Education
Levy is an alumnus of Smithtown High School East in Smithtown, New York, the same high school Soledad O"Brien attended. He also graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelor"s degree in Political Science.
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He is known for his deadpan delivery and libertarian politics. His personal catch-phrase is "I apologize for nothing."
He is a veteran of the United States. Army (he served as a 31K Combat Signaler). His first permanent duty station was on the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in of 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 National Broadcasting Company News in Washington, District of Columbia, before relocating to Los 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.
On the show Red Eye, Levy, referred to as "television"s Andy Levy" or "television"s Very Own Andy Levy", ran the "Halftime Report" and "Postgame Wrap-Up" segments.
Since early 2009 he also appeared on a brief "Pre-Game" segment at the beginning of the broadcast. Later those segments were dropped and Levy became a regular panelist. 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 popular star Taylor Swift receiving free floss from her dentist.
Levy"s catch phrase is "I apologize for nothing," a mocking reference to Red Eye host Greg Gutfeld"s forced apology to the Canadian military in 2009. During a segment in January 2013 where a story relating to lactose intolerance was being discussed, Levy came out as lactose-intolerant himself.
On occasion, Levy hosted the show when Greg Gutfeld was absent or appeared on the panel as the fictitious screen and stage actor "Victor Roberts."
Levy owns two cats, Pixel and Stormy.
