David Frankel | |
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 Frankel at a CFC Masterclass in November 2011 | |
| Born | April 2, 1959 New York City, New York |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
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| Years active | 1984–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).
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 Coconut Grove, Florida. [5]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
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| 1990 | Funny About Love | No | Yes | No |
| 1992 | Nervous Ticks | No | Yes | No |
| 1995 | Miami Rhapsody | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2006 | The Devil Wears Prada | Yes | No | No |
| 2008 | Marley & Me | Yes | No | No |
| 2011 | The Big Year | Yes | No | No |
| 2012 | Hope Springs | Yes | No | No |
| 2013 | One Chance | Yes | No | No |
| 2016 | Collateral Beauty | Yes | No | No |
| 2022 | Jerry & Marge Go Large | Yes | No | No |
Executive Producer
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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| 1996 | Dear Diary | Yes | Yes | Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film |
| 2002 | Just Like You Imagined | Yes | No |
| Year | Title | Director | Executive Producer | Writer | Notes |
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| 1992 | Grapevine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also creator |
| 2001 | Band of Brothers | Yes | No | No | 2 episodes |
| 2001-2003 | Sex and the City | Yes | No | No | 6 episodes |
| 2002 | The Pennsylvania Miners' Story | Yes | No | No | TV movie |
| 2004 | Entourage | Yes | No | No | Episodes "Entourage" and "The Scene" |
| 2005 | Rome | No | No | Yes | Episode "Pharsalus" |
| 2018 | Manifest | Yes | Yes | No | Episode "Pilot" |
| 2019 | The Morning Show | Yes | No | No | Episodes "Chaos is the New Cocaine" and "No One's Gonna Harm You, Not While I'm Around" |
| 2020 | The Baker and the Beauty | Yes | Yes | No | Episodes "Pilot" and "Ruin My Life" |
| 2022 | Inventing Anna | Yes | Yes | No | Episodes "Life of a VIP" and "A Wolf in Chic Clothing" |
| 2023 | The Irrational | Yes | Yes | No |
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