Andersen Gabrych is an American comic book writer and actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

. He was born on September 4, 1973 in Tokyo, Japan and raised in Chico, California

Chico, California

Chico is the most populous city in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 86,187 at the 2010 census, up from 59,954 at the time of the 2000 census...

, where he was known as "Ande."

Biography

As an actor he has appeared in the films Edge of Seventeen

Edge of Seventeen (film)

Edge of Seventeen is a 1998 coming of age romantic comedy-drama film directed by David Moreton, written by Moreton and Todd Stephens, starring Chris Stafford, and co-starring Tina Holmes and Andersen Gabrych.-Plot:...

, Boys Life 4: Four Play, Gypsy 83

Gypsy 83

Gypsy 83 is a 2001 drama film, written and directed by Todd Stephens, about two young goths, Gypsy and Clive, who travel to New York for an annual festival celebrating their idol, Stevie Nicks.-Plot:...

, Hit and Runway

Hit and Runway

Hit and Runway is a 1999 American drama film directed by Christopher Livingston....

, and Another Gay Movie

Another Gay Movie

Another Gay Movie is a 2006 gay romantic comedy film directed by Todd Stephens. It satirically follows four gay friends, Andy, Jarod, Nico and Griff, who vow upon graduating high school that they will all lose their "anal virginity" before their bull dyke friend Muffler's big Labor Day party...

(and its sequel). Off-Broadway he has appeared in productions at The Public Theater, New York Theater Workshop, Ensemble Studio Theater, the Westbeth, and Here!

As a writer he has written Batman

Batman (comic book)

Batman is an ongoing comic book series featuring the DC Comics hero of the same name. The character first appeared in Detective Comics #27, published in May 1939. Batman proved to be so popular that a self-titled ongoing comic book series began publication in the spring of 1940...

, Detective Comics

Detective Comics

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, Batgirl

Batgirl

Batgirl is the name of several fictional characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, frequently depicted as female counterparts to the superhero Batman...

, Catwoman

Catwoman

Catwoman is a fictional character associated with DC Comics' Batman franchise. Historically a supervillain, the character was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, partially inspired by Kane's cousin, Ruth Steel...

, and Omega Men

Omega Men

The Omega Men are a fictional team of extraterrestrial superheroes who have appeared in various comic book series published by DC Comics. They first appeared in Green Lantern #141 , and were created by Marv Wolfman and Joe Staton....

. He is a regular contributor and travel writer for LA Confidential Magazine.

In 2010, Gabrych's original graphic novel Fogtown was published by Vertigo Comics under the Vertigo Crime imprint, a collaboration with artist Brad Rader.

He currently lives in Los Angeles and performs regularly at the Comedy Central Stage's Sit n' Spin reading series. He is openly gay.

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