Andy Borowitz

Andy Borowitz (born January 4, 1958) is an American writer, comedian, satirist, and actor. Borowitz is a New York Times-bestselling author who won the first National Press Club award for humor. He is known for creating The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and the satirical column The Borowitz Report. In a profile on CBS News Sunday Morning, he was called "one of the funniest people in America". 2Early life Borowitz was born to a barely-observant Reform Jewish family in Shaker Heights, Ohio, where he attended Shaker Heights High School. In 1980, Borowitz graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College, where he lived in Adams House and was president of the Harvard Lampoon. He also wrote for the Hasty Pudding Theatricals. Borowitz studied with playwright William Alfred and wrote his undergraduate thesis on Restoration comedy. 2Career 3Hollywood After graduating from Harvard, Borowitz moved to Los Angeles, to work for producer Bud Yorkin at Tandem Productions, the company Yorkin co-founded with producer Norman Lear, the creator of All in the Family. From 1982 through 1983, he wrote for the television series Square Pegs, starring Sarah Jessica Parke