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Daniel Powell Biography

Birth Name:Daniel Powell

Profession Producer, Writer, Director, Production manager, Actor

Fast Facts

Was an associate producer for "The Daily Show" before joining Comedy Central as a development executive in 2004
Worked as a writer for "Saturday Night Live" in 2002
Quote: "(On "Ugly Americans"): "You get all these interesting new dynamic characters but you also get․․․a show that's relatable․․․even if you're not a centaur or a super hero or a zombie, you can still relate to what they're going through․""
Best known as a Comedy Central executive who worked on "The Colbert Report" and executive produced "Inside Amy Schumer" and "Ugly Americans․"
Wrote, directed, and edited the short film "My Anime Girlfriend" in 2011