Dave Horwitz (born August 19, 1983) is an American comedian, blogger and television writer. He is a graduate of Emerson College in Boston.

Life and career

Along with Marisa Pinson, Horwitz co-created the blog "Dealbreaker", described as an “hilarious reference guide to the qualities that, when discovered, transform the ‘date you hope to go home with’ into the ‘date you pray never calls again’”. The blog eventually found success outside of the Internet. It was turned into a book, optioned by

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and later bought by

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and producer

Nahnatchka Khan Nahnatchka Khan (born c. 1973) is an American television writer and producer. She created and executive produced the ABC comedy series ''Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23'' (2012–2013) and ''Fresh Off the Boat'' (2015–2020), the NBC com ...

for further development on television."Deadline", November 1, 2010, Nellie Andreeva, https://deadline.com/2010/11/abc-nabs-blog-based-comedy-dealbreaker-80589/ He also co-created the web series "Downers Grove" along with

Michael Blaiklock Michael "Mookie" Blaiklock is an American actor and writer who has starred in the television series '' Secret Girlfriend'' and '' Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23''. Biography Blaiklock was born and raised in Ashland, Massachusetts. While a ...

, Justin Becker, and

Elisha Yaffe Elisha Yaffe is an American actor, comedian, writer and producer. He has appeared in television shows including ''Better Call Saul'', '' The Newsroom'', ''Mad Men'', '' Southland'', '' Up All Night'', '' The New Normal'' and '' CSI: NY'' and voic ...

for Warner Brothers."Deadline", August 15, 2008, Nikki Finke, https://deadline.com/2008/08/thewbcom-original-programming-arrives-6708/ He frequently performs at the

Upright Citizens Brigade The Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) is an improvisational and sketch comedy group that emerged from Chicago's ImprovOlympic in 1990. The original incarnation of the group consisted of Amy Poehler, Matthew Walsh, Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, ...

theater in Los Angeles with his sketch group A Kiss From Daddy. He wrote on the first season of ABC's ''

Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 ''Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23'' is an American television sitcom created by Nahnatchka Khan. It was broadcast on ABC between April 11, 2012, and September 6, 2014, comprising two seasons and 26 episodes. Originally a mid-season replac ...

'' and on the only season of ''

How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life) ''How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)'' is an American single-camera sitcom created by '' Accidentally on Purpose'' creator Claudia Lonow that aired on ABC from April 3 to June 26, 2013. The series was produced by 20th Cen ...

'', on ABC.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Horwitz, Dave Living people American male comedians 21st-century American comedians Emerson College alumni 1983 births Comedians from Boston