Andy Wilman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Andy Wilman

English television producer

Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1962

Place of Birth: Glossop, England, United Kingdom

Profession: television producer, television presenter, executive producer, film producer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Andy Wilman

  • Andrew Neville "Andy" Wilman (born 16 August 1962) is an English television producer who is best known as the former executive producer of the Top Gear show, from 2002 to 2015, as well as being the executive producer of The Grand Tour.
  • He was responsible for much of the show's style and humour, along with Jeremy Clarkson.
  • He has also presented segments of the original Top Gear.
  • He is primarily responsible for the creation of The Stig.
  • Wilman and Clarkson both attended Repton School along with Formula One designer Adrian Newey.After the original format of Top Gear was cancelled by the BBC, Wilman and ex-presenter Clarkson pitched a new format. Wilman and Clarkson's company Bedder 6, which handled merchandise and international distribution for Top Gear, earned over £149m in revenue in 2012, prior to a restructuring that gave BBC Worldwide full control of the Top Gear rights.In April 2015, Wilman announced that he had resigned as executive producer of BBC Television's Top Gear following Jeremy Clarkson's exit in March 2015, owing to Clarkson's attack on a producer.
  • Wilman became the executive producer of The Grand Tour that he, Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May produced via their company W.
  • Chump & Sons for release via Amazon Video to Amazon Prime customers.
  • While not appearing on the show, Wilman was often referenced as "Mr.
  • Wilman", sending the others texts, which gave them missions, and often insults..
  • In 2019 after three seasons, The Grand Tour changed formats, no longer producing episodic seasons and instead producing only individual episodes similar to specials from previous seasons.
  • The group closed the W.
  • Chump production company stating it was no longer necessary based on the amount of content being created.
  • Wilman also stated he would be doing a solo project for Amazon, which would be produced following projects from Clarkson, Hammond and May..

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