Andy Wilman | |
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Born |
Andrew Neville Wilman August 16, 1962 (age 54) Glossop, Derbyshire, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Television producer |
Years active | 1994–present |
Employer | W. Chump and Sons |
Andrew Neville "Andy" Wilman (born 16 August 1962) is an English television producer who is best known as the former executive producer of the Top Gear show, from 2002 to 2015. He was responsible for much of the show's style and humour, along with Jeremy Clarkson. He has also presented segments of the original Top Gear. He is primarily responsible for the creation of The Stig. Wilman and Clarkson were both educated at Repton School.
After the original format of Top Gear was cancelled by the BBC, Wilman and ex-presenter Clarkson pitched a new format. Apart from Top Gear, Wilman has worked with Clarkson on a number of other television projects. In April 2015, Wilman announced that he had resigned as executive producer of BBC Television's Top Gear following Jeremy Clarkson's exit in March 2015, owing to Clarkson's attack on a producer. As of 2016[update], Wilman is the executive producer of The Grand Tour that Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May are producing via their company W. Chump & Sons for release via Amazon Video to Amazon Prime customers.