Andrew Fleming

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Field	Value
name	Andrew Fleming
birth_date
birth_place	New York City, New York, United States
occupation	Screenwriter, film director, television producer, television director, film producer, actor, television writer
years_active	1988–present
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Andrew Fleming (born March 14, 1963) is an American screenwriter, film director, television producer, television director, film producer, actor, and television writer. He directed and wrote or co-wrote the films Bad Dreams, Threesome, The Craft, Dick, Nancy Drew, Hamlet 2, Barefoot, and Ideal Home, and directed The In-Laws remake. He has also directed episodes of the television series Arrested Development and Grosse Pointe, among others.

Education

He studied filmmaking at New York University film school.

Personal life

Fleming is gay, and based his 2018 film Ideal Home on his own experiences as a gay parent, helping to raise the son of his partner of 23 years.

Filmography

Films

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Year	Title	Director	Writer	Executive producer	Ref.
1988	Bad Dreams
1994	Threesome
Every Breath
1996	The Craft
1999	Dick
2003	The In-Laws
2007	Nancy Drew
2008	Hamlet 2
2014	Barefoot
2018	Ideal Home
2020	The Craft: Legacy
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Acting ::data[format=table]

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2009	Fired Up!	Klete Vanderjack
2010	Easy A	Doctor
2011	Friends with Benefits	Driver
2014	Annie	Cleve Sweetzer
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Television

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Year	Title	Director	Producer	Notes	Ref.
2000–01	Grosse Pointe			16 episodes
2005	Arrested Development			Episode: "Queen for a Day"
Head Cases			Episode: "Pilot"
2007	The Loop			Episode: "Windows"
2011	Franklin & Bash			2 episodes
2013	Wedding Band			Episode: "99 Problems"
New Girl			Episode: "The Box"
2013–14	The Michael J. Fox Show			4 episodes
2014–15	Bad Judge			4 episodes
2015	Odd Mom Out			4 episodes
Difficult People			Episode: "Library Water"
Red Oaks			2 episodes
2016	Lady Dynamite			2 episodes
2016–18	Younger			7 episodes
2018–19	Insatiable			8 episodes
2019	Dolly Parton's Heartstrings			Episode: "Jolene"
2020–present	Emily in Paris			Seasons 1-4
2022	Uncoupled			4 episodes
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TV movies ::data[format=table]

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Writer	Ref.
2002	Paranormal Girl
2009	No Heroics
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Awards and nominations

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Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
2009	Gold Derby Awards	Original Song	Hamlet 2
OFTA Film Awards	Best Music, Original Song
2014	Santa Barbara International Film Festival	Panavision Spirit Award for International Camera	Barefoot
2018	Edinburgh International Film Festival	Audience Award	Ideal Home
FilmOut Audience Awards	Best Comedy
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References

References

1. Janet Maslin. (April 8, 1994). "Menage a Trois With Hip Pretensions". [[The New York Times]].
2. Juergens, Brian. (August 27, 2008). "Interview with "Hamlet 2" director Andrew Fleming". [[AfterElton.com]].
3. (June 21, 2018). "Andrew Fleming based gay comedy Ideal Home on his own life". Metro Weekly.

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