Dan O'Keefe (born 1967 or 1968)[1] is an American television writer and producer, who has worked on such shows as Seinfeld, The Drew Carey Show, The League, Silicon Valley, and Veep.
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| Born | 1967 or 1968 (age 55–56) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
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Early and personal life edit
O'Keefe was born to writers Deborah and Daniel O'Keefe, who was best known as the creator of the holiday Festivus. O'Keefe has two brothers: composer Laurence O'Keefe and screenwriter Mark O'Keefe.[2]
O'Keefe graduated from Harvard College in 1990.[3] He currently resides in Los Angeles.[2]
Career edit
As a television writer, O'Keefe was responsible for popularizing the holiday Festivus on the 1997 Seinfeld episode "The Strike".[4] Festivus had been invented in the 1960s by O'Keefe's father, editor and author Daniel O'Keefe (1928–2012).
In 2005, Dan O'Keefe published a book about the holiday and its history, titled The Real Festivus.[5]
Bibliography edit
- The Real Festivus (2005)
References edit
- ^ Marsh, Steven P. (December 21, 2017). "For the Rest of Us: 20 Years of Festivus". The Courier-Post. p. 1D.
'I was tired of Festivus from the time I was first made to celebrate it in the mid-1970s. I haven't gotten any more or less tired of it,' O'Keefe, 49, told The Journal News...
- ^ a b "DANIEL L. O'KEEFE's Obituary on New York Times". New York Times.
- ^ "Harvardwood Salon with Dan O'Keefe AB '90".
- ^ "Festivus 2009: Holiday creator Dan O'Keefe takes your questions". The Washington Post. December 21, 2009.
- ^ O'Keefe, Dan. The Real Festivus. Perigee, 2005.