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Movie Involvements: 94

TV Involvements: 3


Most Famous Work

Biography

David began his career as a production assistant on "Saturday Night Live". He entered the casting field as an assistant and then associate to Mary Goldberg on such films as "Ragtime", "Silkwood" and "Amadeus". David then moved to Los Angeles to team with veteran casting director Lynn Stalmaster on "The Name of the Rose", "The Big Easy" and many other films. Opening his own casting company, David was responsible for assembling the casts of such films as: "The Addams Family", "The War of the Roses", "Fried Green Tomatoes", "My Cousin Vinny", "The Firm", "Four Weddings and a Funeral", "Get Shorty", "Romeo + Juliet", "The English Patient", "Men in Black", "My Best Friend's Wedding", and "The Talented Mr. Ripley". In partnership with Richard Hicks, David cast the films "Hairspray", "Lars and the Real Girl", "Recount" (HBO), "The Smurfs" and "Game Change" (HBO), for which they received the 2012 Emmy Award. Most recently, David worked with director Jean-Marc Vallee ('Dallas Buyers Club') casting his film 'Wild' for Fox Searchlight and with Warren Beatty on his upcoming Howard Hughes film. In 2001, David was the recipient of the Hollywood Film Festival Award for Outstanding Career Achievement in the Field of Casting, presented by Sydney Pollack. In October 2002, Baz Luhrmann presented him with an Honorary Career Achievement Award from the Casting Society of America.

Most Famous Work

Real Steel
Average
7

Real Steel

(2011) Casting
Gifted
Average
8

Gifted

(2017) