Dan Ewen

Writer
Producer
Actor

A comedy centered on Beth and Mark, a couple struggling to conceive, and Mark's unexpectedly helpful affair with Louise.

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How to Cheat (2011)

Dan Ewen is an L.A.-based writer, producer and longtime improv performer hailing from Athens, Georgia. He is both writing and producing the reboot of the "Ernest" franchise. He has several feature and television projects in development at various studios, including 20th Century Fox and Universal. In addition to Ewen's film and TV pursuits, he wrote the book 'Laff it Off' with legendary comedian George Wallace.

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Known for

Clean Slate

6.6

TV Series

Writer(creator, created by)

Playing with Fire

5.2

Writer

2019

Son of Ernest

Writer

Opposites Attract

Writer

Credits

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Writer

Clean Slate
6.6
TV Series
- written by
- teleplay by
- story by (created by) ...
- 2025
Dear Santa
5.4
- story
- 2024
Playing with Fire
5.2
- story by
- screenplay by
- 2019
Silk Stalkings
6.6
TV Series
- written by (as Daniel Lombard Ewen)
- 1999

Producer

Actor

In-development projects at IMDbPro

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How to Cheat

Personal details

Alternative name
- Daniel Lombard Ewen

Did you know

Trivia
Ewen's improv group while at Denison University, Burpee's Seedy Theatrical Company, also boasts Steve Carell as a former member.

Quotes
Ernest struck a nerve, one we're going to revisit. We plan to honor the originals and Jim Varney while birthing a new chapter that lies somewhere between not sucking and Earth-shatteringly funny.