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Maggie Bandur

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Maggie Bandur
Born (1974-02-08) February 8, 1974 (age 50)
Occupation(s)Television producer and writer
Years active2000-present

Maggie Bandur is an American television writer and TV series producer.[1]

Biography

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In 1992, as a student at El Camino Real High School in Los Angeles, Bandur took part in the United States Academic Decathlon.[2][3] El Camino Real's team finished fourth.[4]

Bandur was a contestant in the 1994 Jeopardy! College Championship, representing Northwestern University and later was part of the questions in the game.[5]

Bandur is known for her experience in comedy writing.[6] After her first work with Malcolm in the Middle she has written series for Fox, ABC, CBS, the CW and BBC3.[7] With decline of the demand on sitcoms she took various "branching out" jobs, including 6 months in England working on an episode of Clone.[8] Upon return from England she wrote for My Boys and short comedy plays (Tea & Sorcery, More White Meat).[7] She currently works on NBC's Community.

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Maggie Bandur at IMDb
  2. ^ Chu, Henry (April 8, 1992). "Scholars Carry State's Hopes – Education: El Camino Real students, rated among the top contenders, will vie against 48 other championship teams in the U. S. Academic Decathlon". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
  3. ^ Hayasaki, Erika (March 12, 2001). "Decathlon's Benefits Not Just Academic; Lessons: Past members of successful El Camino Real High team say experience prepared them for later challenges". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
  4. ^ "Academic Decathletes Return". Daily News of Los Angeles. April 15, 1992. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
  5. ^ Show #3801 - Monday, February 26, 2001, Jeopardy! archives
  6. ^ Gag Girl Anniversary Marks Growth of Funny Women[permanent dead link], New York Resident, March 2008
  7. ^ a b Bio panels Archived June 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine of the Summer Shorts Festival, City Theatre
  8. ^ "Two and a Half Sitcom Writers Left in Hollywood" Archived October 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Observer, September 16, 2008
  9. ^ TV Year, Volume 1: The Prime Time 2005-2006 Season By John Kenneth Muir, 2007, ISBN 1-55783-684-1 p. 86
  10. ^ "A Slacker Comedy Works Hard to Sell Itself", The New York Times
  11. ^ S1/#5 Malcolm Babysits, S1/#11 "Funeral", S1/#16 "Water Park", S2/#9 "High School Play", S2/#13 "New Neighbors", S2/#17 "Surgery", S3/#7 "Christmas", S3/#13 "Cynthia's Back", S4/#5 "Forwards Backwards", S4/#15 "Garage Sale", S4/#17 "Clip Show II", S5/#6 "Malcolm's Job", S5/#18 "Dewey's Special Class"
  12. ^ Richmond, Ray (February 18, 2004). "It's our life". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2009-11-11. [dead link]
  13. ^ Clone, cast and crew, a BBC website