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      • Dan O'Keefe (born 1967 or 1968) 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.
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  1. Dan O'Keefe (born 1967 or 1968) [1] 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.

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  3. Dec 3, 2021 · He explained to the Daily Beast on their “Fever Dreams” podcast that it was his father, “Reader’s Digest” editor Daniel O’Keefe, who created the holiday.

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    • Festivus Is Based on A Seinfeld Writer’s Real-Life Holiday Celebration
    • How Seinfeld’s Traditions Compare to The Real Festivus
    • What “A Festivus For The Rest of Us” Really Means
    • Why O’Keefe Originally Didn’T Want Festivus in Seinfeld

    As outrageous as the holiday is, Festivus is based on the true celebration from Seinfeld writer Dan O’Keefe’s childhood, as crafted by his father. According to Uproxx, Festivus was originally made up by his father, American writer Daniel O’Keefe, in 1966 as a way to annually celebrate his first date with his wife. While the reason behind Festivus’ ...

    While Festivus typically occurred around December, the holiday never had a set date like in Seinfeld. George Costanza’s family celebrated Festivus every year on December 23, whereas O’Keefe recalls trying to escape around the holidays because it could happen at any time unexpectedly, typically between the months of September and May. Seinfeld’s wri...

    In Seinfeld’s season 9 episode “The Strike,” Frank continually declares “a Festivus for the rest of us” when explaining the holiday’s meaning. While Festivus’ name was taken from the Latin for “joyous, holiday, and feast day,” the title in O’Keefe’s holiday had simply popped into his father’s head and stuck. But, Seinfeld's TV gag seemed to have re...

    While George Costanza isn’t necessarily O’Keefe in Seinfeld’s season 9 episode, the writer did have a very similar reaction to Festivus as Jason Alexander’s character. As previously mentioned, O’Keefe would intentionally try to avoid being home for Festivus, just as George actively rejected Frank Costanza’s holiday. Similarly, O’Keefe recalls tryin...

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  4. Dec 23, 2022 · O'Keefe's father, Daniel O'Keefe Sr., who was an editor at Readers Digest, came up with the holiday in 1966. It marked the occasion of Daniel's first date with soon-to-be fiancée Deborah. The...

  5. The idea of Festivus originally came to Seinfeld writer Dan O'Keefe from a tradition started by his father Daniel O'Keefe. Daniel O'Keefe Sr. originally invented Festivus as a way to have a holiday that was secular and not burdened by the religious and commercialism of the holiday season.

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    Who is Dan O’Keefe? That is a questions scientists have been striving to answer for generations. Some say that he’s a folk singer, others believe he wrote for Seinfeld. While both of those men are a Dan O’Keefe, neither of them are this Dan O’Keefe. So, who is he?

  7. Jan 1, 2005 · Daniel O'Keefe is a comedy writer whose father invented Festivus. O'Keefe also wrote the Seinfeld episode which introduced Festivus to the world.

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