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Canadian stand-up comedian
Dylan Mandlsohn
Born1979 or 1980 (age 44–45)
Toronto, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Windsor
Occupation(s)Stand-up comedian, actor
Years active1998-present

Dylan Mandlsohn is a Canadian stand-up comedian, impressionist, and actor. He is known for appearances on TV series, including 12 Monkeys and Nikita, and released a 2019 album produced by Grammy winner Dan Schlissel for his label Stand Up! Records, A Date With the Devil.

Early life

Mandlsohn was raised in Toronto and was fascinated by comedy at an early age, inspired by Jim Carrey, Dana Carvey, and Rich Little. He studied drama at the University of Windsor.

Career

Mandlsohn began performing in clubs at 17 and began touring the U.S. and Canada during college. He was a substitute teacher before moving into stand-up full-time. He is known for his family-friendly comedy that, in the words of one reviewer, "reins it in before it becomes too naughty". He was a member of Los Angeles improv troupe the Groundlings. He had his own half-hour special in 2007 on the Canadian series Comedy Now!.

He was a guest on two episodes of Canadian radio comedy show The Debaters. Mandlsohn has also had acting roles in several television series, including a CIA staffer in a 2010 episode of Nikita, a guard in a 2016 episode of 12 Monkeys, and a landlord in Leslie Nielsen's final film, 2010's Stonerville.

He is currently (November 2024) performing on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas.

References

  1. ^ Stern, Cara (October 21, 2013). "Rubber-Faced Comic Gets Juiced On Stage". Canadian Jewish News. Toronto, Ontario. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  2. "Dylan Mandlsohn". With Our Arms to the Sun (Podcast). 2019-06-11. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  3. Law, John (2009-10-02). "Teacher-comedian keeps it clean". Niagara Falls Review. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  4. Burke, David (2009-02-09). "Canadian comic seeks southern exposure". Quad City Times. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  5. Wild, Diane (2007-06-14). "Comedy Now! and Comedy Inc. Return to CTV". TV, Eh?. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  6. "Nikita: "Dark Matter" Full Cast & Crew". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  7. "12 Monkeys: Full Cast & Crew". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  8. "Stonerville". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2020-06-02.

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