# Andrew Scheinman

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{{short description|American film and television producer}}
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'''Andrew Scheinman''' is an American film and television producer, as well as a film director and screenwriter.  Before he got his start in entertainment, he worked as a professional tennis player, as well as earning a [JD](/source/Juris_Doctor) from the [University of Virginia School of Law](/source/University_of_Virginia_School_of_Law) in 1973.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/197436/Andrew_Scheinman |title=Andrew Scheinman &#124; Biography, Photos, Movies, TV, Credits |publisher=Hollywood.com |accessdate=September 16, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100914232343/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/197436/Andrew_Scheinman| archivedate= September 14, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> He is one of the heads of [Castle Rock Entertainment](/source/Castle_Rock_Entertainment).

He won an [Emmy Award](/source/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Comedy_Series) for producing ''[Seinfeld](/source/Seinfeld)''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/andrew-scheinman|title=Andrew Scheinman|work=[Television Academy](/source/Academy_of_Television_Arts_%26_Sciences)|access-date=June 25, 2021}}</ref> and was nominated for an [Academy Award](/source/Academy_Awards) for producing ''[A Few Good Men](/source/A_Few_Good_Men)''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1993/R|title=The 65th Academy Awards (1993) Nominees and Winners|website=oscars.org|access-date=June 25, 2021}}</ref>

Scheinman, formerly a member of [Writers Guild of America West](/source/Writers_Guild_of_America_West), left and maintained [financial core](/source/financial_core) status in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=WGAW Financial Core List |url=https://www.wga.org/members/membership-information/wgaw-financial-core-list |website=wga.org |access-date=August 30, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==
''He was producer for all films unless otherwise noted.''
===Film===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit
|-
|rowspan=2| 1980 || ''[The Mountain Men](/source/The_Mountain_Men)'' ||
|-
| ''[The Awakening](/source/The_Awakening_(1980_film))'' || Co-producer
|-
| 1981 || ''[Modern Romance](/source/Modern_Romance_(film))'' ||
|-
| 1985 || ''[The Sure Thing](/source/The_Sure_Thing)'' || Co-producer
|-
| 1986 || ''[Stand by Me](/source/Stand_by_Me_(film))'' ||
|-
| 1987 || ''[The Princess Bride](/source/The_Princess_Bride_(film))'' ||Co-producer
|-
| 1989 || ''[When Harry Met Sally...](/source/When_Harry_Met_Sally...)'' ||
|-
| 1990 || ''[Misery](/source/Misery_(film))'' ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[A Few Good Men](/source/A_Few_Good_Men)'' ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[North](/source/North_(1994_film))'' || Executive producer
|-
|rowspan=2| 1996 || ''[Extreme Measures](/source/Extreme_Measures)'' || Executive producer
|-
| ''[Ghosts of Mississippi](/source/Ghosts_of_Mississippi)'' ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[And So It Goes](/source/And_So_It_Goes_(film))'' || Executive producer
|}

;As writer

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes
|-
| 1994 || ''[North](/source/North_(1994_film))'' ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[Bait](/source/Bait_(2000_film))'' ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.!](/source/Kangaroo_Jack%3A_G'Day_U.S.A.!)'' || Direct-to-video
|-
| 2010 || ''[Flipped](/source/Flipped_(2010_film))'' ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[The Magic of Belle Isle](/source/The_Magic_of_Belle_Isle)'' || {{center|<small>Uncredited</small>}}
|}

;As director

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
|-
| 1994 || ''[Little Big League](/source/Little_Big_League)''
|}

;Script and continuity department

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes
|-
| 2007 || ''[The Bucket List](/source/The_Bucket_List)'' || Script revisions || <small>Uncredited</small>
|}

;Miscellaneous crew

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
|-
| 1982 || ''[Mother Lode](/source/Mother_Lode_(1982_film))'' || Presenter
|}

;Thanks

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
|-
| 2003 || ''[A Mighty Wind](/source/A_Mighty_Wind)'' || Special thanks: [Castle Rock](/source/Castle_Rock_Entertainment)
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit
|-
| 1991−93 || ''[Seinfeld](/source/Seinfeld)'' || Executive producer
|}

;As writer

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title
|-
| 1989 || ''[Homeroom](/source/Homeroom_(TV_series))''
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|770650}}

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