Shelley Duvall in Lily (1986)
      Lily
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1986
    • Jami Gertz, John Stamos, and Valerie Stevenson in Dreams (1984)
      Dreams
      7.4
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 1984

    Additional Crew



    • Will Smith in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
      The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
      7.9
      TV Series
      • executive consultant
      • 1991–1996
    • Nancy McKeon, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, Charlotte Rae, and Lisa Whelchel in The Facts of Life (1979)
      The Facts of Life
      6.8
      TV Series
      • executive story editor
      • 1983–1984
    • Jami Gertz, Sarah Jessica Parker, Merritt Butrick, Jon Caliri, John Femia, Amy Linker, Tracy Nelson, and Claudette Wells in Square Pegs (1982)
      Square Pegs
      7.3
      TV Series
      • story editor
      • 1982–1983

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    Retro Report on PBS: Episode One
    Trailer 0:31
    Retro Report on PBS: Episode One
    Retro Report on PBS
    Trailer 0:31
    Retro Report on PBS
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    Video 0:51
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      • The Borowitz Report
    • Born
      • January 4, 1958
      • Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    • Spouse
      • Susan BorowitzApril 16, 1982 - October 2007 (divorced, 2 children)

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