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Eric Stangel (born June 16, 1971) is an American radio and television showrunner, writer and producer.


Biography

Born and raised in
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, Stangel attended
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, where he graduated with a degree in broadcast journalism in 1993. Upon graduation, Stangel and his brother
Justin Stangel Justin Stangel is a radio and television showrunner, writer and producer. In 1998, Stangel and his brother Eric Stangel become the head writers of '' Late Show with David Letterman'', positions they held until 2013. Biography Stangel and his bro ...
created a stage show in Manhattan, titled ''Big City Comedy.'' The success of the show led to writing work for
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on ''
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'', the cartoon show ''
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'' on
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, and the
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. The comedy shorts they created to air between shows for the USA Network helped land the Stangel brothers staff writing jobs with ''
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'', in 1997. In 1998, Stangel and his brother became the
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s of the ''Late Show'', positions they held until 2013. As co-head writer for ''The Late Show'', Stangel was part of a team that has won two Primetime
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(in 2001 and 2002), received twenty-one total Emmy nominations, and was nominated for Writers Guild of America awards four times. In December 2009 Stangel and his brother Justin were promoted to executive producers for ''The Late Show''. The Stangel brothers are the longest-serving head writers in the history of Letterman's late night shows. Stangel was a winner of one of SI.com's 2010 Sports Media Awards, receiving a top pick in the Sports Media Tweets of The Year category. In March 2011, Stangel was named to
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's
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140, a list of the world's most influential Tweeters. Eric and Justin in 2012 published their first book ''Goodnight Husband, Goodnight Wife'' which won an Independent Publishing award in the category of Humor. In 2012 he wrote additional material for the
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, hosted by
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which was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special. In 2015, Justin and Eric Stangel were added to the staff of ''
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'' on
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. On March 15, 2016, Opie announced that the Stangel Brothers officially left their role with the show to be Executive Producers on the daytime television show they co-created and had been developing, ''
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'' starring Harry Connick Jr. In two seasons, ''Harry'' was honored with 11 Daytime Emmy nominations (2 wins) and a Critics Choice Award nomination. In 2020, Eric and Justin signed one-day contracts with baseball teams starting with the
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,
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, and the
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. In February 2021 the Stangels signed with the AAA ballclub for Major League Baseball's Minnesota Twins, the
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, Then in May 2021, Eric and Justin signed with the Cleveland Indians AA club, the
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, and were promised items from the extreme menu including a 21 scoop ice cream sundae served in a full-size helmet if they show up to the ballpark. Following this signing, they appeared on ESPN+'s SportsNation to detail their story and announce the 6th team they will be signing with, the Carolina Disco Turkeys. In June 2021, they officially signed with the Disco Turkeys On August 17, 2021, the Stangels announced they signed with the New York Yankees High-A club, the
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, and were offered the chance to throw out the first pitch at an upcoming game. April 2, 2022, Eric and Justin signed with the Kingsport Axmen of the Appalachian League. Logan Davis, the team General Manager signed the brothers to the back end of the bullpen. The brothers signed with team number 9 on May 18, 2022, with the Spearfish Sasquatch of Independence League Baseball. Team Owner and General Manager Eric Schmidt also offered Eric and Justin the opportunity to model merchandise on the team website. On May 26, 2022, Eric and Justin hit double digits, signing with their 10th team, the
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of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League. Team General Manager Lee Walter Jr. gave them a contract allowing the brothers to make announcements over the Dodd Stadium PA system during a game.


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* https://twitter.com/ericstangel {{DEFAULTSORT:Stangel, Eric American male screenwriters Television producers from New York (state) Living people Syracuse University alumni 1971 births People from Chappaqua, New York Screenwriters from New York (state)