Andrew Sabiston is a multi-award nominated Canadian

children's television series Children's television series (or children's television shows) are television programs designed for children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run during the early evenin ...

developer, story editor, writer and actor with over 1100 episodes to his credit. His mother is artist

Carole Sabiston Carole Sabiston (born 1939) is a Canadian textile artist who lives in Victoria, British Columbia. Born in London, England to George and Doris Slater, Carole, at the age of 8, moved to Canada with her parents in 1948. First married to Brian Sabist ...

Early career

An early start as a stage actor in his childhood with the

Belfry Theatre The Belfry Theatre is a theatre and associated theatre company in the Fernwood neighbourhood of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The company produces contemporary theatre, with a focus on Canadian work. The theatre building is a converted ...

, Bastion Theatre and Phoenix Theatre in his native Victoria, BC, led to being cast in

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's 1983 film '' Ups and Downs'' alongside classmate

Leslie Hope Leslie Ann Hope is a Canadian actress and director, best known for her role as Teri Bauer on the Fox television series '' 24'' and prosecutor Anita Gibbs on ''Suits''. Personal life Hope was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Ann and Frank Ho ...

which was filmed at their high school, St Michaels University School. He soon landed a starring role on the multiple award-winning Disney Channel/CBC television series ''

The Edison Twins ''The Edison Twins'' is a Canadian children's television program which ran for six seasons on CBC Television from March 3, 1984 to December 17, 1986. The Disney Channel also picked up the rights in the mid-1980s. Six seasons were produced by Nelv ...

'' which ran for six seasons, was widely syndicated and earned him a

Young Artist Award The Young Artist Award (originally known as the Youth in Film Award) is an accolade presented by the Young Artist Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young ...

nomination for Best Young Actor in a Cable Family Series. Andrew Sabiston's first writing credit (Story Idea by) was for the ''Home Sweet Home'' episode of ''The Edison Twins'', which aired in 1984. Other film and television roles included starring in

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’s

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''When We First Met'' opposite Amy Linker in 1984, guest starring on MacGyver in 1987 (''Hell Week''; Season 3, Episode 9) alongside

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and appearing as a juror in the 1994 thriller ''

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'' starring

Gabriel Byrne Gabriel James Byrne (born 12 May 1950) is an Irish actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, audiobook narrator, and author. His acting career began in the Focus Theatre before he joined London's Royal Court Theatre in 1979. Byrne's s ...

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and

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Children's television series

Developer

Many of the children's television series in which Andrew Sabiston has been involved are multiple award-nominees and/or winners airing internationally. As of 2019, series that he has created, developed or co-developed include: ''The Remarkable Mr. King'' (based on the ''Mr. King'' book series by author-illustrator Geneviève Côté, ''Kiki & Nuna'', ''

Super Wings ''Super Wings'' ( ko, 출동! 슈퍼윙스, Chuldong! Syupeo Wingseu, zh, s=超级飞侠, p=Chāojí fēi xiá) is an animated television series created by Gil Hoon Jung and produced by the company made by himself, FunnyFlux Entertainment, i ...

'' (Seasons 3,4 and 5), ''

Ranger Rob ''Ranger Rob'' is an animated children's television series created by Alexander Bar. The series debuted on Treehouse TV in Canada on September 5, 2016. It is produced by Nelvana in Canada, and Studio Liddell in the United Kingdom. In the US, it ...

'' and ''The Moblees''.

Writer

Series with a writing credit include all of the above and '' Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe'', ''Hatchimals'', ''

The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! ''The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!'' is a children's animated television series that premiered in 2010, on August 7 on Treehouse TV in Canada, on September 6 on PBS Kids in the United States and also in the UK on CITV and Tiny Pop. It ...

'', ''

Max & Ruby ''Max & Ruby'' is a Canadian children's animated television series produced by Nelvana, Nelvana Limited based on the book series by Rosemary Wells. The series debuted on Treehouse TV on May 3, 2002, in Canada and on Nick Jr. on October 21, 2002 ...

'', ''

The Adventures of Napkin Man ''The Adventures of Napkin Man!'' is a children's television series created by Tone Thyne and Josh Selig. It premiered in 2013 on CBC Television, as part of the '' Kids' CBC'' block. Mixing live action with animation, the series stars Yannick Bis ...

'', '' Dot.'', ''Trucktown'', '' Justin Time'', ''You & Me'' by Jason Hopley on CBC, ''The Travels of the Young Marco Polo'', '' My Big Big Friend'', ''

Franklin and Friends ''Franklin and Friends'' is a CGI children's television series produced by Nelvana. The second adaptation and spin-off of the classic characters from the '' Franklin the Turtle'' series of children's books written by Paulette Bourgeois and illus ...

'', ''

Monster Math Squad Monster Math Squad is a Canadian CGI animated series, created by Jeff Rosen and produced by DHX Media for CBC Television. It follows the adventures of three monsters who go on missions that require math equations. Together, they solve math p ...

'', ''

Animal Mechanicals ''Animal Mechanicals'' (french: Les Super Mécanimaux) is a Canadian CGI animated television preschool series that was created by Jeff Rosen. Produced by Halifax Film, in association with the CBC and distributed by Decode Entertainment, the s ...

'', '' Pirates: Adventures in Art'', '' Bo on the Go!'', ''Strawberry Shortcake’s Seaberry Beach Party'', ''

Turbo Dogs ''Turbo Dogs'' is an animated television comedy series based on the book by Bob Kolar. Co-produced by Canadian entertainment company CCI Entertainment, New Zealand production company Huhu Studios and American studio Scholastic Entertainment, in ...

