Editing Andrew Sabiston

{{Short description|Canadian actor}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2020}}
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'''Andrew Sabiston''' is a Canadian actor, voice actor, writer, story editor and multi-award nominated Canadian [[children's television series]] developer, with over 1100 episodes to his credit.

==Early life==
Sabiston was born in [[Victoria, British Columbia]] to [[Carole Sabiston|Carole]] (née Slater),<ref name="doris-slater-obituary">{{cite web | url=https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/timescolonist/name/doris-slater-obituary?id=46343871 | title=Doris Slater Obituary | website=[[Legacy.com]] | publisher=First Memorial Funeral Services | access-date=May 29, 2025}}</ref> a textile artist originally from England and Brian Sabiston, a research immunologist who had roots in [[Orphir]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timescolonist.com/victoria-pair-s-napoleon-going-to-new-york-1.1864895|title=Victoria pair's Napoleon going to New York|first=Adrian|last=Chamberlain|website=Times Colonist|date=April 25, 2015|accessdate=August 24, 2020}}</ref><ref name="brian-sabiston-obituary">{{cite web | url=https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/thestar/name/brian-sabiston-obituary?id=40252271 | title=Brian Sabiston Obituary | website=[[Legacy.com]] | publisher=Turner & Porter Funeral Directors | access-date=May 8, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/life/together/remembrance/remembering-research-immunologist-brian-sabiston-who-studied-vitamin-c/article_bfe32394-a5be-5dff-98ef-fd3ebe144f4b.html|title=Remembering research immunologist Brian Sabiston, who studied Vitamin C|first=Tracey|last=Tong|website=Toronto Star|accessdate=May 27, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://raymillar.co.uk/getperson.php?personID=I73711&tree=Eday1|title=James MacKay Sabiston|first=Ray|last=Millar|website=Our Family History|accessdate=May 27, 2025}}</ref> His stepsister is Andrea Robin Skinner.<ref>https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/12/30/alice-munros-passive-voice</ref>

==Early career==
An early start as a stage actor in his childhood with the [[Belfry Theatre]],<ref>{{cite web |title=1990-91 Season |url=https://www.wctlive.ca/1990.htm |website=Western Canada Theatre |accessdate=13 November 2020}}</ref> Bastion Theatre<ref>{{cite web |title=Archives |url=https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist19751228/1975_12_28_djvu.txt |website=The Daily Colonist |accessdate=13 November 2020 |date=28 December 1975}}</ref> and Phoenix Theatre<ref>{{cite web |title=Theatre production: Peter and the Wolf |url=http://archives.library.uvic.ca/hpc/index.php/theatre-production-peter-and-wolf-2;rad |website=UVic Historical Photograph Collection |accessdate=13 November 2020 |date=November 1974}}</ref> in his hometown, led to being cast in [[Paul Almond]]'s 1983 film ''[[Ups and Downs (1983 film)|Ups and Downs]]'' alongside classmate [[Leslie Hope]] which was filmed at their high school, [[St. Michaels University School]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timescolonist.com/big-picture-filmmaker-paul-almond-was-honorary-victorian-1.1973808|title=Big Picture: Filmmaker Paul Almond was honorary Victorian|first=Michael D.|last=Reid|website=Times Colonist|date=June 19, 2015 |accessdate=August 24, 2020}}</ref> He soon landed a starring role on the multiple award-winning Disney Channel/CBC television series ''[[The Edison Twins]]'' which ran for six seasons, was widely syndicated and earned him a [[Young Artist Award]] nomination for Best Young Actor in a Cable Family Series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.smus.ca/2015/04/27/smus-in-the-news-andrew-sabiston-82-and-timothy-williams-83/|title=SMUS in the News: Andrew Sabiston '82 and Timothy Williams ' 83|first=Kyle|last=Slavin|date=April 27, 2015|accessdate=August 24, 2020}}</ref> 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 [[Paul Saltzman]]’s [[coming-of-age film]] ''When We First Met'' opposite [[Amy Linker]] in 1984,<ref>{{cite book |title=When We First Met |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11812699 |via=WorldCat |oclc=11812699 |accessdate=13 November 2020}}</ref> guest starring on MacGyver in 1987 (''Hell Week''; Season 3, Episode 9) alongside [[John Cameron Mitchell]] and appearing as a juror in the 1994 thriller ''[[Trial by Jury]]'' starring [[Gabriel Byrne]], [[Armand Assante]] and [[Joanne Whalley]].

