David Mandel

David Mandel (born 1969 or 1970[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.

David Mandel
Born1969 or 1970 (age 52–53)
Occupations
  • Writer
  • actor
  • director
  • producer

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
Title Year Credited as Notes
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

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

References
  1. 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.'
  2. Sipher, Devan (January 14, 2007). "Rebecca Whitney and David Mandel". The New York Times. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  3. Floyd, James (September 20, 2016). "CELEBRATING A MASTER: INSIDE STAR WARS ART: RALPH MCQUARRIE". Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  4. The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of - Roosterteeth, retrieved February 4, 2021
  5. 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.


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