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Known for
Producer
Gender
Male
Birthday
19 May
Location
Pennsylvania, United States
Edit pageAndy Greenwald
Biography
Andy Greenwald (born May 19, 1977) is an American author, critic, podcaster, screenwriter, and television producer.
From 2011 to 2015, he was a staff writer and principal TV writer for Bill Simmons' ESPN website Grantland. During his time at Grantland, he began podcasting with his best friend and pop culture writer Chris Ryan., hosting both the Andy Greenwald Podcast and the Hollywood Prospectus Podcast.
Once Grantland closed and Simmons started The Ringer in Los Angeles, both Greenwald and Ryan began co-hosting The Watch on the new site's podcast network. In 2016, he and Ryan began hosting the Game of Thrones aftershow After the Thrones on HBO, as well as the Mr Robot aftershow Hacking Robot on USA Network.
Beginning in 2016, Greenwald worked as a screenwriter on the superhero TV show Legion. In 2018, Greenwald and Sam Esmail's adaptation of the Ross Thomas book Briarpatch was ordered into a series on USA Network.
Greenwald is both a writer and executive producer on the show, which stars Rosario Dawson. The show was canceled after one season. It was reported that Greenwald was part of a writer's room for a new Star Wars project.
