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{{Short description|Writer, actor, director, producer (born 1969 or 1970)}} |
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'''David H. Mandel''' (born 1970) is an executive producer and [[showrunner]] of ''[[Veep (TV series)|Veep]]'' and formerly an executive producer and director of ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'',<ref name="Sipher">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/14/fashion/weddings/14vows.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1280883622-gTG3btQwfaMZMfim9Fi/Lg|title=Rebecca Whitney and David Mandel|last=Sipher|first=Devan|date=14 January 2007|work=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=4 August 2010}}</ref> and one of the producers of the teen-comedy ''[[Eurotrip]]''. He was a writer for ''[[Seinfeld]]'' during its seventh, eighth, and ninth seasons. He is also one of the creators of ''[[Clerks: The Animated Series]]'', and he was a writer for ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. He had a brief stint as a host of ''[[Dave and Steve's Video Game Explosion]]'', a comedy video game review show that aired late nights on [[TBS (U.S. TV channel)|TBS]] as part of the [[Burly Bear Network]]. The show only lasted a few episodes before the entire block was canceled. |
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'''David Mandel''' (born <!-- Valid citation required if adding EXACT DATE OF BIRTH for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) -->{{birth based on age as of date|35|2005|12|28|noage=0|mos=y}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Chun |first=Alex |date=2005-12-28 |title=Superpowers Get Flexed at Auction |newspaper=[[The Los Angeles Times]] |page=E3 |quote=David Mandel, 35...begain acquiring superhero art 10 years ago when he was a writer on 'Seinfeld.'}}</ref>) is a writer, actor, director, and producer. He was an executive producer and [[showrunner]] of ''[[Veep]]'', and also an executive producer and director of ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'' and ''[[Seinfeld]]''. He is also a comedian,<ref>{{cite web |
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| access-date=28 July 2018}}</ref> and one of the producer-directors of the teen-comedy ''[[EuroTrip]]''. He was a writer for ''Seinfeld'' during its seventh, eighth, and ninth seasons and also co-wrote the screenplay for the 2003 film adaptation of ''[[The Cat in the Hat (film)|The Cat in the Hat]]''. He is one of the creators of ''[[Clerks: The Animated Series]]'', and he was a writer for ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. He had a brief stint as a host of ''[[Dave and Steve's Video Game Explosion]]'', a comedy video game review show that aired late nights on [[TBS (U.S. TV channel)|TBS]] as part of the [[Burly Bear Network]]. The show only lasted a few episodes before the entire block was canceled. |
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Mandel is also one of the authors of ''Star Wars Art: Ralph McQuarrie'', a comprehensive collection of ''[[Star Wars]]'' artwork by [[Ralph McQuarrie]], published in 2016 by [[Abrams Books]].<ref>{{cite web |
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Mandel wrote the ''Seinfeld'' episode ''[[The Bizarro Jerry]]'', and on the commentary track to the DVD, has stated that this was his favorite Seinfeld of the episodes he wrote. |
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| title=CELEBRATING A MASTER: INSIDE STAR WARS ART: RALPH MCQUARRIE |
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| date=20 September 2016 |
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| access-date=28 July 2018}}</ref> |
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Since October 2020, Mandel has hosted the podcast ''The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of'' detailing movie props and collectables with writer Ryan Condel.<ref>{{Citation|title=The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of - Roosterteeth|url=https://roosterteeth.com/series/the-stuff-dreams-are-made-of?season=1|language=en|access-date=2021-02-04}}</ref> |
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==Seinfeld Episodes that David Mandel Wrote or Co-Wrote== |
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===Season 7: 1995–1996=== |
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{{Episode list |
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|Title=[[The Pool Guy]] |
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|Aux1=[[Andy Ackerman]] |
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|Aux2=David Mandel |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|11|16}} |
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|ProdCode=708 |
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|EpisodeNumber=118 |
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|ShortSummary=Elaine befriends Susan. Jerry meets his pool guy outside a movie, and then he can't get rid of him. George is worried by Elaine wanting to get to know Susan. Kramer's new phone number is similar to a film information line. When Kramer keeps getting wrong numbers, he begins giving out the information for movie show times a la "Moviefone". |
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{{Episode list |
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|Title=[[The Friars Club]] |
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|Aux1=[[Andy Ackerman]] |
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|Aux2=David Mandel |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|3|7}} |
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|ProdCode=718 |
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|EpisodeNumber=128 |
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|ShortSummary=George successfully delays his wedding. Jerry goes out with Susan's best friend. Jerry loses a jacket he "borrowed" for dinner at the [[New York Friars' Club|Friars Club]]. Kramer tries to duplicate the sleeping patterns of [[Da Vinci]]. [[Jacopo Peterman|Peterman]] hires a deaf employee ([[Rob Schneider]]) and Elaine suffers the consequences, when she gets loaded with most of his work. |
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He is Jewish.<ref>{{cite web |
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===Season 8: 1996–1997=== |
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| title=Jewish entertainers well-represented at Emmy Awards |
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|Title=[[The Bizarro Jerry]] |
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| date=14 September 2017 |
