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Andrew Mellen (born September 11) is a professional organizer, public speaker and the author of Unstuff Your Life!: Kick the Clutter Habit and Completely Organize Your Life for Good. He currently resides in New York City.

Raised in Detroit, Michigan, he is the only child of Frances Mellen and Jordon Mellen (d. 2008). He attended Troy High School, Troy, Michigan and went on to graduate with a degree in theater from Northern Michigan University. While an undergraduate at NMU, he interned at the [Milwaukee Repertory Theater], appearing in mainstage productions of "Uncle Vanya" and the world premiere of Larry Shue's "The Foreigner."

He founded the Shuttle Theater Company in New York City in 1988, which produced Shakespeare's Measure For Measure in 1989.

In 1990, he was selected to be the Executive and Artistic Director of the District of Columbia Arts Center (DCAC), which he ran from 1990 - 1994. During his tenure, DCAC underwent an entire physical renovation and expanded operations to become one of Washington, DC's premiere community-based professional arts organizations. During this time, both Mellen and DCAC were twice nominated for the Mayor's Arts Awards.

After a national search, he was selected to be the Artistic Director of Alice B. Theater in Seattle, WA. While there, he directed Keith Curran's "Walking the Dead" and the annual Christmas extravaganza, "Holiday Survival Game Show," written by local comediennes Lisa Koch and Peggy Platt. He also appeared at the [Seattle Repertory Theater] in "She Stoops to Conquer," directed by Daniel Sullivan. He held the post of Artistic Director of Alice B. Theater for two years before returning to New York City in 1996.

Mr. Mellen was a member of the [New York Theater Workshop's] 'Usual Suspects' and the curator of [Dixon Place's] 'New Play Reading Series' and produced and directed several plays including the musical "Child of God" by Joshua Furst & Ryan McClead, and Chistopher Tolan's "Control/Alt/Delete." At the same time, Mellen's play, "A Good List" was developed and presented at [Ensemble Studio Theater], directed by Daniel Selznick. In 1996, after co-producing an awards ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Arts, he began his career as a professional organizer with the promise of an assignment for a Nobel Peace Prize winner.

As a professional organizer, he has worked with individuals and corporate clients throughout the U.S., including American Express, Genentech, Time, Inc. and the U.S. Departments of Education and Homeland Security.

In September 2008, his piece, ["12 Ways to Unclutter Your Life"] appeared in "O, The Oprah Magazine." In April, 2009, "12 Ways" was selected for inclusion in the 4th Annual "Best of O, The Oprah Magazine" anthology.

In August 2010, his book, Unstuff Your Life! was published by Avery, a division of Penguin.

The audio version of Unstuff Your Life! was released by Audible.com in February 2012. It is frequently a best-seller on that site, including several times as the #1 best-selling how-to book in the self-development category.

He is a contributor to Real Simple and AOLJobs.com and his many media appearances include The Nate Berkus Show, The New York Times, NPR, XM Radio's "Oprah & Friends," Martha Stewart Living and the premiere of DIY Network's series "Wasted Spaces."

He teaches often on the intersection of spirituality and organization at New York Open Center, San Francisco Zen Center, Tassajara and Omega Institute.

He is represented by James Levine, [Levine/Greenberg/Rostan Agency], New York, NY.

He can be found on the web at [www.andrewmellen.com].