'' and ''

Lunar Jim ''Lunar Jim'' is a Canadian animated science-fiction stop-motion television series that aired from January 2, 2006 to April 24, 2012. The series centered around Lunar Jim, an astronaut on the blue moon L22. The series, produced by Halifax Film ...

''.

Voice

Series that Andrew Sabiston has voiced leading characters and guest roles on include: ''

Corn & Peg ''Corn & Peg'' is a Canadian animated children's television series produced by Nelvana for Nick Jr. and Treehouse TV. The series revolves around the titular best friends, a unicorn and pegasus named Corn and Peg respectively, who are dynamic do-g ...

'', '' Little Bear'', '' Mike the Knight'', ''

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'', '' Bo on the Go!'', '' Little Charmers'', ''

Donkey Kong Country ''Donkey Kong Country'' is a 1994 platform game developed by Rare (company), Rare and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It is a Reboot (fiction), reboot of Nintendo's ''Donkey Kong'' franchise and foll ...

'', ''

Go Away, Unicorn! ''Go Away, Unicorn!'' is an animated children's television series produced for YTV and Disney Channel by Sonar Entertainment in association with Nelvana. Evan Thaler Hickey and Alex Ganetakos provide story editing services for the series, with J ...

'', '' BeyWheelz'', '' Polka Dot Shorts'', ''

The Amazing Spiez ''The Amazing Spiez!'' () is an animated television series created and developed by David Michel and Vincent Chalvon-Demersay. It was co-produced by Marathon Media, Image Entertainment Corporation, and Canal J. The series is a spin-off of ''Totall ...

'', ''

Totally Spies! ''Totally Spies!'' is an animated spy-fi series created by Vincent Chalvon-Demersay and David Michel mainly produced by French animation company Marathon Media and French broadcaster TF1, with seasons 3 to 5 being co-produced with Canadian c ...

'', ''

Super Why! ''Super Why!'' (stylized as ''Super WHY!'') is a CGI-animated superhero preschool television series created by Angela C. Santomero (who also created ''Blue's Clues'') for PBS Kids and aimed for preschoolers ages 3 to 6. Produced by New York ...

'', ''Artopia'', '' Toot & Puddle'', '' Roboroach'', '' Knights of the Zodiac'', ''

Rescue Heroes Rescue Heroes are a line of action figures targeted towards Preschool age children, released by Fisher-Price. The line was first introduced in 1997, depicting various rescue personnel, such as firefighters, police officers, and construction worke ...

'', ''

Air Master is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yokusaru Shibata. It was serialized in Hakusensha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Young Animal'' from 1996 to 2006, with its chapters collected in twenty-eight ''tankōbon'' volumes. The st ...

'', ''

Tales From the Cryptkeeper ''Tales from the Cryptkeeper'' is an animated horror children's television series made by Canadian studio Nelvana. The series was broadcast on YTV in Canada and on ABC in the United States, and on ITV in the United Kingdom. It was based on ...

'', ''

The Future Is Wild ''The Future Is Wild'' (also referred to by the acronym ''FIW'') is a 2002 speculative evolution docufiction miniseries and an accompanying multimedia entertainment franchise. ''The Future Is Wild'' explores the ecosystems and wildlife of thr ...

'', ''What It’s Like Being Alone'', ''Care Bears Movie: Journey to Joke-a-Lot'', ''Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventures'', ''

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'', '' Star Wars: Droids'', ''

Super Mario World ''Super Mario World,'' known in Japan as is a platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It was released in Japan in 1990, North America in 1991 and Europe and Australia in 19 ...

'', ''

Stickin' Around ''Stickin' Around'' is a Canadian animated children's television series produced by Nelvana and created by Robin Steele and Brianne Leary. The series originally aired from August 14, 1996 until April 13, 1998. ''Stickin' Around'', originating as ...

'', ''

Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs ''Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs'' is a series of children's books written and drawn by Ian Whybrow and Adrian Reynolds. The series is about a five-year-old boy named Harry, who has a bucket full of six dinosaurs named Taury, Trike, Pats ...

'', ''

Babar and the Adventures of Badou ''Babar and the Adventures of Badou'' is a computer-animated children's television series that premiered in 2010 based on the characters created by Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff. The series takes place several years after the original series an ...

'', and '' Wish Kid''.

Theatre

For the theatre, Andrew Sabiston is the lyricist and co-book writer with composer Timothy Williams for the musical ''Napoleon'' which was first produced in 1994 at The Elgin Theatre in Toronto under the direction of John Wood. It was subsequently produced in 2000 at the

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in London under the direction of Francesca Zambello. In 2009, a new version was first presented in concert at Talk Is Free Theatre in Barrie, Ontario under the direction of

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. This marked the beginning of a reimagining of the musical as an intimate, behind-the-scenes political drama with a cast half the size of the original productions and a new book and musical numbers. The new ''Napoleon'' debuted at the

New York Musical Theatre Festival The New York Musical Festival (NYMF) was an annual three-week summer festival that operated from 2004 to 2019. It presented more than 30 new musicals a year in New York City's midtown theater district. More than half were chosen by leading theate ...

in July 2015. In July 2017, a generous new production opened at the Charlotte Theatre in

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for a limited three-month run. It featured a cast of 54 including

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artists

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's Daehyun and

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's Changsub alongside famous musical actors such as

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, and Han Ji-sang. It was directed by Richard Ouzounian and presented in

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Awards & nominations

References

External links

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Canadian Musical Theatre Data Base - NAPOLEON: specs, videos, song samples and reviews
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Early career

Children's television series

Developer

Writer

Voice

Theatre

Awards & nominations

See also

References

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