Dylan Mandlsohn is a stand-up comedian, impressionist, and actor from

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. He is known for appearances on TV series including ''

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'', and released a 2019 album produced by Grammy winner

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for his label

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, ''A Date With the Devil''.

Early life

Mandlsohn was raised in Toronto, and was fascinated by comedy at an early age, inspired by

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, and

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. He studied drama at the

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Career

Mandlsohn began performing in clubs at 17, and began touring the U.S. and Canada during college. He was a substitute teacher before being able to move into stand-up full-time. He is known for his family-friendly comedy that, in the words of one reviewer, "reins it in before it becomes too naughty." He was a member of Los Angeles improv troupe

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. He had his own half-hour special in 2007 on the Canadian series ''

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''. He was a guest on two episodes of Canadian radio comedy show ''

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''. Mandlsohn has also had acting roles in several television series, including a CIA staffer in a 2010 episode of ''

'', a guard in a 2016 episode of ''

'', and a landlord in Leslie Nielsen's final film, 2010's ''

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''. He has also played semi-professional trampoline dodgeball.

Discography

*''A Date With the Devil'' (

, 2019)

References

External links

*
Dylan Mandlsohn at Stand Up! Records website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mandlsohn, Dylan 21st-century Canadian comedians Canadian stand-up comedians Comedians from Toronto University of Windsor alumni Living people Stand Up! Records artists American impressionists (entertainers) 1980 births