He co-wrote the book Why Fantasy Football Matters: (And Our Lives Do Not) with Erik Barmack.
[2][3] Handelman was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, in a Jewish family.
He wrote Why Fantasy Football Matters: (And Our Lives Do Not), with his friend Erik Barmack.
They also collaborated on a weblog covering the Portland Trail Blazers entitled Beyond Bowie.
[6] Handelman is married to actress Elizabeth Banks, his college girlfriend, whom he wed in 2003.