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Babaloo Mandel Biography (1949-)

Original name, Mark Mandel; born October 13, 1949, in New York, NY; father, ataxi driver; married Denise Horn, 1974; children: Joshua, Jesse, Jason, Jake, Jamie, Julie. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Writer, producer, actor
Birth Details
October 13, 1949
New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Work
  • Executive Producer
  • Mr. Saturday Night, Columbia, 1992
  • Film Appearances
  • Rudy, Splash, Buena Vista, 1984
  • Writer number two, Mr. Saturday Night, Columbia, 1992
  • Television Work
  • Creator and Executive Producer; Series
  • (And creator of characters with Lowell Ganz) Gung Ho, ABC, 1986-1987
  • (Creator with Ganz) Channel 99, NBC, 1988
  • (With Ganz) Knight & Daye, NBC, 1989
  • (With Ron Howard, Ganz, and others) Parenthood, NBC, 1990
  • A League of Their Own, CBS, 1993
  • Hiller and Diller, ABC, 1997
  • Other; Series
  • (Producer and creative consultant [with Lowell Ganz]) Happy Days (also k
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    Babaloo Mandel

    Babaloo Mandel served as a story consultant in 29 episodes of Happy Days; he also wrote four episodes of the series, and two episodes of Laverne & Shirley, as well.

    Born

    (1949-10-13) October 13, 1949 (age 75)

    Birthplace

    New York City, New York, U.S.

    Occupation

    Screenwriter, television writer, producer

    Years active

    1980—present

    Spouse(s)

    Denise Madelyn Horn (1974–present; 6 children)

    Job on series/
    Appeared as:

    Producer, writer, director

    Episodes involved with/
    Appeared in:

    29 as story consultant, 4 as writer ("Happy Days")

  • 2 as writer ("Laverne & Shirley")


Screenwriter, television writer, and television producer Babaloo Mandel (born October 13, 1949) served as a story consultant in 29 episodes of Happy Days; he also wrote four episodes of the series, as well as two episodes of Laverne & Shirley. He is the long-time writing partner of Lowell Ganz.[1] He and Ganz have co-penned numerous high-profile movies, including Splash (1984), Parenthood (1989), City Slickers (1991) and A League of

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Babaloo Mandel

American writer

Babaloo Mandel

Born (1949-10-13) October 13, 1949 (age 75)

New York City, New York, U.S.

Occupation(s)Writer, producer
Spouse

Denise Madelyn Horn

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(m. 1974)​
Children6

Marc "Babaloo" Mandel (born October 13, 1949) is an American writer and producer. He first wrote episodic television comedy, then transitioned to writing feature films and theatre. He and long-time writing partner Lowell Ganz wrote numerous high-profile films including Splash (1984), Parenthood (1989), City Slickers (1991), and A League of Their Own (1992).[1]

Biography

Mandel was born in New York City. His father was a taxi driver.[1] He attended Queens College, City University of New York, before leaving for Hollywood in 1972.

At Queens College, Mandel met Ganz, who nicknamed him "Babaloo", after the character Ba-ba-lu Mandel in Philip Roth's novel Portnoy's Complaint.[1] In 2006, Mandel and Ganz were featured in The Dialogue interview series.[ci

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