==Children's television series==
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=== Developer ===
Many of the children's television series in which 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]]'' (Seasons 3,4 and 5), ''[[Ranger Rob]]'' 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!]]'', ''[[Max & Ruby]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Napkin Man]]'',  ''[[Dot.]]'', ''Trucktown'', ''[[Justin Time (TV series)|Justin Time]]'', ''You & Me'' by Jason Hopley on CBC,<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Show YOU & ME |url=https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/program/you-me# |website=CBC |accessdate=14 November 2020}}</ref> ''The Travels of the Young Marco Polo'', ''[[My Big Big Friend]]'', ''[[Franklin and Friends]]'', ''Monster Math Squad'', ''[[Animal Mechanicals]]'', ''[[Pirates: Adventures in Art]]'', ''[[Bo on the Go!]]'', ''Strawberry Shortcake’s Seaberry Beach Party'', ''[[Turbo Dogs]]'' and ''[[Lunar Jim]]''.

=== Voice ===
Series that Sabiston has voiced leading characters and guest roles on include: ''[[Corn & Peg]]'', ''[[Little Bear (TV series)|Little Bear]]'' (as Cat),<ref name="Perlmutter">{{cite book |last=Perlmutter |first=David |date=2018 |title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows |publisher=[[Rowman and Littlefield]] |pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=FMFTDwAAQBAJ&pg=363 363] |isbn=}}</ref> ''[[Henry's World]]'' (as Cupid), ''[[Mike the Knight]]'', ''[[Arthur (TV series)|Arthur]]'', ''[[Bo on the Go!]]'', ''[[Little Charmers]]'' (as Seven and Mr. Charming), ''[[Donkey Kong Country (TV series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'', ''[[Go Away, Unicorn!]]'', ''[[BeyWheelz]]'', ''[[Polka Dot Shorts]]'', ''[[The Amazing Spiez]]'', ''[[Totally Spies!]]'', ''[[Super Why!]]'' (as the Eraser), ''Artopia'', ''[[Toot & Puddle (TV series)|Toot & Puddle]]'', ''[[Roboroach]]'', ''[[Knights of the Zodiac]]'', ''[[Rescue Heroes]]'', ''[[Air Master]]'', ''[[Tales From the Cryptkeeper]]'', ''[[The Future Is Wild (2007 TV series)|The Future Is Wild]]'', ''What It’s Like Being Alone'', ''Care Bears Movie: Journey to Joke-a-Lot'', ''[[Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990 TV series)|Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventures]]'', ''[[The Neverending Story]]'', ''[[Star Wars: Droids]]'', ''[[Super Mario World (TV series)|Super Mario World]]'', ''[[Stickin' Around]]'', ''[[Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs]]'', ''[[Babar and the Adventures of Badou]]'', and ''[[Wish Kid]]''.

