birth_place birth_date spouse article_title birth_name occupation
endicott , new york , united states 13 august 1980 johanna parker appel eric appel
 eric appel director , producer , writer
eric appel

eric appel -lrb- born august 13 , 1980 -rrb- is a writer/director working in television , film , commercials and internet videos .
he has written for mtv 's `` human giant '' , `` the andy milonakis show '' and `` crank yankers '' , and directed episodes of the us version of `` the office '' , `` workaholics '' , '' '' , `` eagleheart '' , `` blue mountain state '' , `` death valley '' , `` new girl '' and `` nick swardson 's pretend time '' .
after attending high school in endicott , new york , appel graduated from the art institute of pittsburgh with a degree in animation .
while in college , he was involved with the long running improvisation comedy show at the university of pittsburgh , friday nite improvs , and soon after moved to new york city to train as an improvisor at the upright citizens brigade theater .
after moving to los angeles , appel created an original series for super deluxe , and worked as a staff writer/director at the comedy website funny or die .
