Dan O'Keefe (writer)
Dan O'Keefe (born 1967 or 1968)[1] is an American television writer and producer, who has worked on such shows as Seinfeld, The Drew Carey Show, The League, Silicon Valley, and Veep.
Dan O'Keefe | |
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| Born | 1967 or 1968 (age 54–55) |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Occupation(s) | Television writer, producer |
| Known for | The Strike (Seinfeld) |
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| Relatives | Laurence O'Keefe (brother) Mark O'Keefe (brother) |
Early and personal life
O'Keefe was born to writers Deborah and Daniel O'Keefe, who was best known as the creator of the holiday Festivus. O'Keefe has two brothers: composer Laurence O'Keefe and screenwriter Mark O'Keefe.[2]
O'Keefe graduated from Harvard College in 1990.[3] He currently resides in Los Angeles.[2]
Career
As a television writer, O'Keefe was responsible for popularizing the holiday Festivus on the 1997 Seinfeld episode "The Strike".[4] Festivus had been invented in the 1960s by O'Keefe's father, editor and author Daniel O'Keefe (1928–2012).
In 2005, Dan O'Keefe published an official book about the holiday and its history, titled The Real Festivus.[5]
Bibliography
- The Real Festivus (2005)
References
- Marsh, Steven P. (December 21, 2017). "For the Rest of Us: 20 Years of Festivus". The Courier-Post. p. 1D.
'I was tired of Festivus from the time I was first made to celebrate it in the mid-1970s. I haven't gotten any more or less tired of it,' O'Keefe, 49, told The Journal News...
- "DANIEL L. O'KEEFE's Obituary on New York Times". New York Times.
- "Harvardwood Salon with Dan O'Keefe AB '90".
- "Festivus 2009: Holiday creator Dan O'Keefe takes your questions". The Washington Post. December 21, 2009.
- O'Keefe, Dan. The Real Festivus. Perigee, 2005.