Dan Mazer
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Dan Mazer | |
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 Mazer in Paris at a premiere of I Give It a Year, April 2013. | |
| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) |
| Spouse(s) | Daisy Donovan (2005-present; 2 children) |
Dan Mazer (born 1971) is a British screenwriter, producer, and comedian. He is best known as the long-time writing and production partner of Sacha Baron Cohen and has worked with him on such characters as Ali G and Borat. Mazer co-wrote and co-produced the films Ali G Indahouse (2002), Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) and Brüno (2009).
Mazer attended The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, where he met Baron Cohen.[1] He went on to read Law at Peterhouse, Cambridge University, and graduated in 1994. He was an active member of Cambridge Footlights while at university and was vice president from 1993 to 1994.
His early work includes production roles on The Word, The Big Breakfast and The 11 O'Clock Show.
In 2007, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for co-writing the film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. He shared his nomination with Sacha Baron Cohen, Ant Hines, Peter Baynham, and Todd Phillips. They ended up losing to The Departed. He is currently co-writing Lost for Words with Jamie Curtis.
In 2013 he made his feature film directing debut with the British comedy I Give It a Year. He followed it with the 2016 American comedy Dirty Grandpa.
Personal life
He is married to television personality Daisy Donovan, with whom he has two daughters, Maisy[2] and Mini Ivy.[citation needed]
Filmography
- Films
| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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| 2002 | Ali G Indahouse | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 2006 | Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan | No | Yes | executive | |
| 2009 | Brüno | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 2012 | The Dictator | No | No | executive | |
| 2013 | I Give It a Year | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2016 | Dirty Grandpa | Yes | No | No | |
| Bridget Jones's Baby | No | Yes | No |
References
- ^ Andrew Anthony (7 June 2009). "Sacha Baron Cohen: The comic who is always in your face". The Observer. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
- ^ Louise Cohen (20 October 2007). "Daisy Donovan and her dead lucky break". The Times. London. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
External links
- Agency page at United Agents
- Dan Mazer at IMDb
- "Win no friends and influence nobody" (The Observer, 4 March 2007) – Mazer writes about his Academy Award nomination experience
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