David Frankel

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David Frankel
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Frankel at a CFC Masterclass in November 2011
Born (1959-04-02) April 2, 1959 (age 65)
New York City, New York
Alma mater Harvard College
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Years active1984–present

David Frankel (born April 2, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He directed the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada , as well as Marley & Me (2008), Hope Springs (2012), Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022), and the first and fourth episodes of the Netflix miniseries Inventing Anna (2022).

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Biography

Frankel was born to a Jewish family [1] in New York City. He is the son of Tobia Simone (née Brown) and Max Frankel, a former executive editor of The New York Times and columnist. [2] [3]

He won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for his 1996 short film Dear Diary and an Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for the pilot episode of Entourage (2004), and has since directed the studio films The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Marley & Me (2008), and Hope Springs (2012). His birdwatching comedy The Big Year , starring Steve Martin, Owen Wilson, JoBeth Williams, and Jack Black, was released in October 2011. He directed the 2022 film Jerry & Marge Go Large , starring Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening. [4]

As of 2008, he lives in the Coconut Grove section of Miami. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitle Director Writer Producer
1990 Funny About Love NoYesNo
1992Nervous TicksNoYesNo
1995 Miami Rhapsody YesYesYes
2006 The Devil Wears Prada YesNoNo
2008 Marley & Me YesNoNo
2011 The Big Year YesNoNo
2012 Hope Springs YesNoNo
2013 One Chance YesNoNo
2016 Collateral Beauty YesNoNo
2022 Jerry & Marge Go Large YesNoNo

Executive Producer

Short film

YearTitleDirectorWriterNotes
1996 Dear Diary YesYes Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
2002Just Like You ImaginedYesNo

Television

YearTitleDirectorExecutive
Producer
WriterNotes
1992 Grapevine YesYesYesAlso creator
2001 Band of Brothers YesNoNo2 episodes
2001-2003 Sex and the City YesNoNo6 episodes
2002 The Pennsylvania Miners' Story YesNoNoTV movie
2004 Entourage YesNoNoEpisodes "Entourage" and "The Scene"
2005 Rome NoNoYesEpisode "Pharsalus"
2018 Manifest YesYesNoEpisode "Pilot"
2019 The Morning Show YesNoNoEpisodes "Chaos is the New Cocaine" and
"No One's Gonna Harm You, Not While I'm Around"
2020 The Baker and the Beauty YesYesNoEpisodes "Pilot" and "Ruin My Life"
2022 Inventing Anna YesYesNoEpisodes "Life of a VIP" and "A Wolf in Chic Clothing"
2023 The Irrational YesYesNo

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References

  1. Jewish Telegraph Agency: "Oscars 2017: 7 unexpected Jewish facts" By Gabe Friedman February 23, 2017
  2. "David Frankel Biography (1960-)". Filmreference.com. 1988-05-17. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  3. "TOBIA S. BROWN IS WED - Barnard Alumna Married in Brooklyn to Max Frankel - Article - NYTimes.com". Select.nytimes.com. 2012-06-10. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
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  5. Rodriguez, Rene (November 21, 2008), "Holiday film preview featuring "Marley & Me"", Miami Herald