birth_place name birth_date article_title birth_name
los angeles , california , u.s. andy ackerman c. 1956 andy ackerman
 robert andrew ackerman
andy ackerman

robert andrew `` andy '' ackerman -lrb- born c. 1956 -rrb- is an american director and producer and script editor who is best known for his work on `` seinfeld '' , `` the new adventures of old christine '' and the hbo series `` curb your enthusiasm '' .
he is a 1978 graduate of santa clara university .
born in los angeles , ackerman began his career as a videotape editor on `` wkrp in cincinnati '' -lrb- 1979 -- 82 -rrb- and `` newhart '' , winning an emmy for the former .
he also was an assistant editor on `` welcome back kotter '' .
ackerman directed `` seinfeld '' starting in its sixth season .
he directed 89 episodes .
he has directed every episode of `` the new adventures of old christine '' .
he has directed or guest directed such series as `` everybody loves raymond '' , `` becker '' , `` cheers '' , `` wings '' , `` frasier '' , `` two and a half men '' , `` andy richter controls the universe '' , `` whitney '' and `` the ellen show '' .
ackerman also directed the pilot episode of the 2006 fox series `` happy hour '' .
ackerman directed the nbc comedy `` perfect couples '' .
he was also a co-producer of `` cheers '' and producer of `` the ellen show '' .
