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{{short description|American television and theatre director}}
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'''Andy Wolk''' is an American television and theatre director.
'''Andy Wolk''' is an American television and theatre director.


His television credits include ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales of the Crypt]]'', ''[[The Sopranos]]'', ''[[Arliss|Arli$$]]'', ''[[The Practice]]'', ''[[The Division]]'', ''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]'', ''[[Ugly Betty]]''[[Ugly Betty|,]] and ''[[Criminal Minds]]'', as well as a number of [[television film]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.film.com/celebrities/andy-wolk/14644946|title=News - Entertainment, Music, Movies, Celebrity|website=MTV News|language=en|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref>
His television credits include ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales of the Crypt]]'', ''[[The Sopranos]]'', ''[[Arliss (TV series)|Arli$$]]'', ''[[The Practice]]'', ''[[The Division]]'', ''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]'', ''[[Ugly Betty]]'', and ''[[Criminal Minds]]'', as well as a number of [[television film]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.film.com/celebrities/andy-wolk/14644946|title=News - Entertainment, Music, Movies, Celebrity|website=MTV News|language=en|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref>


Wolk wrote two plays with Camera Obscura<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.lamama.org/index.php/Detail/Entity/Show/entity_id/4909|title=La MaMa|website=catalog.lamama.org|access-date=2019-07-10}}</ref>, a theatre company based in [[Jamestown, New York]], that were performed during the 1970s at [[La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club]] in the [[East Village, Manhattan|East Village of Manhattan]]. The first, ''Oracles'', is based in [[Greek mythology]] and was produced in 1973.<ref>La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. [http://catalog.lamama.org/index.php/Detail/Occurrence/Show/occurrence_id/1296 "Production: ''Oracles'' (1973)". Accessed June 20, 2018.]</ref> The second, ''Maldoror'', is based on [[Comte de Lautréamont|Comte de Lautreaumont]]'s ''[[Les Chants de Maldoror]]'' and was produced in 1974.<ref>La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. [http://catalog.lamama.org/index.php/Detail/Occurrence/Show/occurrence_id/1420 "Production: ''Maldoror'' (1974)". Accessed June 20, 2018.]</ref> Camera Obscura also took ''Oracles'' on tour in Europe in 1973<ref>La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. [http://catalog.lamama.org/index.php/Detail/Occurrence/Show/occurrence_id/3163 "Tour: Camera Obscura European Tour (1973)". Accessed June 20, 2018.]</ref> and ''Maldoror'' on tour in Europe in 1974.<ref>La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. [http://catalog.lamama.org/index.php/Detail/Occurrence/Show/occurrence_id/3166 "Tour: Camera Obscura European Tour (1974)". Accessed June 20, 2018.]</ref> He has also directed theatre, including plays at the [[Manhattan Theatre Club]], [[Ensemble Studio Theatre]], and [[Actors Theatre of Louisville]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/education/conservatory/faculty.aspx|title=Wolk biography|last=|first=|date=|website=AFI|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=June 20, 2018}}</ref>
Wolk wrote two plays with Camera Obscura,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.lamama.org/Detail/Entities/4909|title=La MaMa|website=catalog.lamama.org|access-date=2019-07-10}}</ref> a theatre company based in [[Jamestown, New York]], that were performed during the 1970s at [[La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club]] in the [[East Village, Manhattan|East Village of Manhattan]]. The first, ''Oracles'', is based in [[Greek mythology]] and was produced in 1973.<ref>La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. [https://catalog.lamama.org/Detail/Occurrences/1296 "Production: ''Oracles'' (1973)". Accessed June 20, 2018.]</ref> The second, ''Maldoror'', is based on [[Comte de Lautréamont|Comte de Lautreaumont]]'s ''[[Les Chants de Maldoror]]'' and was produced in 1974.<ref>La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. [https://catalog.lamama.org/Detail/Occurrences/1420 "Production: ''Maldoror'' (1974)". Accessed June 20, 2018.]</ref> Camera Obscura also took ''Oracles'' on tour in Europe in 1973<ref>La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. [https://catalog.lamama.org/Detail/Occurrences/3163 "Tour: Camera Obscura European Tour (1973)". Accessed June 20, 2018.]</ref> and ''Maldoror'' on tour in Europe in 1974.<ref>La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. [https://catalog.lamama.org/Detail/Occurrences/3166 "Tour: Camera Obscura European Tour (1974)". Accessed June 20, 2018.]</ref> He has also directed theatre, including plays at the [[Manhattan Theatre Club]], [[Ensemble Studio Theatre]], and [[Actors Theatre of Louisville]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/education/conservatory/faculty.aspx|title=Wolk biography|website=AFI|access-date=June 20, 2018}}</ref>