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|Aux1=[[Andy Ackerman]] |
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| publisher=[[St. Louis Jewish Light]] |
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|Aux2=David Mandel |
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| access-date=28 July 2018 |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|10|3}} |
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| archive-date=April 26, 2019 |
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|ProdCode=803 |
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| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426092849/https://www.stljewishlight.com/features/article_2cfe1400-989e-11e7-90f4-5ff77ddf0656.html |
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|EpisodeNumber=137 |
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|ShortSummary=Elaine's new friends are direct opposites of Jerry, George and Kramer. Jerry dates a woman with "man hands". George uses a picture of Jerry's date to meet supermodels. Kramer uses a bathroom in an office building and starts working there. |
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{{Episode list |
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|Title=[[The Abstinence]] |
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|Aux1=[[Andy Ackerman]] |
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|Aux2=David Mandel |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|11|21}} |
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|ProdCode=809 |
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|EpisodeNumber=143 |
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|ShortSummary=George's girlfriend has [[infectious mononucleosis]] and they will not be able to have sex for at least 6 weeks. Jerry agrees to make an appearance at his former junior high school's career day. Elaine meets a doctor who does not have a license yet. Kramer smokes in the coffee shop and is asked to leave. |
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{{Episode list |
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|Title=[[The Susie]] |
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|Aux1=[[Andy Ackerman]] |
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|Aux2=David Mandel |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|2|13}} |
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|ProdCode=815 |
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|EpisodeNumber=149 |
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|ShortSummary=Elaine creates an alter ego named "Susie" who co-workers believe is actually real. Jerry's ex-friend who once labeled him a "phony" becomes a bookie. George's girlfriend wants to break up with him but he avoids it by screening his phone calls. Kramer places a bet. |
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== Filmography == |
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===Season 9: 1997–1998===<!-- This section is linked from [[Xena]] --> |
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|Title=[[The Butter Shave]] |
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|Aux1=[[Andy Ackerman]] |
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|Aux2=[[Alec Berg]] & [[Jeff Schaffer]] and David Mandel |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|9|25}} |ProdCode=901 |EpisodeNumber=157 |
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|ShortSummary=Kramer starts using butter as an aftershave. George uses a cane when he applies for an interview at a sporting goods firm, where they think he is disabled. Jerry is annoyed that Kenny Bania is a "time slot hit." Elaine goes to Europe with David Puddy. |
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|Title=[[The Voice (Seinfeld episode)|The Voice]] |
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| 1992–1995 |
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|Aux1=[[Andy Ackerman]] |
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| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' |
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|Aux2=[[Alec Berg]] & [[Jeff Schaffer]] and David Mandel |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|10|2}} |
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|ShortSummary=George's employer learns that George is not actually handicapped. Jerry creates a voice in response to the sounds his girlfriend's stomach makes. Kramer hires a [[New York University]] intern to be his assistant. Elaine begins seeing Puddy again. |
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| 1995–1998 |
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| ''[[Seinfeld]]'' |
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|Title=[[The Betrayal]] |
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|Aux1=[[Andy Ackerman]] |
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|Aux2=[[Peter Mehlman]] & David Mandel |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|11|20}} |
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|ProdCode=908 |
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|EpisodeNumber=164 |
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| 2000–2002 |
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|ShortSummary=Elaine drags Jerry and George to [[India]] where they attend the wedding of Sue Ellen Mischke. Jerry's ex-girlfriend, Nina, begins dating George. Kramer learns that a friend wishes he would drop dead. ''(All of the events in the episode occur backwards with the end at the beginning and vice versa)''. |
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| ''[[Clerks: The Animated Series]]'' |
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|Title=[[The Maid (Seinfeld episode)|The Maid]] |
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|Aux1=[[Andy Ackerman]] |
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|Aux2=[[Alec Berg]] & [[Jeff Schaffer]] and David Mandel & [[Kit Boss]] & [[Peter Mehlman]] |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|4|30}} |
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| 2003 |
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|ProdCode=919 |
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| ''[[The Cat in the Hat (film)|The Cat in the Hat]]'' |
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|EpisodeNumber=175 |
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|ShortSummary=Jerry hires a maid who he then starts sleeping with. Elaine discovers she has 57 messages on her answering machine when Kramer's food-order service tries to fax her. George tries to get a nickname but a co-worker gets the one he chose instead. |
