Andrew Stevens
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Biography
Andrew Stevens, the son of actress Stella Stevens, entered the family business in 1976, appearing with his mom in Las Vegas Lady. Within a few years, the younger Stevens was one of the most sought-after beefcake leads in Hollywood, starring in such films as Massacre at Central High (1976), The Fury (1978) and The Boys in Company C (1978), and appearing in the regular role of Andrew Thorpe on the 1977 TV western The Oregon Trail. His stardom was secured when he played the central role of Phillip Kent in the syndicated miniseries The Bastard (1978) and its equally well-received follow-up, The Rebels (1979). Stevens' subsequent TV gigs included the weekly series Code Red (1981, as Ted Rorchek), Emerald Point NAS (1983-84, as Lt. Glenn Mathews) and Dallas (1987 season only, as Casey Denault). He was briefly married to actress Kate Jackson, with whom he starred in a 1979 TV-movie remake of Topper. In recent years, Andrew Stevens has both starred in and directed several low-budget thrillers, among them Terror Within 2 (1990), Night Eyes 3 (1993), and Scorned (1994), and has also directed episodes of such weekly TVers as Silk Stalkings, Swamp Thing, and Walker: Texas Ranger. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviFilmography:
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| Andrew Stevens | |
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| Born | Herman Andrew Stephens June 10, 1955 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Occupation | Executive, producer, director, former actor |
| Years active | 1973 – present |
| Spouse |
Kate Jackson (m. 1978–1982) (divorced) |
| Website | |
| http://www.astevensent.com | |
Andrew Stevens (born June 10, 1955) is an American executive, film producer, director and former actor.[1]
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Early life
Andrew Stevens was born Herman Andrew Stephens in Memphis, Tennessee. He is the only child of actress Stella Stevens and her former husband Noble Herman Stephens, both natives of Mississippi.[2]
Career
Prior to his producing career, Stevens was a writer, director, and actor. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance in 1978's The Boys in Company C (Columbia Pictures). [3] In 1977, Stevens played 17-year-old Andrew Thorpe on the NBC western series, The Oregon Trail. The program filmed only thirteen episodes, seven of which never aired.[4] He appeared opposite Dennis Weaver and Susan Dey in the short-lived drama, Emerald Point N.A.S., as a playboy/tennis bum in the Columbo episode "Murder in Malibu", and as one of Lucy Ewing's love interests, Casey Denault, in Dallas, for two seasons, beginning in 1987. During this time, he also starred in the popular erotic thriller Night Eyes, and its sequels.
In early 1990, Stevens left the public eye to become an independent entrepreneur writing, producing, directing and financing films for his own companies. He was President/CEO of Franchise Pictures, which produced films for Warner Bros. from 1997 through 2002, including, notably, The Whole Nine Yards and its sequel, The Whole Ten Yards, as well as The In-Laws. However, Franchise and its subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on August 19, 2004, after losing a multimillion dollar fraud case in Los Angeles, and is now defunct.
Prior to Franchise, Stevens was an owner and president of Royal Oaks Entertainment, which produced and/or distributed seventy pictures over a three-year period including many HBO, Showtime and Sci-Fi Channel world premieres. Prior to Royal Oaks, Stevens' entrée into foreign sales and production company ownership was with Sunset Films International, which amassed a library of 19 titles, (including 7 in-house productions) during his first year as president of the company. He currently operates Andrew Stevens Entertainment and Stevens Entertainment Group.
Personal life
Stevens was married to actress Kate Jackson from 1978-82. He has three children by his second marriage, which ended in divorce in 2010.
Producer credits
- Rise (2011) (in development)
- Breaking the Press (2010)
- Mandrake (TV; 2010)
- Mongolian Death Worm (TV) (2010) – also actor
- Stranger (2009)
- Tommy and the Cool Mule (2009)
- Fire from Below (2009) – also actor
- Missionary Man (2007) – also actor
- Walking Tall: Lone Justice (2007; video) – also actor
- Half Past Dead 2 (2007)
- Walking Tall: The Payback (2007)
- The Detonator (2006)
- Black Dawn (2005; video) – also actor
- The Marksman (2005; video) – also actor
- 7 Seconds (2005)
- Silent Partner (2005)
- Blessed (2004)
- Pursued (2004)
- Method (2004)
- Friend of the Family II (1996)
- Night Eyes 4: Fatal Passion (1996)
- Night Eyes 3 (1993)
- Night Eyes 2 (1992)
- Night Eyes (1990)
References
- ^ Willens, Michele (November 28, 1993). "'A Very Legitimate Form of Employment': The Stars of DTV". The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1993-11-28/entertainment/ca-61771_1_legitimate-form. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
- ^ Contemporary Theatre, Film & Television (volume #7, ISBN#0-8103-2070-3 and ISSN#0749-064X)
- ^ Golden Globes site
- ^ Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penquin Books, 1996, 4th ed., p. 629
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