Babaloo almond
Marc Howard "Babaloo" Mandel (born October 13, 1949 in New York City ) is an American screenwriter who became famous primarily through his collaboration with Lowell Ganz .
Life
Marc Howard Mandel was born one of six children to a New York taxi driver. After leaving high school, he moved to Los Angeles , where he made a living doing odd jobs and sketchwriting for some comedy stars, such as Joan Rivers . As a result, he began to work as a screenwriter. After first working for the sitcoms Busting Loose and Laverne & Shirley , he met Lowell Ganz in 1981 , who would later become his longtime writing partner. As early as 1982, Nightshift - Das Leichenhaus freaks out of her first script for a feature film. After they received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay in 1985 with the comedy Splash - A Virgin on the Hook , they mainly wrote comedies such as City Slickers - The Big City Heroes , A Class of Their Own and, most recently, Tooth Fairy on Probation .
Since 1974 Mandel has been married to Denise Horn, with whom he has six children, including triplets.
Filmography (selection)
- 1977: Busting Loose (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1977–1978: Laverne & Shirley (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1982: Nightshift - The Morgue is freaking out (Night Shift)
- 1984: Splash (Splash)
- 1985: Spies Like Us (Spies Like Us)
- 1986: Gung Ho
- 1988: Vibes - The psychic hunt for the glowing pyramid (Vibes)
- 1989: A Mad Family (Parenthood)
- 1991: City Slickers - The Big City Heroes (City Slickers)
- 1992: The Last Comedian - Mr. Saturday Night (Mr. Saturday Night)
- 1992: A League of Their Own (A League of Their Own)
- 1994 's Gold (City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold)
- 1994: Greedy
- 1995: Forget Paris (Forget Paris)
- 1996: Four love you (Multiplicity)
- 1997: One Father Too Many (Fathers' Day)
- 1999: EDtv (Edtv)
- 2000: Where the Heart Is (Where the Heart Is)
- 2005: A Man for a Season (Fever Pitch)
- 2005: Robots
- 2009: The Pink Panther 2 (The Pink Panther 2) (revision, not mentioned in the credits)
- 2010: Tooth Fairy (Tooth Fairy)
Awards
- 1985 : Nomination for Best Original Screenplay by Splash
- 1986: Award for Best Screenplay by Splash - A Virgin on the Hook
- 1995 : Award for the worst screenplay of Flintstones - The Flintstones
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Marc Mandel on radaris.com (English), accessed on January 16, 2012
- ↑ a b Babaloo Mandel Biography (1949-) on filmreference.com (English), accessed on January 16, 2012
- ↑ Babaloo Mandel at movies.yahoo.com (English), accessed January 16, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Almond, Babaloo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Almond, Marc Howard (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York, United States |