Draft:Andrew Mellen

Andrew Mellen (September 11 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American author who penned the well-known books Unstuff Your Life!, The Most Organized Man in America’s Guide to Moving, and Calling Bullsh*t on Busy. He is most well known as a media personality who specializes in decluttering one's life by using less 'stuff' or 'things' in your home or surroundings. Additionally, Mellen often appears on mainstream media outlets touting his methods of reducing the steps needed to 'get things done' in life - which landed him deals working with the NY Mets, Genentech, NetApp, American Express, Goldman Sachs, the US Departments of Education and Homeland Security, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Early Life
Mellen grew up in the Detroit, Michigan area and earned a degree from Northern Michigan University. He began his career living on a school bus performing improvisational theater in prisons.Then worked 20 years in the theater, from acting to directing, and then running several organizations. He then went on to co-producing an awards ceremony at The Kennedy Center. He was also a regular performer at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater.

Awards

 * Hometown Hero WOMC Detroit
 * Detroit Best Actor Award Winner
 * Nominated for Helen Hayes Award in DC for producing Make Way for Dyklings
 * Twice nominated for Mayor’s Art Award in DC for Service to the Arts