David Mandel

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. Since October 2020, Mandel has hosted the podcast The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, detailing movie props and collectables with writer Ryan Condal. He graduated from the Horace Mann School in 1988, and from Harvard University in 1992, where he worked for the Harvard Lampoon. He is Jewish.

• Name — David Mandel • Born — 24 September 1970 • Occupation — * Writer • actor • director • producer • Years Active — 1992–present • Notable Works — Seinfeld Curb Your Enthusiasm Veep EuroTrip The Cat in the Hat

• Title — Year — Credited as — Notes • Director — Writer — Producer • 1992–1995 — Saturday Night Live • 1995–1998 — Seinfeld • 2000–2002 — Clerks: The Animated Series • 2003 — The Cat in the Hat • 2004 — EuroTrip — Uncredited • 2005–2011 — Curb Your Enthusiasm • 2012 — The Dictator • 2012 — The Simpsons • 2013 — Clear History • 2015 — The Comedians • 2016–2019 — Veep • 2023 — White House Plumbers

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.