==Theatre==
For the theatre, Sabiston is the lyricist and co-book writer with composer [[Timothy Williams (composer)|Timothy Williams]] for the musical [[Napoleon (musical)|''Napoleon'']] which was first produced in 1994 at [[Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres|The Elgin Theatre]] in Toronto under the direction of John Wood.<ref>Mel Atkey (2006) ''Broadway North'' Natural Heritage Books pages 26,221,223,224,248,265 {{ISBN|1-897045-08-5}}</ref> It was subsequently produced in 2000 at the [[Shaftesbury Theatre]] 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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tift.ca |title=Welcome to Talk Is Free Theatre – Barrie, Ontario |publisher=Tift.ca |accessdate=September 11, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/127318-Napoleon-1994-Canadian-Musical-Gets-New-Concert-in-Ontario-Adam-Brazier-Stars |title=Napoleon, 1994 Canadian Musical, Gets New Concert in Ontario; Adam Brazier Stars |work=Playbill  |accessdate=September 11, 2011}}</ref> under the direction of [[Richard Ouzounian]]. 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]] in July 2015.<ref name="Chamberlain">{{cite news |last1=Chamberlain |first1=Adrian |title=Victoria pair's Napoleon going to New York |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/victoria-pair-s-napoleon-going-to-new-york-1.1864895 |accessdate=13 November 2020 |agency=Times Colonist |date=25 April 2015}}</ref>

In July 2017, a new production opened at the Charlotte Theatre in [[Seoul]] for a limited three-month run. It featured a cast of 54 including [[K-pop]] artists [[B.A.P]]'s [[Jung Dae-hyun|Daehyun]] and [[BtoB (band)|BtoB]]'s [[Lee Chang-sub|Changsub]] alongside musical actors such as [[Im Tae-kyung]], [[Michael K. Lee]], and [[Han Ji-sang]]. It was directed by Richard Ouzounian and presented in [[Korean language|Korean]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kwon |first1=Mee-yoo |title=Complex life of Napoleon turned into musical |url=https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2017/06/398_232106.html |access-date=13 November 2020 |publisher=The Korean Times |date=28 June 2017}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Sabiston is married to [[Stephanie Martin]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment-life/article499183.html|title=Stéphanie Martin|website=The Gazette (Montreal)|date=November 1, 2011|accessdate=May 9, 2025}}</ref> since 1996 where they have one child.

