Andy Fickman

Andrew John Fickman (born December 25, 1970) 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 (2006), The Game Plan (2007), Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015) and Playing with Fire (2019). 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 (Houston, Texas). 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 Year Title Director Producer Writer Notes 2002 Who's Your Daddy? Direct-to-video 2006 She's the Man 2007 The Game Plan 2009 Race to Witch Mountain 2010 You Again 2012 Jewtopia Parental Guidance 2015 Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Nominated- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse 2019 Playing with Fire 2023 One True Loves 2024 Don't Turn Out the Lights

Production executive Funny About Love (1990) Another You (1991) Hocus Pocus (1993) Man of the House (1995)

Associate producer Anaconda (1997)

Television TV movies Year Title Director ExecutiveProducer 2005 Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical 2021 Christmas...Again?!

TV series Year Title Director ExecutiveProducer Notes 2007 Aliens in America 1 episode 2011 Hellcats 2012 Internet Icon 9 episodes 2013–2017 Liv and Maddie Directed 32 episodes 2015 Austin & Ally 1 episode 2016 Recovery Road The Odd Couple 2016–2018 Kevin Can Wait All episodes 2019 No Good Nick 4 episodes 2021 The Crew All episodes 2024–2026 Wizards Beyond Waverly Place 8 episodes