Andrew Van Slee

Andrew Van Slee (born 4 June 1962) is a Canadian-born independent film director. His most successful work was the 2001 film Totally Blonde.

Career

Van Slee was born on 4 June 1965 in Vancouver, British Columbia. He was trained as an opera singer and pianist. As a young man he became an actor, appearing in various local TV and film productions in Vancouver. He then studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, California. At age 21 he moved to Toronto, Ontario where he became a sales manager for the publisher MacLean Hunter. After winning a lottery, he returned to Vancouver with his wife and opened ATV Studios, an acting school, as well as the extra casting agency Moo-vie Kidz for child actors in British Columbia. He was a Line Producer/Production Manager on the 2001 film L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve with Dennis Hopper and Michael Madsen, and formed his own production company Extraordinary Media Group to make several independent films.

Work

Van Slee's successful 2001 film Totally Blonde starred Krista Allen, Maeve Quinlan and the singer Michael Bublé. Van Slee produced the film's soundtrack, Totally Bublé, which was a Billboard Top 20 album for a few weeks in 2003. The CD featured Michael Bublé (vocals), Ian Putz (saxophone), Neil Nicholson (trombone), Bob Murphy (piano), Miles Hill (bass) and Buff Allen (drums). Van Slee also produced Bublé's first music video DVD. Other films produced by Van Slee through his production company Extraordinary Media Group include Net Games and Adam & Evil.

Films