Lowell Ganz

Lowell Ganz

Known for: Writing
Biography: 1948-08-31 (75 years old)

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Biography

Lowell Ganz (born August 31, 1948) is an American writer and producer. He is the long-time writing partner of Babaloo Mandel and has written for television, film, and theatre.

Ganz grew up in Queens, New York, attending Martin Van Buren High School in Queens Village. He dropped out of college and moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career writing for sitcoms, starting with The Odd Couple. From there, he moved on to writing for the TV series Happy Days and created two of its spin-off series, Laverne and Shirley and Joanie Loves Chachi.

In 1982, Ganz and Mandel teamed up with Happy Days actors Ron Howard and Henry Winkler to make their first film, the low-budget comedy Night Shift, which was also actor Michael Keaton's first film; Howard signed on because he wanted to start directing while Winkler wanted to move away from his image as the Fonz. Ganz's second film outing, Splash, made stars of Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah and earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.

Ganz and Mandel went on to write several other films, four more of which were also directed by Howard, and one of which had Penny Marshall, who starred in Laverne and Shirley, as director. Four of their films have featured Billy Crystal, three have featured Michael Keaton, two have featured Tom Hanks, and two are about baseball. Ganz and Mandel are also widely used as Hollywood script doctors, known for their reliability and fast turnaround time.

Ganz lives in Los Angeles with his wife of more than 25 years. They have three children.

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Filmography

all 46

Writer 32

Movies 28

TV Shows 18

self 4

Screenplay 3

Director 3

Creator 2

Writer
Mr. Saturday Night

Mr. Saturday Night (2022)

Movie
Original Film Writer
A League of Their Own

A League of Their Own (2022)

TV
Self
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall (2020)

Movie
Self
Reunited Apart

Reunited Apart (2020)

TV
Writer
Tooth Fairy

Tooth Fairy (2010)

Movie
5.75
Self
The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriters Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel

The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriters Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel (2006)

Movie
Thanks
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'

The Making of 'Some Like It Hot' (2006)

Movie
Thanks
The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'

The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot' (2006)

Movie
Writer
Fever Pitch

Fever Pitch (2005)

Movie
6
Writer
Robots

Robots (2005)

Movie
6.57
Self - Screenwriter
Making a 'Splash'

Making a 'Splash' (2004)

Movie
Writer
Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is (2000)

Movie
6
Writer
Edtv

Edtv (1999)

Movie
5.5
Writer
Hiller and Diller

Hiller and Diller (1997)

TV
Writer
Fathers' Day

Fathers' Day (1997)

Movie
5.62
Writer
Multiplicity

Multiplicity (1996)

Movie
5.29
Writer
Forget Paris

Forget Paris (1995)

Movie
Writer
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)

Movie
6.5
Writer
Greedy

Greedy (1994)

Movie
8
Writer
A League of Their Own

A League of Their Own (1993)

TV
Writer
Mr. Saturday Night

Mr. Saturday Night (1992)

Movie
Screenplay
A League of Their Own

A League of Their Own (1992)

Movie
5.51
Writer
City Slickers

City Slickers (1991)

Movie
6.31
Writer
Parenthood

Parenthood (1989)

Movie
6.04
Writer
Knight & Daye

Knight & Daye (1989)

TV
Writer
Vibes

Vibes (1988)

Movie
Writer
Take Five

Take Five (1987)

TV
Creator
Gung Ho

Gung Ho (1986)

TV
Writer
Gung Ho

Gung Ho (1986)

Movie
Screenplay
Spies Like Us

Spies Like Us (1985)

Movie
6.03
Writer
Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories (1985)

TV
5.33
Stan, the Tour Guide / Screenplay
Splash

Splash (1984)

Movie
6.67
Writer
Herndon

Herndon (1983)

Movie
Writer
Night Shift

Night Shift (1982)

Movie
5.9
Writer
Joanie Loves Chachi

Joanie Loves Chachi (1982)

TV
6
Director
The Further Adventures of Wally Brown

The Further Adventures of Wally Brown (1980)

Movie
Writer
America 2100

America 2100 (1979)

Movie
Director
Angie

Angie (1979)

TV
Writer
Makin' It

Makin' It (1979)

TV
Director
Brothers and Sisters

Brothers and Sisters (1979)

TV
Writer
Busting Loose

Busting Loose (1977)

TV
Writer
Laverne & Shirley

Laverne & Shirley (1976)

TV
5
Writer
Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers

Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers (1974)

TV
Writer
Happy Days

Happy Days (1974)

TV
6.28
Writer
The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple (1970)

TV
6
Creator
Hiller and Diller

Hiller and Diller

TV

Ratings

Average 5.83
Based on 943 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1970
1983
1992
1987
2022
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Information

Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1948-08-31 (75 years old)

Birth Place
New York City, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America


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