Gary Sandy

Gary Lee Sandy (born December 25, 1945) is an American actor. He is best known for playing program director Andy Travis on the television sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982).

Early life and education

Sandy was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of Austin and Dolores Sandy.Template:Citation needed He attended Fairmont High School in Kettering, Ohio, and lived in Moraine, Ohio. He later attended Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio, and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City.<ref name=breslauer/>

Television

Sandy's early TV career included appearances on several soap operas in the early 1970s, and a number of appearances as a guest on shows including Medical Center, Barnaby Jones, Chips, and Starsky & Hutch.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Sandy's most notable role was as Andy Travis, the new program director at a struggling radio station on the CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati. The idea for the show was based on the real experiences of several people who had worked in the industry, including creator Hugh Wilson. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Theater

In 1982, he replaced Kevin Kline as The Pirate King on Broadway in The Pirates of Penzance.<ref name=ibdb>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=breslauer>Template:Cite news</ref> In 1986, he replaced Tony Roberts as Mortimer Brewster in the fiftieth anniversary production of Arsenic and Old Lace opposite Jean Stapleton, Marion Ross, Larry Storch, and Jonathan Frid, and continued the role in the North American tour.<ref name=trib>Template:Cite news</ref> In 1992, he played Billy Flynn in the Los Angeles production of Chicago alongside Juliet Prowse and Bebe Neuwirth. Beginning in 2001, he starred opposite Ann-Margret in a stage production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, which toured for two years.<ref name=jones>Template:Cite news</ref>

He continues to perform in regional theater and has performed such roles as Elliot Garfield in The Goodbye Girl and Mike Hammer.<ref name=breslauer /><ref name=deyoung>Template:Cite news</ref> He has said that it bothers him being known for a 1970s TV show.<ref name=smith>Template:Cite news</ref>

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