Born in Ohio, Mandt graduated from Fordham University in the Bronx, New York, and moved north to Bristol, Connecticut where he began his television career as a Production Assistant at Entertainment and Sports Programming Network working on SportsCenter and other studio shows.
That same year, they produced Reel Classics Uncut for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. The following year, they produced Entertainment and Sports Programming Network"s first reality show: Beg, Borrow & Deal. In 2003, the brothers created the show Jim Rome is Burning starring popular sports radio host Jim Rome. In 2004, they created the series My Crazy Life for East! Entertainment Television and in 2007 they created Destination Truth for the Sciences Fi Channel.
Michael has also produced and or directed segments of the Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly awards since 2005.
Michael Mandt appeared in the film Hijacking Hollywood. More recently, he produced the indie film Last Stop for Paul in 2006.
The feature film was based on the real life story of two young men from India who were plucked from obscurity to be signed into the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball organization. The Mandt brothers found the story and were instrumental in putting the original deal together that led to the movie deal with Hamm and Disney.
They are attached as Company-Producers on the film, along with Mark Ciardi, Gordon Grey and Joe Roth.
As Entertainment and Sports Programming Network executive producer, Mandt said that Caitlyn Jenner was given the 2015 Arthur Ashe Courage Award because "she has shown the courage to embrace a truth that had been hidden for years, and to embark on a journey that may not only give comfort to those facing similar circumstances, but can also help to educate people on the challenges that the transgender community faces."
In 2007, Neil and Michael launched FantasySportsGirl.com, a site which provides daily video content for fantasy sports fans. The duo were also nominated for a Webby Award for their work on Last Stop for Paul.
