Andrew Levy

Levy is an alumnus of Smithtown High School East in Smithtown, New York, the same high school Soledad O'Brien attended.[1] He also graduated from Columbia University with a bachelor's degree in political science. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army (he served as a 31K Combat Signaler); his first permanent duty station was on the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Korea in the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, part of the 2nd Infantry Division. He also served in the 4th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment at Fort Bliss, Texas.

He worked for three years as an associate producer at NBC News in Washington, DC, before relocating to Los Angeles. Levy worked in Hollywood for ten years, including stints as the publicist for the 69th Annual Academy Awards and an executive with the Directors Guild of America. While in Los Angeles he also played keyboards for singer/songwriter Dalton Grant and the self-described World’s Greatest Cover Band, Suite 69. He also blogged as the Cranky Insomniac, a blog that has been inactive since 2006.

Starting in 2007, he appeared on the Fox News Channel late night show Red Eye."[2] At first he served as the show's ombudsman, running the "Halftime Report" and "Postgame Wrap-Up" segments, and in 2009 he also appeared on a brief "Pre-Game" segment. In 2013 he became a regular panelist. When Tom Shillue became the show's host in 2015, Levy returned to his role as half-time ombudsman. On occasion, Levy hosted the show when the host was absent or appeared on the panel as the fictitious screen and stage actor "Victor Roberts."

He was referred to as "TV's Andy Levy" or "TV's Very Own Andy Levy." He is known for his deadpan delivery and libertarian politics. His personal catch-phrase is "I apologize for nothing,"[3] a mocking reference to Red Eye host Greg Gutfeld's forced apology to the Canadian military in 2009. Levy also occasionally delivers fake “Fox News Alerts", such as announcing that the newsroom soda machine was out of Mr. Pibb—and segments such as "Twitter News", in which he reported on matters of "grave national concern", such as pop star Taylor Swift receiving free floss from her dentist.

After Red Eye was cancelled in 2017, Levy was part of S.E. Cupp's HLN show "S.E. Cupp Unfiltered" as a panelist and senior producer until the show moved to CNN in 2018.

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