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name: "Andrew Tsao"
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born: "3 August 1959"
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# Andrew Tsao

Director. Born 3 August 1959 in USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 3 August 1959, USA

## Biography

Andrew Tsao is an American television, film and theatre director and producer. He earned an MFA in fine arts from the California Institute of the Arts in 1990. He began his career in regional theatre and off-Broadway, serving as resident director of the Indiana Repertory Theatre (1992–1995) and artistic director of the New Harmony Project before moving to Los Angeles in 1995.

In television he directed episodes of numerous prime-time series, including *Friends* (1999), *Home Improvement* (1996–1999), *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* (1996–2001), *The Tick* (2001), *George Lopez* (2002–2003), *Phil of the Future* (2004) and *Wizards of Waverly Place* (2007–2008). He also produced the NBC sitcom *Working* (1997–1999). Tsao contributed story and dialogue to the feature film *Mahjong* (1996) and has directed stage productions and short films.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Friends* (1994), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/friends.md)

## Also known for

- *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* (1996), Director
- *Wizards of Waverly Place* (2007), Director
- *Home Improvement* (1991), Director
- *The Tick* (2001), Director
- *George Lopez* (2002), Director
- *Phil of the Future* (2004), Director
- *Yes, Dear* (2000), Director

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