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Dan Mazer

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Dan Mazer
  • Date of Birth:
    , 1971
  • Place of Birth:
    London, England, UK
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    Ukrainian
  • Education:

    Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School

    Peterhouse, Cambridge University

     

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    Dan Mazer
    • 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.
    • He is a British screenwriter, film 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).

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