Sidaris, Andy

Andy sidaris
Andy sidaris
	English Andy sidaris
Birth name	English Andrew W. Sidaris
Date of Birth	February 20, 1931
Place of Birth	;
Date of death	March 7, 2007 (aged 76)
Place of death	;
Citizenship	USA
Profession	director , producer , actor , screenwriter
Career	1960-2003
Direction	girls with guns
Awards	Emmy
IMDb	ID 0796477

Andrew W. "Andy" Sidaris ( born Andrew W. "Andy" Sidaris ; February 20, 1931 , Chicago , Illinois , USA - March 7, 2007 , Beverly Hills , California , USA ) - American film and television director , film producer , actor and screenwriter . Best known for his film collection Bullets, Bombs and Babes, a series of category B films he created between 1985 and 1998 , including Malibu Express ( 1985 ) and Hawaii in the Hawaii ( 1987 ). As a director, he is a pioneer of sports TV shows . He covered hundreds of football and basketball games , Olympic competitions , as well as special programs, for which he won seven Emmy awards. The most famous sports show of Sidaris is the anthology program “ Wide World of Sports ”, which was broadcast on ABC . He was the first director of this show, and continued to work in this post for 25 years.

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Biography

Born February 20, 1931 in Chicago ( Illinois , USA ) in a family of Greek immigrants. He grew up in Shreveport ( Louisiana ), where he graduated from high school.

He attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas , where his family took an active part in sports. Andrew's brother, Chris W. Sidaris (1927–2000), was the director of the Shreveport Parks and Recreation Department.

In 1969, won the Emmy Award for filming the 1968 Summer Olympics .

In the 1970s, he shot episodes of the TV shows Gemini Man, Kodjak , The Brothers Hardy and Nancy Drew , as well as the Monday Night Football sports broadcast on ABC , which covered the games of the National Football League .

Together with his wife Arlene T. Sidaris (born 1942) created 12 films. Since the death of her husband, she runs an official website dedicated to his films.

Died March 7, 2007 in Beverly Hills from throat cancer at age 76.

Personal life

He was twice married. In marriage with his first wife, Ann Sidaris-Reeves (1956-1966) had two children. The second wife was Arlene Sidaris.

He had a son, Christian Drew Sidaris, as well as daughters, Alex Sidaris (Garner) and Stacy Avel.

Filmography

Director, producer and screenwriter

1961 - Wide World of Sports - director.
1961-1964 - The Magic Land of Allakazam - director.
1968 - XIX Summer Olympic Games - director.
1969 - The Racing Scene - director.
1970 - Monday Night Football - Director.
1970 - Muhammad Ali vs. Oscar Bonavena - Director.
1973 - Stacey - director, producer, screenwriter.
1975 - Kojak - director.
1976 - Gemini Man - director.
1976 - Getting Ready - producer.
1977 - The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries - Director.
1979 - Seven - director, producer, screenwriter.
1985 - Malibu Express - director, producer, screenwriter.
1987 - Hard Ticket to Hawaii - director, screenwriter.
1988 - Picasso Triggerfish - director, screenwriter.
1989 - Savage Beach - director, producer, screenwriter.
1990 - Guns - director, screenwriter.
1991 - To win or die - director, screenwriter.
1992 - Hard Hunted - director, producer, screenwriter.
1993 - Fit to Kill - director, screenwriter.
1993-1995 - Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater - Director.
1993 - Enemy Gold - Executive Producer.
1994 - The Dallas Connection - Executive Producer.
1996 - Day of the Warrior - director, screenwriter.
1998 - LETHAL Ladies: Return to Savage Beach - Director, screenwriter.

Actor

1976 - Two-Minute Warning - TV Director.
1985 - Malibu Express - trailer driver (does not appear in credits).
1987 - Hard Ticket to Hawaii - Whitey (uncredited).
1988 - Picasso Triggerfish - Whitey (uncredited).
1989 - Savage Beach - radio operator (not credited).
1991 - To win or die - the owner of the restaurant (not credited).
1994 - The Dallas Connection - forensic expert (not credited).
2000 - The Bare Wench Project - Dick Bigdikian.
2001 - The Bare Wench Project 2: Scared Topless - Dick Bigdikian.
2002 - The Bare Wench Project 3: Nymphs of Mystery Mountain - Dick Bigdikian.

Bibliography

Sidaris, Andy & Arlene. Bullets, Bombs, and Babes: The Films of Andy Sidaris, Heavy Metal Press. August 2003.