Andy Ackerman

Robert Andrew Ackerman is an American director, producer, and script editor who is 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 and Newhart, winning an Emmy for the former. He also served as 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, have four children.

Filmography

TV series

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Notes
2020	Indebted
2019	Mr. Iglesias			Episode: "Some Children Left Behind"
2019	Santa Clarita Diet			Episode "More of a Cat Person"
2018	The Conners			2 episodes
2018–2019	Happy Together			6 episodes
2018	Living Biblically			12 episodes
2017	Marlon
2016–2017	The Great Indoors
2016–2017	Grace & Frankie			2 episodes
2014–2015	Mulaney
2011–2013	Whitney
2010–2011	Perfect Couples
2007–2008	Rules of Engagement
2006–2010	The New Adventures of Old Christine
2006	Happy Hour
2005	Hot Properties
2005	Life on a Stick
2004–2005	Center of the Universe
2004	Listen Up
2004	Come to Papa
2004	Spellbound
2003	Two and a Half Men
2003	The O'Keefes
2003	Watching Ellie
2002–2003	Andy Richter Controls the Universe
2001	The Ellen Show
2001	Raising Dad
2000–2009	Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000–2005	Everybody Loves Raymond
2000–2001	The Trouble with Normal
1999	It's Like, You Know...
1998–2003	Becker
1998	LateLine
1997	Jenny
1996	Public Morals
1996	Suddenly Susan
1996	Ellen
1996	Good Company
1995	Almost Perfect
1995	Dweebs
1994–1998	Seinfeld
1994	Muddling Through
1993–1995	Frasier
1993	Big Wave Dave's
1991–1994	Wings
1991	Roc
1988–1991	Cheers			Also editor

TV movies

Year	Title	Director	Executive Producer
2005	Uncommon Sense
2005	Peep Show
2006	Separate at Worth
2007	The Hill
2008	Starting Under
2009	The Big D