TV and Film Career
During Andrew Alexander's career as television producer, he co-developed and executive produced over 185 half-hour shows and produced over 150 hours of television comedy for SCTV. Throughout the length of its run, the series garnered an ACTRA Award, 2 Emmy Awards and 13 Emmy Award nominations.
Andrew Alexander has developed television programming for ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox Television, Comedy Central, HBO, Showtime, A&E and the CBC. Andrew Alexander has had co-production deals with MGM Television, Imagine Films, Disney Studios, United Artists and has produced movies and television shows with Ed Asner, Dan Aykroyd, James Belushi, Bill Murray, Chris Farley, Bonnie Hunt, Shelley Long, Andrea Martin, Steve Carell, John Candy, Mike Myers, Catherine O’Hara, Harold Ramis, Martin Short, Tina Fey and Stephen Colbert.
Recently, Mr. Alexander Executive Produced I Martin Short Goes Home. Andrew Alexander was executive producer for Second City’s Next Comedy Legend on CBC (2007). Andrew Alexander was also executive producer of the Canadian feature film Intern’s Academy (2004) written by Dave Thomas and featuring Dan Aykroyd, Dave Foley, Dave Thomas and Maury Chaykin.
Andrew Alexander was a founding shareholder of the Pay Television service, Super Channel, and served on the Board of Directors.
Andrew Alexander serves on the Columbia College Board of Trustees. He is Chair of the Gilda's Club Toronto Honorary Board, an Honorary Member of the Chicago Gilda's Club Board and has also served on the Board of the League of Chicago Theaters and the Canadian Walk of Fame. In 2008, Andrew Alexander facilitated a reunion of the cast of SCTV in Toronto launching The Alumni Fund, a fund that, in its first months, raised over $200,000 to assist actors and support staff during times of illness or economic hardship.
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