An award-winning humorist, author, television personality and film actor, Andy Borowitz has been called a "Swiftian satirist" by The Wall Street Journal, which recently devoted a prestigious front-page story to his work as one of America's leading comic voices. He is the recipient of the 2004 Angele Gingras Humor Award, the first-ever award given to a humorist by the National Press Club.

Millions watch him every week on CNN's "American Morning, where he is the reigning humorist on two of the program's most popular segments, "90 Second Pop" and "Gimme a Minute." Millions more read his daily Internet column, The Borowitz Report, winner of five About.com Political Dot-Comedy Awards.

An acclaimed Hollywood producer, Esquire magazine recognized him as one of the most powerful forces in television after he created the hit television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, which launched the acting career of megastar Will Smith. He also produced the film Pleasantville, which was nominated for four Academy Awards.

More recently, he has stepped in front of the camera as an actor, appearing in two films in 2004: Melinda and Melinda, directed by Woody Allen, and Marie and Bruce, starring Julianne Moore and Matthew Broderick. In a recent profile of him, The New York Daily News called Borowitz "a budding movie star."

He was a 2001 finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor. In 2002, he was inducted into the Friars Club of New York.

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12/27/2008 Markets Crash on Pictures of Obama Losing Shirt Shirtless President-Elect Creates Crisis of Confidence  by Andy Borowitz Global markets swooned this week in reaction to photos showing that President-elect Barack Obama had lost his shirt. The pictures depicting a shirtless Mr. Obama wandering about on a deserted stretch of beach stoked fears that the United States' financial woes were deeper than previously reported. "We have had a steady drumbeat of bad new ... READ MORE 12/20/2008 Caroline Kennedy Asks to be Time's Person of the Year Places Phone Call to Magazine's Editor  by Andy Borowitz Caroline Kennedy would like to be considered Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2009 and has let the magazine's editor know of her interest in the honor, aides to Ms. Kennedy confirmed this week. While some observers considered Ms. Kennedy's bid to be premature, especially since 2009 has not officially begun, aides to the New York sen ... READ MORE 12/12/2008 Angry Kucinich Reminds Obama He Was Rival Makes Hail Mary Bid for Postmaster General  by Andy Borowitz As president-elect Barack Obama continues to assemble his "team of rivals" by filling Cabinet positions with former political opponents, he has drawn the ire of one self-styled rival who feels he has been unfairly overlooked: Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio). Speaking to reporters in Washington today, a furious Mr. Kucinich said that it was ... READ MORE

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