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|Title=[[The Puerto Rican Day]] |
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|Aux1=[[Andy Ackerman]] |
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| 2004 |
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|Aux2=[[Alec Berg]] & [[Jeff Schaffer]], [[Jennifer Crittenden]], [[Spike Feresten]], [[Bruce Eric Kaplan]], <br>[[Steve Koren]], David Mandel, [[Dan O'Keefe (writer)|Dan O'Keefe]], [[Gregg Kavet]] & [[Andy Robin]] |
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| ''[[EuroTrip]]'' |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|5|7}} |
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|ProdCode=920 |
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|EpisodeNumber=176 |
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|ShortSummary=The gang leaves a [[New York Mets]] game early in order to beat the [[traffic jam|traffic]] but are blocked by a Puerto Rican day parade. Each go their separate ways in order to get home. |
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| Uncredited co-director |
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| 2005–2011 |
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| ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'' |
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| ''[[The Dictator (2012 film)|The Dictator]]'' |
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| ''[[The Simpsons]]'' |
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| 2013 |
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| ''[[Clear History]]'' |
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| 2015 |
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| ''[[The Comedians (2015 TV series)|The Comedians]]'' |
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| 2016–2019 |
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| ''[[Veep]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| 2023 |
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| ''[[White House Plumbers (miniseries)|White House Plumbers]]'' |
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==''Seinfeld''-related credits== |
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Mandel wrote the ''Seinfeld'' episode "[[The Bizarro Jerry]]", and on the commentary track to the DVD, has stated that this was his favorite ''Seinfeld'' of the episodes he wrote. |
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===Writer=== |
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* "[[The Pool Guy]]" |
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* "[[The Friar's Club]]" |
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* "[[The Bizarro Jerry]]" |
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* "[[The Abstinence]]" |
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* "[[The Susie]]" |
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* "[[The Butter Shave]]" |
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* "[[The Voice (Seinfeld)|The Voice]]" |
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* "[[The Betrayal]]" |
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* "[[The Maid (Seinfeld)|The Maid]]" |
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* "[[The Puerto Rican Day]]" |
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David Mandel | |
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Born | 1969 or 1970 (age 53–54) |
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David Mandel (born 1969 or 1970 (age 53–54)[1]) is a writer, actor, director, and producer. He was an executive producer and showrunner of Veep, and also an executive producer and director of Curb Your Enthusiasm and Seinfeld. He is also a comedian,[2] and one of the producer-directors of the teen-comedy EuroTrip. He was a writer for Seinfeld during its seventh, eighth, and ninth seasons and also co-wrote the screenplay for the 2003 film adaptation of The Cat in the Hat. He is one of the creators of Clerks: The Animated Series, and he was a writer for Saturday Night Live. He had a brief stint as a host of Dave and Steve's Video Game Explosion, a comedy video game review show that aired late nights on TBS as part of the Burly Bear Network. The show only lasted a few episodes before the entire block was canceled.
Mandel is also one of the authors of Star Wars Art: Ralph McQuarrie, a comprehensive collection of Star Wars artwork by Ralph McQuarrie, published in 2016 by Abrams Books.[3]
Since October 2020, Mandel has hosted the podcast The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of detailing movie props and collectables with writer Ryan Condel.[4]
He is Jewish.[5]
Filmography[edit]
Title | Year | Credited as | Notes | ||
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Director | Writer | Producer | |||
1992–1995 | Saturday Night Live | No | Yes | No | |
1995–1998 | Seinfeld | No | Yes | Yes | |
2000–2002 | Clerks: The Animated Series | No | Yes | Yes | |
2003 | The Cat in the Hat | No | Yes | No | |
2004 | EuroTrip | Yes | Yes | Yes | Uncredited co-director |
2005–2011 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2012 | The Dictator | No | Yes | Yes | |
2012 | The Simpsons | No | Yes | No | |
2013 | Clear History | No | Yes | No | |
2015 | The Comedians | Yes | No | No | |
2016–2019 | Veep | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2023 | White House Plumbers | Yes | No | Yes |
[edit]
Mandel wrote the Seinfeld episode "The Bizarro Jerry", and on the commentary track to the DVD, has stated that this was his favorite Seinfeld of the episodes he wrote.
Writer[edit]
- "The Pool Guy"
- "The Friar's Club"
- "The Bizarro Jerry"
- "The Abstinence"
- "The Susie"
- "The Butter Shave"
- "The Voice"
- "The Betrayal"
- "The Maid"
- "The Puerto Rican Day"
References[edit]
- ^ Chun, Alex (December 28, 2005). "Superpowers Get Flexed at Auction". The Los Angeles Times. p. E3.
David Mandel, 35...begain acquiring superhero art 10 years ago when he was a writer on 'Seinfeld.'
- ^ Sipher, Devan (January 14, 2007). "Rebecca Whitney and David Mandel". The New York Times. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Floyd, James (September 20, 2016). "CELEBRATING A MASTER: INSIDE STAR WARS ART: RALPH MCQUARRIE". Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of - Roosterteeth, retrieved February 4, 2021
- ^ Bloom, Nate (September 14, 2017). "Jewish entertainers well-represented at Emmy Awards". St. Louis Jewish Light. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
External links[edit]
- David Mandel at IMDb