Sanford Jay Frank Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Sandy Frank was born on July 21, 1954 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA as Sanford Jay Frank. He was a writer and producer, known for Late Night with David Letterman (1982), The ½ Hour News Hour (2007) and In Living Color (1990). He was married to Pamela Frank. He died on April 18, 2014 in Calabasas, California, USA.
After graduating from Harvard Law School, he went to work at the New York City law firm of Donovan Leisure, which had it's Manhattan offices in 30 Rock, also the headquarters of NBC. While riding in the elevator one day, he ran into his college classmate James Downey, which lead to him becoming a staff writer for Late Night with David Letterman (1982), his first job in television, and which coincidentally paid more than his job as an attorney.
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While a student at Harvard, he was on the writing staff of The Harvard Lampoon.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The ½ Hour News Hour
TV Series head writer - 17 episodes, 2007 writer - 16 episodes, 2007
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2005/I
Short
Mister Sterling
2003
TV Series written by - 1 episode
Lloyd in Space
2001
TV Series 1 episode
Secret Agent Man
2000
TV Series written by - 1 episode
MADtv
1998
TV Series written by - 1 episode
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996-1997
TV Series 3 episodes
The Other Side
1995
TV Series creator - 5 episodes
The Clinic
1995
TV Series written by - 1 episode
Martin
TV Series 2 episodes, 1993 - 1994 writer - 1 episode, 1993
In Living Color
TV Series 1 episode, 1993 writer - 15 episodes, 1990 - 1992
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TV Series written by - 2 episodes, 1990 writer - 1 episode, 1991
Working Girl
1990
TV Series written by - 2 episodes
Late Night with David Letterman
1982-1987
TV Series writer - 120 episodes
FDR: A One Man Show
1987
TV Movie story
David Letterman's 2nd Annual Holiday Film Festival
1986
TV Movie
Action Family
1986
TV Movie teleplay
David Letterman's Holiday Film Festival
1985
TV Movie
Late Night with David Letterman: 3rd Anniversary Special
1985
TV Movie
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Game Show in My Head
2009
TV Series segment producer - 8 episodes
The ½ Hour News Hour
2007
TV Series co-producer - 17 episodes
Mister Sterling
2003
TV Series co-producer - 9 episodes
Name That Video
2001
TV Series executive producer - 2001
You Asked for It!
1999
TV Series executive producer - 1999
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996-1998
TV Series co-executive producer - 43 episodes
The Other Side
1995
TV Series executive producer - 5 episodes
Misery Loves Company
1995
TV Series co-executive producer - 8 episodes
The Clinic
1995
TV Series executive producer - 1 episode
Martin
1993-1995
TV Series co-executive producer - 54 episodes
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Rerun Show
2002
TV Series creative consultant - 7 episodes
Damon
1998
TV Series consultant - 10 episodes
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990-1991
TV Series executive story editor - 24 episodes
Working Girl
1990
TV Series story editor - 12 episodes
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1991
TV Series
Peter Leonard
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards
2014
TV Special
Himself - Writer (In Memoriam)
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1987
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
Late Night with David Letterman (1982)
1986
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
Late Night with David Letterman (1982)
1985
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
Late Night with David Letterman (1982)
1984
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
Late Night with David Letterman (1982)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1990
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
In Living Color (1990)
1985
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
Late Night with David Letterman (1982)
1985
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
Late Night with David Letterman (1982)
1984
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
Late Night with David Letterman (1982)
1984
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
Late Night with David Letterman (1982)
Known for movies
Late Night with David Letterman (1982-1987) as Writer
$19 Million
