This article is about the former head of DIC Entertainment. For the former President of CBS News, see
Andrew Heyward .
Producer, writer, CEO
Andy Heyward
Born Andrew B. Heyward
(1949-02-19 ) February 19, 1949 (age 75) Occupation(s) Producer, writer, CEO Years active 1976–present Spouse
Evelyn Heyward
(
m. 1981)
Children 4
Andrew B. Heyward (born February 19, 1949) is the former Chairman and CEO of DIC Entertainment , an animation production company.[ 1] He is currently CEO of Kartoon Studios .
Early life
Heyward was born in New York City , New York, the son of Sylvia (née Block) and Louis M. "Deke" Heyward , who was vice president of development at leading entertainment companies such as Four Star International [ 2] and Barry & Enright Productions ,[ 3] as well as senior vice president for leading cartoon company, Hanna-Barbera .[ 4]
Professional life
Andy Heyward's upbringing was robust with access to the entertainment elite, including his first start as an assistant for legendary animator Joe Barbera of Hanna-Barbera on Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-Lympics .[ 5] In 1986, Heyward took the lead of DIC Enterprises after he and other investors performed a buyout of majority shares owned by Radio-Television Luxembourg (now RTL Group , owned by Bertelsmann [ 6] ). He subsequently bought the remaining shares owned by Jean Chalopin , founder of the French company DIC Audiovisuel .[ 7] [ 8] Heyward eventually sold a majority interest in DIC to Capital Cities/ABC in 1993, forming a Limited Partnership company called DIC Entertainment L.P. CC/ABC would then be purchased by The Walt Disney Company in 1996. In 2000, with two venture capital firms, Heyward re-purchased DIC Entertainment.[ 9] On June 20, 2008, Heyward announced that he was selling DIC Entertainment to Cookie Jar Group .[ 10]
In 2009, he founded A Squared Entertainment (A2) with his wife, Amy.[ 11] In 2013, the company merged with Genius Brands to form Genius Brands International, with Heyward serving as CEO.[ 12]
References
^ Andreeva, Nellie (24 March 2011). "Ex-Governator Partners For TV Toon Series –" . Deadline.com. Retrieved 2011-04-07 .
^ Obituary at The_Washington_Post 8 April 2002 accessed 28 January 2017
^ Obituary at Los_Angeles_Times 7 April 2002 accessed 28 January 2017
^ "Andy Heyward Biography (1949-)" . Filmreference.com. 1949-02-19. Retrieved 2011-04-07 .
^ "Cartoon Producer goes digital with Stan Lee, Martha Stewart" . Broadcasting and Cable . USA_Today. Oct 10, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2017 .
^ "Bertelsmann holdings and news" , Entertainment Conglomerates , Bertelsmann, December 2016, retrieved July 1, 2020
^ Adelson, Andrea (1987-12-30). "BUSINESS PEOPLE – For Maker of Cartoons, A Chance to Go Public" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2016-01-27 .
^ Bates, James (March 8, 1988). "Huge Debt Keeps Pressure on DIC to Keep Turning Out Animated TV Hits: Cartoon Firm Deals Way to Top" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 19, 2016 .
^ DiOrio, Carl (Sep 18, 2000). "Bain backing buyout of DIC" . Variety . Retrieved 2009-08-15 .
^ "Cookie Jar, DIC Entertainment to Merge" . Broadcasting and Cable . NewBay Media. Jun 20, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2014 .
^ Truitt, Brian (2010-02-22). "Meet Stan Lee's newest super-team, 'Super Seven' " . USA TODAY . Retrieved 10 April 2014 .
^ Bond, Paul (2013-11-15). "Genius Brands Merges With Andy Heyward's A Squared Entertainment" . Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-11-16 .
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