Andy Fickman


Andrew John Fickman is an American filmmaker. His credits as a theater director include the premiere of the Reefer Madness! musical, the first Los Angeles production of the play Jewtopia, 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.
He directed comedy films She's the Man, The Game Plan, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 and Playing with Fire. 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, moved with his family to Houston in 1974, and went to Lee High School. Fickman is a graduate of Texas Tech University and a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He was raised in Conservative Judaism. In 2013, he was honored with the Alumni of the Year award by United Synagogue Youth. In 2008, he started Oops Doughnuts Productions with a first look deal at Disney.
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.

Filmography

Film

Production executive
Associate producer
  • ''Anaconda''

    Television

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

TV series
YearTitleDirectorExecutive
Producer		Notes
2007Aliens in America1 episode
2011Hellcats1 episode
2012Internet Icon9 episodes
2013–2017Liv and MaddieDirected 32 episodes
2015Austin & Ally1 episode
2016Recovery Road1 episode
2016The Odd Couple1 episode
2016–2018Kevin Can WaitAll episodes
2019No Good Nick4 episodes
2021The CrewAll episodes
2024–2025Wizards Beyond Waverly Place7 episodes