Andy Robin is a writer who worked on

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's ''

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'', alone and with collaborator Gregg Kavet. Their episode " The Fatigues" won the 1997

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. Robin and Kavet wrote and directed the feature film ''

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''. This independent film won the Jury Prize for best narrative at the 2006

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Film Festival and was awarded the Jury Prize in New American Cinema at the 2006

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. They also wrote the 2005 Simon Spotlight book ''Saving Face – How to Lie, Fake, and Maneuver Your Way Out of Life's Most Awkward Situations", a humorous guide to awkward social situations.

Personal life

Robin attended undergrad at Harvard and after 18 years in show business pursued a medical degree at Brown University. He is currently a psychiatrist.Andrew Robin LinkedIn
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Work on Seinfeld

:''Season 6 to 8 episodes all written in collaboration with Gregg Kavet.''

Season 4

* "

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Season 5

* " The Barber"

Season 6

* " The Jimmy"

Season 7

* "

The Hot Tub "The Hot Tub" is the 115th episode of NBC sitcom ''Seinfeld''. This was the fifth episode for the seventh season. It aired on October 19, 1995. The episode deals with runner Jean-Paul and Jerry and Elaine's struggles to ensure he wakes up for the ...

" * "

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" * " The Bottle Deposit"

Season 8

* " The Fatigues" * " The Comeback" * " The Nap"

Season 9

* "

The Slicer "The Slicer" is the 163rd episode of the NBC sitcom ''Seinfeld''. This was the seventh episode of the ninth and final season. It first aired on November 13, 1997.

" (with Kavet and

Darin Henry Darin Henry (born ) is an American television writer. He has written for many different television series, including ''Seinfeld'', '' Futurama'', '' The War at Home'' and ''Oddballs''. He also wrote a Big Finish '' Doctor Who'' audio called '' ...

) * "

The Frogger "The Frogger" is the 174th episode of the NBC sitcom ''Seinfeld''. It is the 18th episode for the ninth and final season. It first aired on April 23, 1998. In this episode, Elaine eats a vintage cake from King Edward VIII's wedding, Jerry maintai ...

" (with Kavet,

Steve Koren Steve Koren is an American writer/producer and screenwriter. Most notably, he has written for ''Saturday Night Live'', ''Seinfeld'', and ''Veep''. He also wrote or co-wrote the movies ''Bruce Almighty'', ''Click'', '' A Night at the Roxbury'', ...

and Dan O'Keefe) * "

The Puerto Rican Day "The Puerto Rican Day" is the 176th episode of the NBC sitcom ''Seinfeld''. It aired on May 7, 1998, and was the 20th episode of the ninth and final season. It was the show's second-highest-rated episode of all time, with 38.8 million viewers, on ...

" (with Kavet, Koren, O'Keefe,

Alec Berg Alec Berg is an American television writer, director and executive producer. He wrote for the sitcom ''Seinfeld'' and is co-creator and executive producer of ''Barry'' with Bill Hader. He also co-wrote the screenplays for the films ''The Cat in th ...

, Jennifer Crittenden, Spike Feresten,

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David Mandel David Mandel (born ) is writer, actor, director, and producer. He was an executive producer and showrunner of ''Veep'', and was also an executive producer and director of ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' and ''Seinfeld''. He is also a comedian, and on ...

, and

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)

Awards

*1997

for best television comedy ('' The Fatigues'')

References

External links

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