Dan Remmes
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Dan Remmes is an American actor and writer based in New York City
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A published playwright
, Remmes has received several awards for his writing and was a recipient of the 2002 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship for Play Writing and Screenwriting.
Remmes collaborated with composer Neil Berg and lyricist and long-time editor of Mad
Nick Meglin
on a Broadway
-bound musical version of the film Grumpy Old Men
, to be directed by Glenn Casale.
Remmes received a degree in acting from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts
in Los Angeles and has appeared in theatre across the country as well as on television shows such as Conviction, Law & Order: Criminal Intent
, Blind Justice, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
.
Remmes works with Mind The Gap Theatre
, a British company based in New York.
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
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A published playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
, Remmes has received several awards for his writing and was a recipient of the 2002 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship for Play Writing and Screenwriting.
Remmes collaborated with composer Neil Berg and lyricist and long-time editor of Mad
Mad (magazine)
Mad is an American humor magazine founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines in 1952. Launched as a comic book before it became a magazine, it was widely imitated and influential, impacting not only satirical media but the entire cultural landscape of the 20th century.The last...
Nick Meglin
Nick Meglin
Nick Meglin was a member of MAD Magazine's editorial staff for almost half a century. His progress can be observed by studying the magazine's masthead, which moved him from "Ideas" to "War Correspondent" to "Editorial Associate" to "Associate Editor" to "Editor," a position which he held for 20...
on a Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
-bound musical version of the film Grumpy Old Men
Grumpy Old Men (film)
Grumpy Old Men is a 1993 American romantic comedy film starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, and Ann-Margret, with Burgess Meredith, Daryl Hannah, Kevin Pollak, Katie Sagona, Ossie Davis, and Buck Henry. Directed by Donald Petrie, the screenplay was written by Mark Steven Johnson, who also wrote...
, to be directed by Glenn Casale.
Remmes received a degree in acting from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
The American Academy of Dramatic Arts is a fully accredited two-year conservatory with facilities located in Manhattan, New York City – at 120 Madison Avenue, in a landmark building designed by noted architect Stanford White as the original Colony Club – and in Hollywood, California...
in Los Angeles and has appeared in theatre across the country as well as on television shows such as Conviction, Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...
, Blind Justice, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced...
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Remmes works with Mind The Gap Theatre
Mind The Gap Theatre
The brainchild of Paula D'Alessandris, Mind The Gap Theatre Company was conceived in 1998 to import edgy British productions, readings and workshops to New York audiences and, in return, export some of America's unknown theatrical talent to the United Kingdom...
, a British company based in New York.