Mark O'Keefe is an American screenwriter, who specializes in the comedy genre. He wrote and produced the 2003 film ''

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'', starring

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, and the 2006 film ''

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'', starring Adam Sandler. O'Keefe resides in Los Angeles.

Biography

His brothers are Broadway and movie songwriter Laurence O'Keefe (also called Larry) (composer and lyricist of shows including '' Bat Boy: The Musical'' and '' Legally Blonde'') and ''

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'' writer and producer Dan O'Keefe (also called Danny). Their father, Daniel O'Keefe, Sr., invented their private family holiday Festivus, which gained national exposure when depicted in an episode of ''Seinfeld'' (written by Danny), and which is now celebrated across the globe. O'Keefe created the short-lived TV show ''

The O'Keefes ''The O'Keefes'' is an American television sitcom created by Mark O'Keefe, that aired on The WB from May 22 to June 12, 2003. Premise The series was about the O'Keefe family: Harry and Ellie, together with their children, Lauren, Danny and Mark. ...

'', which was loosely based on his family (except that Larry was turned into a girl, named Lauren). The show, starring Judge Reinhold, was on The WB in the summer of 2003, but only 5 episodes aired before it was cancelled. The show generated controversy among people who felt that it depicted

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in a negative light. His project '' Evan Almighty'' was released in the summer of 2007. O'Keefe graduated from Harvard University in 1992 and participated in Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the

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and '' The Harvard Lampoon''.

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