Dan Mazer

Daniel Gideon Mazer (born 4 October 1971)[1] is a British screenwriter, producer, and comedian. He is best known as the long-time writing and production partner of comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and worked with him on his characters Ali G and Borat. Mazer also co-wrote and co-produced the films based on Baron Cohen's characters such as Ali G Indahouse, Borat, and Brüno.

Dan Mazer
Mazer in Paris at a premiere of I Give It a Year, April 2013.
Born	4 October 1971 London, England, United Kingdom
Known for	Long-time writing and production partner of Sacha Baron Cohen
Spouse(s)	Daisy Donovan (m. 2005)
Children	2

Early life

Mazer attended The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, where he met Baron Cohen.[2] 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.

Career

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[3] and Mini Ivy.[4]

Mazer is Jewish.[5][6]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
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
	Office Christmas Party	No	Yes	No
TBA	Home Alone	Yes	No	No	filming

References

1. Companies House
2. Andrew Anthony (7 June 2009). "Sacha Baron Cohen: The comic who is always in your face". The Observer. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
3. Louise Cohen (20 October 2007). "Daisy Donovan and her dead lucky break". The Times. London. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
4. Jones, Alice (27 January 2016). "Dan Mazer interview: Sacha Baron Cohen's partner in crime on Dirty Grandpa and the new Bridget Jones film". The Independent. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
5. Applebaum, Stephen (7 February 2013). "A romcom from the man who brought you Borat". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
6. "Jews in the News: Ben Feldman, Lauren Cohan and Dan Mazer". Tampa Jewish Community Centers & Federation. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

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