Mark O'Keefe
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Mark O'Keefe is a comedy screenwriter
for feature films and television. He wrote and produced the 2003 film Bruce Almighty
, starring Jim Carrey
and the 2006 film Click, starring Adam Sandler. O'Keefe resides in Los Angeles.
His brothers are Broadway and movie songwriter Laurence O'Keefe
(also called Larry), composer and lyricist of shows like Bat Boy: The Musical
and Legally Blonde: The Musical; and Seinfeld
writer and producer Daniel 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.
Mark created the short-lived TV show The O'Keefes
, 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 homeschooling
in a negative light.
His most recent project, Evan Almighty
was released in the Summer of 2007.
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
for feature films and television. He wrote and produced the 2003 film Bruce Almighty
Bruce Almighty
Bruce Almighty is a 2003 American comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac and written by Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe and Steve Oedekerk. It stars Jim Carrey as Bruce Nolan, a down-on-his-luck TV reporter who complains to God that He isn't doing His job correctly, and is then offered the chance to try...
, starring Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey
James Eugene "Jim" Carrey is a Canadian-American actor and comedian. He has received two Golden Globe Awards and has also been nominated on four occasions. Carrey began comedy in 1979, performing at Yuk Yuk's in Toronto, Ontario...
and the 2006 film Click, starring Adam Sandler. O'Keefe resides in Los Angeles.
His brothers are Broadway and movie songwriter Laurence O'Keefe
Laurence O'Keefe (composer)
Laurence O'Keefe , also known as Larry, is a composer and lyricist for Broadway musicals, film and television.O'Keefe is a graduate of Harvard College, where he studied anthropology and wrote humor for the Harvard Lampoon and sang with the Harvard Krokodiloes...
(also called Larry), composer and lyricist of shows like Bat Boy: The Musical
Bat Boy: The Musical
Bat Boy: The Musical is a musical with a book by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming and music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe, based on a June 23, 1992 Weekly World News story about a half-boy, half-bat, dubbed "Bat Boy", found living in a cave....
and Legally Blonde: The Musical; and Seinfeld
Seinfeld
Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...
writer and producer Daniel O'Keefe (also called Danny). Their father, Daniel O'Keefe, Sr., invented their private family holiday Festivus
Festivus
Festivus is a secular holiday celebrated on December 23 as a way to celebrate the holiday season without participating in its pressures and commercialism. It was created by writer Dan O'Keefe and introduced into popular culture by his son Daniel, a screenwriter for the TV show Seinfeld, as part of...
, which gained national exposure when depicted in an episode of Seinfeld
Seinfeld
Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...
(written by Danny), and which is now celebrated across the globe.
Mark created the short-lived TV show The O'Keefes
The O'Keefes
The O'Keefes is an American television sitcom, that aired on The WB Television Network. It premiered on May 22, 2003 and ended on June 12, 2003.-Premise:...
, which was loosely based on his family (except that Larry was turned into a girl, named Lauren). The show, starring Judge Reinhold
Judge Reinhold
Judge Reinhold is an American actor, perhaps best known for co-starring in movies such as Beverly Hills Cop, Ruthless People, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and The Santa Clause trilogy.-Early life:...
, 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 homeschooling
Homeschooling
Homeschooling or homeschool is the education of children at home, typically by parents but sometimes by tutors, rather than in other formal settings of public or private school...
in a negative light.
His most recent project, Evan Almighty
Evan Almighty
Evan Almighty is a 2007 American religious comedy film and the stand-alone sequel to Bruce Almighty . The film was directed by Tom Shadyac, written by Steve Oedekerk, and starring Steve Carell as the title character. Morgan Freeman also reprised his role as God from the original film. Production of...
was released in the Summer of 2007.