Biography
Babaloo Mandel is an American screenwriter and producer. Born Marc Alan Mandel on 13 October 1949 in New York City, he attended Queens College, City University of New York, where he met his long-time writing partner Lowell Ganz.
Mandel began his career writing episodic television comedy, including work on Laverne & Shirley. With Ganz he wrote the screenplays for Night Shift (1982), Splash (1984), Parenthood (1989), City Slickers (1991) and A League of Their Own (1992). They received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay for Splash.
Mandel has also written for the stage, including the book for the musical Mr. Saturday Night (2022).
