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David Mandel (born 1969 or 1970 (age 54–55)^[1]) is an American writer, actor, director, and producer. He was an executive producer andshowrunner ofVeep, and also an executive producer and director ofCurb Your Enthusiasm andSeinfeld. He is also a comedian,^[2] and one of the producer-directors of the teen comedyEuroTrip. He was a writer forSeinfeld during its seventh, eighth, and ninth seasons and also co-wrote the screenplay for the 2003 film adaptation ofThe Cat in the Hat. He is one of the creators ofClerks: The Animated Series, and he was a writer forSaturday Night Live. He had a brief stint as a host ofDave and Steve's Video Game Explosion, a comedy video game review show that aired late nights onTBS as part of theBurly Bear Network. The show only lasted a few episodes before the entire block was canceled.

Mandel is also one of the authors ofStar Wars Art: Ralph McQuarrie, a comprehensive collection ofStar Wars artwork byRalph McQuarrie, published in 2016 byAbrams Books.^[3]

Since October 2020, Mandel has hosted the podcastThe Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, detailing movie props and collectables with writerRyan Condal.^[4]

He graduated from theHorace Mann School in 1988,^[5] and fromHarvard University in 1992, where he worked for theHarvard Lampoon.^[6] He is Jewish.^[7]

Mandel wrote theSeinfeld episode "The Bizarro Jerry", and on the commentary track to the DVD, has stated that this was his favoriteSeinfeld of the episodes he wrote.

• "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"

• David Mandel atIMDb

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