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Dan Mazer

Producer, Writer, Director, Actor, Additional CreditsBorn October 4, 1971 (54 years)
Daniel Gideon Mazer (born 4 October 1971) is a British director, screenwriter, producer, and comedian. He is best known as comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's long-time writing and production partner, who worked with him on his three unorthodox characters Ali G, Borat, and Brüno. He also co-wrote and co-produced films based on Baron Cohen's characters, such as Ali G Indahouse, Borat, and Brüno.

Mazer attended The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, where he met Baron Cohen. He then read Law at Peterhouse, Cambridge University, and graduated in 1994. While at university, he was an active member of Cambridge Footlights 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 the 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.

In 2013, he made his debut feature film directing with the British comedy I Give It a Year. He followed it with the 2016 American comedy Dirty Grandpa.

In 2020, he co-wrote the script for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, for which he was again nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and won a Writers Guild Award.

He is married to television personality Daisy Donovan, with whom he has two daughters, Maisy and Mini Ivy.

Mazer is Jewish.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Escape from Planet Earth
  • The Exchange

Known For

  • Borat
  • Brüno
  • Dirty Grandpa
  • The Dictator
  • Ali G Indahouse
  • I Give It a Year
  • Bridget Jones's Baby
  • Home Sweet Home Alone
  • Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
  • Da Ali G Show
  • Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
  • Who Is America?
  • Escape from Planet Earth
  • Ali G: Bling Bling
  • Dog Bites Man
  • Ali G, Innit
  • The Exchange
  • Spyz

Featured Videos

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    Dan Mazer On What He Enjoys About This Type Of FilmDirty GrandpaBehind the Scenes

Dan Mazer Filmography

2020
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm · as Executive Producer
2018
Who Is America? (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2012
The Dictator · as Executive Producer
2009
2006
Borat · as Executive Producer
2006
Dog Bites Man (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2003
2002
2001
2000
Da Ali G Show (TV Series)
1999
1998

2025
2020
2016
Office Christmas Party · as Screenplay
2016
Bridget Jones's Baby · as Screenplay
2013
I Give It a Year · as Screenplay
2006
Borat · as Screenplay
2002
Ali G Indahouse · as Screenplay
2000
Da Ali G Show (TV Series)

2003
imagine... (TV Series) · as Self
2000
BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self

2013
Serra: Ever Forward Never Back (TV Series) · as Ship's Mate

2022
2021
Borat's American Lockdown · as Written By
2018
Who Is America? (TV Series) · as Written By
2012
Escape from Planet Earth · as Additional Writing By
2009
Brüno · as Story
2006
Dog Bites Man (TV Series) · as Creator

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