Daniel O'Keefe (born ) is an American television writer and producer, who has worked on such shows as Seinfeld, The Drew Carey Show, The League, Silicon Valley, and Veep.
Early and personal life O'Keefe was born to writers Deborah and Daniel O'Keefe, who was best known as the creator of the holiday Festivus. O'Keefe has two brothers: composer Laurence O'Keefe and screenwriter Mark O'Keefe.
O'Keefe graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1990. He currently resides in Los Angeles.
Career As a television writer, O'Keefe was responsible for popularizing the holiday Festivus on the 1997 Seinfeld episode "The Strike"."Festivus 2009: Holiday creator Dan O'Keefe takes your questions". The Washington Post. December 21, 2009. Festivus had been invented in the 1960s by O'Keefe's father, editor and author Daniel O'Keefe (1928–2012).
In 2005, Dan O'Keefe published a book about the holiday and its history, titled The Real Festivus.O'Keefe, Dan. The Real Festivus. Perigee, 2005.
References Notes
Bibliography The Real Festivus (2005)
External links
Excerpt from Chapter 1 of The Real Festivus in USA Today