Alone in the Dark, Biting Teens, and More with Mandy Kaplan
- Author
- Danny Brown
- Published
- Thu 12 Jun 2025
- Episode Link
- https://fiverandomquestions.com/episode/mandy-kaplan
On this week's 5 Random Questions, Mandy Kaplan talks about her need for frequent showers, why she's not afraid to be alone in the house, how she ended up biting a teenager, and much more.
Answering the questions this week: Mandy Kaplan
Mandy Kaplan is an actress, vo artist, singer, writer, podcast host and stinky cheese addict living in LA. Her voice can be heard in hundreds of commercials/video games/website videos and more. Onscreen, she can be seen starring in the feature film 30 Nights of Sex to Save Your Marriage available on Tubi (and other streamers). She also co-wrote and produced the movie and blames it for the total loss of respect her family now has for her! Her hilarious cabaret Miscast: Right Singer, Wrong Song has been running in LA for 14 years raising money for Project Angel Food. Her podcast Make Me a Nerd chronicles her exploration of nerd culture that she has been afraid of her whole life. She is also in development on several projects as a tv/screenwriter. Crap, she forgot to mention her husband and amazing son who--
@Mandy_Kaplan_Klavens on Instagram
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