Andy Gavin
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Gavin in 2009 | |
| Born | Andrew Scott Gavin June 11, 1970 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education | Haverford College (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) |
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| Years active | 1984–present |
| Employer | Naughty Dog (1984–2004) |
Andrew Scott Gavin (born June 11, 1970) is an American video game programmer, entrepreneur, and novelist. Gavin co-founded the video game company Naughty Dog with childhood friend Jason Rubin in 1986, which released games including Crash Bandicoot and Jak and Daxter. Prior to founding Naughty Dog, Gavin worked in the LISP programming language at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.