==Awards and nominations==
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| rowspan="2" | 2020 || [[International Emmy Award]] || Best Animated Preschool Series || ''Super Wings'' Season 3 || Co-Developed & ESE’d w/ Hugh Duffy || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web |author1=iemmys |title=8th International Emmy® Kids Awards Program |url=https://issuu.com/iemmys/docs/kids_program_booklet_2020_reduced__1_/14 |accessdate=11 November 2020 |format=PDF |date=17 March 2020}}</ref>
|-
| Writers Guild of Canada Award || Best Preschool Animation Writing || ''The Remarkable Mr. King'' - ''Mr. King’s Quiet Time''; Ep.102B || Writer || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web |title=2020 WGC Screenwriting Awards Finalists Announced |url=https://www.writersguildofcanada.com/whats-new/news/2020-wgc-screenwriting-awards-finalists-announced |website=Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) |accessdate=11 November 2020 |date=4 March 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019 || [[Canadian Screen Award]] || Best Pre-school Program or Series || ''Ranger Rob'' || Co-Developed & ESE’d w/ Carolyn Hay || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web |title=2020 All Award Categories |url=https://www.academy.ca/nominees/ |website=ACADEMY OF CANADIAN CINEMA AND TELEVISION |accessdate=11 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[Parents’ Choice Award]] || TV & Streaming || ''The Moblees Get Moving'' || Co-Developed & ESE’d w/ Jed MacKay || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite web |title=Awards - The Moblees |url=https://www.parentschoice.org/?s=the+moblees&post_type=product |website=Parents Choice Foundation |accessdate=11 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
|| 2018 || [[Juno Award]] || Children’s Album of the Year || ''The Moblees - Happy Tippy Tap'' || Lyrics || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web |title=2018 Winners + Nominees |url=https://junoawards.ca/awards/past-winners-nominees/ |website=JUNOS |accessdate=11 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017 || Rockie Award || Best Children’s Fiction || ''Ranger Rob'' || Co-Developed & ESE’d w/ Carolyn Hay || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web |title=Canadians Head to Rockie Awards with 40 Noms |url=https://playbackonline.ca/2017/05/09/canadians-head-to-rockie-awards-with-40-noms/ |website=Playback |accessdate=11 November 2020 |date=9 May 2017}}</ref>
|-
| Youth Media Alliance Award of Excellence || Best Program, Animation, Ages 3–5 || ''Ranger Rob'' || Co-Developed & ESE’d w/ Carolyn Hay || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web |title=AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE 2017 |url=https://www.ymamj.org/en/awards/award-of-excellence-2017/ |website=Youth Media Alliance |accessdate=11 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
|| 2016 || [[Shaw Rocket Fund#Shaw Rocket Prize|Shaw Rocket Prize]] || Preschool, Ages 0–5 || ''The Moblees'' || Co-Developed & ESE’d w/ Jed MacKay || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web |title=Shaw Rocket Prize 2005-2016 |url=https://rocketfund.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Shaw-Rocket-Prize-Winners-Finalists-1.pdf |website=Shaw Rocket Fund |accessdate=11 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2015 || Canadian Screen Award || Best Writing, Animation || ''Justin Time'' - ''The Tower of Justin''; Ep.201 || Writer || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web |title=AWARDS Justin Time 2011-16 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1870073/awards |website=IMDb |accessdate=11 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
| Youth Media Alliance Award of Excellence || Best TV Program, Ages 3–5; Episode || ''The Adventures of Napkin Man'' - ''Try Share-A-Tops''; Ep.115 || Writer || {{won}} || <ref name="YMA">{{cite web |title=2015 YMA Awards of Excellence |url=https://www.ymamj.org/en/awards/awards-of-excellence-2015/ |website=Youth Media Alliance}}</ref>
|-
| Youth Media Alliance Award of Excellence || Best TV Program, Animation, Ages 3–5; Episode || ''Trucktown'' - ''Super Hero Trucks''; Ep.110 || Writer || {{nom}} || <ref name="YMA" />
|-
| Youth Media Alliance Award of Excellence || Best Program, Ages 3–5 || ''The Moblees Get Moving'' || Co-Developed & ESE’d w/ Jed MacKay || {{nom}} || <ref name="YMA" />
|-
| International Emmy Award || Preschool Program || ''Mike The Knight'' || Voice of Squirt || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite web |title=WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR INTERNATIONAL EMMY® KIDS AWARDS |url=https://www.iemmys.tv/winners-announced-for-international-emmy-kids-awards/ |website=iemmys |accessdate=11 November 2020 |date=20 February 2015}}</ref>
|-
|| 1994 || [[Dora Mavor Moore Award]] || Outstanding New Play or Musical || ''Napoleon'' || Book with Timothy Williams, music by Tim Williams, Lyrics by Andrew Sabiston || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web |title=DORA Awards + Nominees |url=https://tapa.ca/dora-awards/past-awards/nominees/ |website=TAPA |accessdate=11 November 2020 |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514103139/https://tapa.ca/dora-awards/past-awards/nominees/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|| 1989 || [[Young Artist Award]] || Best Young Actor in a Cable Family Series || ''The Edison Twins'' - 1982 || Role of Tom Edison || {{nom}} || {{cn|date=May 2025}}
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of Canadian voice actors]]
* [[List of musicals]]
* [[List of dragons in film and television]]
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.andrewsabiston.com Andrew Sabiston Official Site]
* {{IMDb name|id=0754781|name=Andrew Sabiston}}
* {{anime News Network|people|97900}}
* [https://napoleonthemusical.com Napoleon the Musical Official Site]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw8EWUYHVLjqJMiEjmqSqyQ Napoleon the Musical YouTube Channel]
* [http://www.cmtdb.ca/shows/napoleon-and-the-devil Canadian Musical Theatre Data Base - NAPOLEON: specs, videos, song samples and reviews]

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