David Mamet
Age: N/A | From: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Person Details
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Aliases: Richard Weisz
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 75
TV Involvements: 7
Most Famous Work
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Alan Mamet (born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, essayist, screenwriter and film director. Best known as a playwright, Mamet has won a Pulitzer Prize, and Tony nominations for Glengarry Glen Ross (1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988). As a screenwriter, he received Oscar nominations for The Verdict (1982) and Wag the Dog (1997). Mamet's books include The Old Religion (1997), a novel about the lynching of Leo Frank; Five Cities of Refuge: Weekly Reflections on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy (2004), a Torah commentary, with Rabbi Lawrence Kushner; The Wicked Son (2006), a study of Jewish self-hatred and antisemitism; and Bambi vs. Godzilla, a commentary on the movie business. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Mamet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
Hill Street Blues
(1981) Writer
The Shield
(2002) Director
The Unit
(2006) Creator
The Play on One
(1988) Writer
The Untouchables
(1987) Writer
The Edge
(1997) Screenplay
Wag the Dog
(1997) Screenplay
We're No Angels
(1989) WriterActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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| 2023 | Rabbi | |
| 2012 | Himself | |
| 2007 | Himself | |
| 2003 | Self | |
| 1996 | N/A | |
| 1992 | Brown Haired Man | |
| 1991 | Narrator | |
| 1990 | Self | |
| 1989 | David Mamet (voice) | |
| 1987 | Herb | |
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Writing
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| 2023 | Theatre Play | |
| 2022 | Original Story | |
| 2014 | Theatre Play | |
| 2013 | Screenplay | |
| 2010 | Writer | |
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| 2008 | Writer | |
| 2006 | Writer | |
| 2005 | Writer | |
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| 2004 | Screenplay | |
| 2001 | Writer | |
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| 2000 | Screenplay | |
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| 1999 | Writer | |
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| 1998 | Screenplay | |
| 1997 | Screenplay | |
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| 1996 | Screenplay | |
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| 1994 | Screenplay | |
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| Lyricist | ||
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| 1993 | Theatre Play | |
| Teleplay | ||
| 1992 | Screenplay | |
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| 1991 | Writer | |
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| 1989 | Writer | |
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| 1988 | Writer | |
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| 1987 | Screenplay | |
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| 1986 | Theatre Play | |
| 1982 | Screenplay | |
| 1981 | Screenplay | |
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| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2013 | Director | |
| 2010 | Director | |
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| 2008 | Director | |
| 2006 | Director | |
| 2004 | Director | |
| 2002 | Director | |
| 2001 | Director | |
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| 2000 | Director | |
| 1999 | Director | |
| 1997 | Director | |
| 1996 | Director | |
| 1994 | Director | |
| 1991 | Director | |
| 1988 | Director | |
| 1987 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Executive Producer | |
| 2006 | Producer | |
| 1993 | Executive Producer | |
| 1992 | Associate Producer | |
| 1988 | Executive Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Creator
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2006 | Creator | |
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