Andy Fickman
Birth nameAndrew John Fickman
Birth dateDecember 25, 1970 (age 55)
Birth placeMidland, Texas, U.S.
OccupationTelevision director, film director, producer
Years active1990–present
SpouseKristen Elizabeth Gura (m. October 2016)
Alma materTexas Tech University

Andrew John Fickman (born December 25, 1970) is an American filmmaker. His credits as a theater director include the premiere of the Reefer Madness! musical,[1] the first Los Angeles production of the play Jewtopia,[2] and the Los Angeles, Off-Broadway and London productions of Heathers: The Musical.

He made his screen directing debut in 2002 with the teen sex comedy Who's Your Daddy?. The film was released directly to DVD in 2005.

He is formerly the director and producer of Internet Icon on YouTube, as well as the CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait. He also has a production company entitled Oops Doughnuts Productions.[3]

He directed comedy films She's the Man (2006), The Game Plan (2007), Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015) and Playing with Fire (2019). In 2021, he directed the first season of a NASCAR workplace comedy series The Crew on Netflix.

Personal life

Fickman, who originates from Midland, Texas,[4] moved with his family to Houston in 1974, and went to Lee High School (Houston, Texas).[5] Fickman is a graduate of Texas Tech University[6][7] and a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.[8] He was raised in Conservative Judaism.[9] In 2013, he was honored with the Alumni of the Year award by United Synagogue Youth.[citation needed] In 2008, he started Oops Doughnuts Productions with a first look deal at Disney.[10]

On October 8, 2016, Fickman married Kristen Elizabeth Gura, aunt of two-term Georgetown Phantoms president Gaby Gura, in Kristen's hometown of Rochester, Minnesota.[citation needed]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorProducerWriterNotes
2002Who's Your Daddy?Direct-to-video
2006She's the Man
2007The Game Plan
2009Race to Witch Mountain
2010You Again
2012Jewtopia
Parental Guidance
2015Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2Nominated- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
2019Playing with Fire
2023One True Loves
2024Don't Turn Out the Lights

Production executive

Associate producer

Television

TV movies

YearTitleDirectorExecutive
Producer
2005Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
2021Christmas...Again?!

TV series

YearTitleDirectorExecutive
Producer		Notes
2007Aliens in America1 episode
2011Hellcats
2012Internet Icon9 episodes
2013–2017Liv and MaddieDirected 32 episodes
2015Austin & Ally1 episode
2016Recovery Road
The Odd Couple
2016–2018Kevin Can WaitAll episodes
2019No Good Nick4 episodes
2021The CrewAll episodes
2024–2025Wizards Beyond Waverly Place7 episodes

References

  1. ^ "Foley, Kathleen. "Stop Laughing--This is Serious." Los Angeles Times 21 July 2000.". Archived 27 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  2. ^ "Jewtopia Florida Production". JEWTOPIA. Archived from the original on 2005-05-11. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
  3. ^ "Andy Fickman". Variety. 2 October 2013.
  4. ^ Temple, Georgia (March 16, 2006). "She's the man". Midland Reporter-Telegram. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  5. ^ Samuels, Jeanne F. (September 20, 2007). "A Winning Team: Andy Fickman Directs "The Game Plan"". Jewish Herald-Voice. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "1981-2008 Outstanding Alumni". Texas Tech University. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "Andy Fickman". Texas Tech University. Archived March 8, 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
  8. ^ Texas Tech University - La Ventana. La Ventana. 1987. p. 353. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  9. ^ Mann, Iris (November 21, 2012). "Holiday films that provoke, (and Some Just for Fun) | Hollywood". Jewish Journal. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  10. ^ Fleming, Michael (2008-09-24). "Disney, Fickman ink first-look deal". Variety. Retrieved 2020-11-29.