Andrew Stevens

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Andrew Stevens
Born Herman Andrew Stephens
(1955-06-10) June 10, 1955
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Occupation Executive, film producer, film director, actor
Years active 1973 – present
Spouse(s) Kate Jackson (m. 1978–82)(divorced)
Robyn Stevens (m. 1995–2010) (divorced; 3 children)
Website astevensent.com

Andrew Stevens (born June 10, 1955) is an American executive, film producer, director and actor.[1]

Early life

Andrew Stevens was born Herman Andrew Stephens in Memphis, Tennessee, the only child of actress Stella Stevens and her former husband Noble Herman Stephens.[2]

Career

Prior to his producing career, Stevens was a writer, director, and actor. He had a bit role in Shampoo (1975), and went on to appear in cult thrillers such as Massacre at Central High (1976), Vigilante Force (1976) and Day of the Animals (1977), as well as the cult horror film The Fury (1978) starring Kirk Douglas. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance in 1978's The Boys in Company C, and later starred with Charles Bronson in two films, Death Hunt (1981) and 10 to Midnight (1983).[3]

He appeared in the 1976 miniseries Once an Eagle and played 17-year-old Andrew Thorpe on the NBC western series, The Oregon Trail. The program filmed only thirteen episodes, seven of which never aired.[4] also Canadian television series New Liars Club.

Stevens starred in The Bastard (1978) and The Rebels (1979), based on the John Jakes novels. He appeared opposite Dennis Weaver and Susan Dey in the short-lived drama Emerald Point N.A.S., as a playboy/tennis bum in Columbo: Murder in Malibu, and as one of J.R. Ewings stooges Casey Denault, in Dallas, for two seasons, beginning in 1987. He appeared in the 1985 mini-series Hollywood Wives. During this time, he also starred in the 1990 erotic thriller Night Eyes, and its sequels.[3]

Producing

In early 1990, Stevens left the public eye to become an independent entrepreneur writing, producing, directing and financing films for his own companies. He was President/CEO of Franchise Pictures, which produced films for Warner Bros. from 1999 through 2005, including The Whole Nine Yards and its sequel, The Whole Ten Yards, as well as The In-Laws.

Franchise and its subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on August 19, 2004, after losing a multimillion-dollar fraud case in Los Angeles, and is now defunct.[5]

Prior to Franchise, Stevens was an owner and president of Royal Oaks Entertainment, which produced and/or distributed seventy pictures over a three-year period including many HBO, Showtime and Sci-Fi Channel world premieres. Prior to Royal Oaks, Stevens' entrée into foreign sales and production company ownership was with Sunset Films International, which amassed a library of 19 titles (including 7 in-house productions) during his first year as president of the company. He currently operates Andrew Stevens Entertainment and Stevens Entertainment Group.

Personal life

Stevens was married to actress Kate Jackson from 1978 to 1982. He has three children by his second marriage to Robyn Stevens, which ended in divorce in 2010.[3]

Acting, directing, and producing credits

References

  1. ↑ Willens, Michele (November 28, 1993). "'A Very Legitimate Form of Employment': The Stars of DTV". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
  2. ↑ Contemporary Theatre, Film & Television (volume #7, ISBN 0-8103-2070-3 and ISSN 0749-064X)
  3. 1 2 3 Andrew Stevens at the Internet Movie Database
  4. ↑ Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., p. 629
  5. ↑ Franchise files for Chaper 11, Variety.com; accessed 19 April 2016.

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