David Mandel
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| Notable work | Seinfeld Curb Your Enthusiasm Veep EuroTrip The Cat in the Hat |
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David Mandel (born Script error: No such module "Birth based on age as of dates".[1]) is an American 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 Condal.[4]
He graduated from the Horace Mann School in 1988,[5] and from Harvard University in 1992, where he worked for the Harvard Lampoon.[6] He is Jewish.[7]
Filmography
| Title | Year | Credited as | Notes | ||
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| 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 | Uncredited | Yes | Yes | |
| 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 | |
Seinfeld-related credits
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
- "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
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.'
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sipher, Devan (January 14, 2007). "Rebecca Whitney and David Mandel". The New York Times. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Floyd, James (September 20, 2016). "CELEBRATING A MASTER: INSIDE STAR WARS ART: RALPH MCQUARRIE". Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of - Roosterteeth, retrieved February 4, 2021
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."David Mandel '88 Receives 2024 Award for Distinguished Achievement - Horace Mann School". www.horacemann.org. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."July 2016 | David H. Mandel AB '92". Harvardwood. July 1, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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
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