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Dan Gurewitch

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  • Actor
  • Director
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A 47-year-old man with a growth hormone deficiency is mistaken for a new kid at his nephew's high school, where he quickly becomes the most popular student.
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The Old Man and the Seymour (2009)
Dan is known primarily for his work as a senior writer for HBO's "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" and as a sketch writer for NBC's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon." Previously, he was a sketch comedy writer and cast member at the online comedy platform CollegeHumor. He is also a TV and feature film screenwriter.
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    • Won 5 Primetime Emmys
      • 9 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    John Oliver in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Writer
    The CollegeHumor Show (2009)
    The CollegeHumor Show
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Dropout (2006)
    Dropout
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Fantasy Football (2022)
    Fantasy Football
    6.0
    • Writer(as Daniel Gurewitch)
    • 2022

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Fantasy Football (2022)
      Fantasy Football
      6.0
      • teleplay by (as Daniel Gurewitch)
      • 2022
    • John Oliver in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
      Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
      8.8
      TV Series
      • senior writer
      • writer
      • Writer
      • 2014–2019
    • Dropout (2006)
      Dropout
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • written by
      • writer ...
      • 2007–2014
    • Hardly Working (2007)
      Hardly Working
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2007–2013
    • Dorkly Originals (2010)
      Dorkly Originals
      6.9
      TV Series
      • written by (uncredited)
      • 2011
    • Matt Stone and Trey Parker in South Park (1997)
      South Park
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Writer (uncredited)
      • 2010
    • The CollegeHumor Show (2009)
      The CollegeHumor Show
      7.7
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2009
    • Street Fighter: The Later Years (2006)
      Street Fighter: The Later Years
      8.3
      TV Series
      • story
      • 2007–2008

    Actor

    • Dropout (2006)
      Dropout
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Dan
      • Virgil
      • Commenter ...
      • 2006–2017
    • Cartoon-Box
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Additional Voices
      • 2016
    • Hardly Working (2007)
      Hardly Working
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Dan
      • The Toilet
      • Finster
      • 2007–2013
    • Dorkly Originals (2010)
      Dorkly Originals
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Doodle
      • Kid
      • Raiden (voice) ...
      • 2011–2012
    • Paulilu Mixtape (2012)
      Paulilu Mixtape
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Dan
      • 2012
    • Amir Blumenfeld and Jake Hurwitz in Jake and Amir (2007)
      Jake and Amir
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Dan
      • 2007–2009
    • The Old Man and the Seymour (2009)
      The Old Man and the Seymour
      7.8
      Short
      • Craig
      • 2009
    • The CollegeHumor Show (2009)
      The CollegeHumor Show
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Dan
      • 2009
    • Street Fighter: The Later Years (2006)
      Street Fighter: The Later Years
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Street Fighter
      • 2008

    Director

    • Dropout (2006)
      Dropout
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011–2013
    • 27 Kidneys
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2008–2009
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    The Old Man and the Seymour
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    The Old Man and the Seymour

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    • Alternative name
      • Daniel Gurewitch

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