Biography
Sanford Jay "Sandy" Frank, also known as Sandy Frank (July 21, 1954 – April 18, 2014), was a television writer who was known as a writer for Late Night with David Letterman. He wrote for Letterman's NBC show for four years, during which the show won four Emmy Awards for comedy-variety writing. Frank had a bachelor's degree in mathematics and a law degree from Harvard and had written for The Harvard Lampoon.
He joined the writing staff for Late Night after running into his old college friend Jim Downey who served as head writer for the Letterman show and had been an original staff writer for Saturday Night Live. He also wrote for In Living Color and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
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Filmography
all 11
TV Shows 9
Writer 6
Producer 5
Movies 2
Writer / Co-Producer
The ½ Hour News Hour (2007)
TV
Producer / Writer
Mister Sterling (2003)
TV
Writer
Lloyd in Space (2001)
TV
6
Producer / Writer
The Jamie Foxx Show (1996)
TV
8
Writer
MADtv (1995)
TV
1
Producer / Writer
Martin (1992)
TV
6
Peter Leonard / Executive Story Editor / Writer
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
TV
7.47
Writer
Chris Elliott's FDR -- A One-Man Show (1987)
Movie
Writer
Action Family (1987)
Movie
Writer
Late Night with David Letterman (1982)
TV
8.33
Producer
Battle of the Planets (1978)
TV
Ratings
Average 6.47
Based on 183 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1978
1987
1995
2003
2007
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1954-07-21
Deathday2014-04-18 (59 years old)
Birth PlaceSpringfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award
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