Background
Babaloo Mandel (born Marc Mandel) was born on October 13, 1949 in New York City, New York, United States. Son of a taxi driver and a homemaker.
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Babaloo Mandel (born Marc Mandel) was born on October 13, 1949 in New York City, New York, United States. Son of a taxi driver and a homemaker.
Babaloo attended the New York Institute of Technology, before leaving for Hollywood in 1972.
Babaloo Mandel is a screenwriter and television producer. He is an executive producer with Lowell Ganz of television programs, including "Gung Ho", ABC, 1986; (and creator) "Channel 99", CBS, 1988; "Knight and Daye", NBC, 1989; and "Parenthood", NBC, 1990. He was also creative consultant with Ganz for "Take Five" (also known as Kooper with a âKâ), CBS, 1987. He has appeared on screen in "Splash", Buena Vista, 1984, and in the television documentary "Naked Hollywood", Arts and Entertainment, 1991.
Mandel and Ganz also wrote for the television series "Laverne & Shirley". They were the screenwriters for the 1992 sports movie "A League of Their Own", directed by "Laverne" (Penny Marshall).
Babaloo married Denise Madelyn (Horn) in 1974. They have six children: Joshua, Jesse, Jason, Jake, Jamie, Julie.