Andy Breckman (born March 3, 1955) is the creator and executive producer of the television series Monk, on the USA Network. He was previously a member of the writing staff of Saturday Night Live and Late Night With David Letterman. One of Breckman's most famous TV comedy sketches was a Saturday Night Live segment called "White Like Me" (which he also directed), where Eddie Murphy disguises himself as a Caucasian man for a day. March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Monk is a television show about an obsessive-compulsive detective named Adrian Monk (played by actor Tony Shalhoub). ... USA Network is a popular American cable TV network with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late night 90-minute American comedy-variety show based in New York City which has been broadcast live by NBC on Saturday nights since October 11, 1975. ... Late Night with David Letterman was a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC hosted by David Letterman. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Edward Eddie Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961, Brooklyn, New York City[1]) is an American actor and comedian. ... The 4th edition of Meyers Konversationslexikon (1885-1890) shows the Caucasian race (in blue) as comprising Aryans, Semites and Hamites. The Caucasian race (sometimes called the Caucasoid race) is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as, relating to a broad division of humankind covering peoples from Europe, western Asia, Middle...

Breckman dropped out of Boston University in his freshman year to try his hand at stand-up comedy and folk singing. He has released two comedy folk albums, Don't Get Killed and Proud Dad. He has also written numerous comedy films including Sgt. Bilko and Rat Race. For similarly-named academic institutions, see Boston (disambiguation). ... Opening Logo The Phil Silvers Show (also known as Youll Never Get Rich and Sergeant Bilko) was a comedy television series which ran on CBS from 1955 to 1959. ... Rat Race is a 2001 comedy film (not to be confused with The Rat Race of 1960) directed by Jerry Zucker. ...

Breckman also wrote for the Academy Awards, for host Steve Martin. In 2003, he wrote material for, and traveled with, a USO tour with Al Franken. The United Service Organizations The United Service Organizations (USO) is a volunteer organization that provides morale and recreational services to members of the U.S. military worldwide. ... Alan Stuart Al Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an Emmy Award–winning American comedian, actor, author, screenwriter, political commentator, radio host and, recently, politician. ...

Since the mid-90's, he has co-hosted a weekly comedy "call-in" radio program Seven Second Delay on WFMU, together with Ken Freedman. Seven Second Delay is a radio show broadcast on radio station WFMU. It is hosted by Ken Freedman and Andy Breckman. ... WFMU-FM is a listener supported, noncommercial radio station in Jersey City, New Jersey, broadcasting at 91. ... Ken Freedman is the current General Manager of WFMU, a freeform radio station. ...

Breckman lives in Madison, New Jersey with his wife, documentary filmmaker, Beth Landau, whom he met on the dating pages of Nerve.com and who is nicknamed "Boo".^[1] Breckman was previously married to Mary Breckman. The children from his first marriage are Joshua Breckman (eldest) Rachel (second) Julie (third). He and Beth have two children, Molly and Evan. It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... Beth Landau (born November 1967 Memphis, Tennessee) has produced documentaries such as 1999s Does Life Get Better After 30?. She spent her childhood in Memphis, Tennessee in the 70s, in Dallas, Texas in the 1980, and then back to Memphis. ... Nerve is an American online magazine dedicated to sex, relationships and culture. ...

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External links

• "Seven Second Delay" on WFMU homepage
• Seven Second Delay official blog
• Breckman's Monk production bio
• Andy Breckman IMDb entry