In 1989, Wolk won a [[Writers Guild of America Award]] for writing the ''[[Great Performances]]'' episode "Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson".<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1989-03-21/entertainment/ca-366_1_bull-durhamIn "Film, Writers Pick 'Bull Durham'; TV, 'thirtysomething,' 'Wonder Years'"] Steve Weinstein, March 21, 1989, ''[[Los Angeles Times]].''</ref>
In 1989, Wolk won a [[Writers Guild of America Award]] for writing the ''[[Great Performances]]'' episode "Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson".<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1989-03-21/entertainment/ca-366_1_bull-durhamIn "Film, Writers Pick 'Bull Durham'; TV, 'thirtysomething,' 'Wonder Years'"] Steve Weinstein, March 21, 1989, ''[[Los Angeles Times]].''</ref>
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* ''[[Pizza My Heart (film)|Pizza My Heart]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Pizza My Heart (film)|Pizza My Heart]]'' (2005)
* ''[[A Stranger's Heart]]'' (2007)
* ''[[A Stranger's Heart]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Bluff City Law]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Station 19]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Manifest (TV series)|Manifest]]'' (2020)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://catalog.lamama.org/index.php/Detail/Entity/Show/entity_id/4919 Wolk's page on La MaMa Archives Digital Collections]
*[https://catalog.lamama.org/Detail/Entities/4919 Wolk's page on La MaMa Archives Digital Collections]


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Andy Wolk
Occupation(s)Director and writer
Years active1987–present

Andy Wolk is an American television and theatre director.

His television credits include Tales of the Crypt, The Sopranos, Arli$$, The Practice, The Division, Medium, Ugly Betty, and Criminal Minds, as well as a number of television films.[1]

Wolk wrote two plays with Camera Obscura,[2] a theatre company based in Jamestown, New York, that were performed during the 1970s at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in the East Village of Manhattan. The first, Oracles, is based in Greek mythology and was produced in 1973.[3] The second, Maldoror, is based on Comte de Lautreaumont's Les Chants de Maldoror and was produced in 1974.[4] Camera Obscura also took Oracles on tour in Europe in 1973[5] and Maldoror on tour in Europe in 1974.[6] He has also directed theatre, including plays at the Manhattan Theatre Club, Ensemble Studio Theatre, and Actors Theatre of Louisville.[7]

In 1989, Wolk won a Writers Guild of America Award for writing the Great Performances episode "Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson".[8]

Partial filmography

References

  1. ^ "News - Entertainment, Music, Movies, Celebrity". MTV News. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  2. ^ "La MaMa". catalog.lamama.org. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  3. ^ La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Production: Oracles (1973)". Accessed June 20, 2018.
  4. ^ La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Production: Maldoror (1974)". Accessed June 20, 2018.
  5. ^ La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Tour: Camera Obscura European Tour (1973)". Accessed June 20, 2018.
  6. ^ La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Tour: Camera Obscura European Tour (1974)". Accessed June 20, 2018.
  7. ^ "Wolk biography". AFI. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  8. ^ "Film, Writers Pick 'Bull Durham'; TV, 'thirtysomething,' 'Wonder Years'" Steve Weinstein, March 21, 1989, Los Angeles Times.


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