OBITUARY – ANDY SIDARIS

ANDY SIDARIS DIED MAR. 7, 2007

OBITUARY

Emmy-winning director Andy Sidaris died of throat cancer at age 76.

Andy Sidaris succeeded in two genres.  He was a pioneering TV sports director, directing episodes of ABCs Wide World of Sports for a quarter century.  His direction of the controversial 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City won him an Emmy award.

Most people, however, remember Andy Sidaris for his boob-filled action films.  Mr. Sidaris developed a loyal following for the dozen films he directed aimed at a young male audience.

With a stable of actresses that included: Julie Strain, Dona Speir, Roberta Vasquez, and countless others, Andy Sidaris turned out plenty of thrillers with plenty of  T&A.  Think Charlie’s Angels with a healthy libido and Russ Meyer’s eye for cleavage.

Andy wrote a book about his cinematic endeavors, Bullets, Bombs and Babes: The Films of Andy Sidaris.
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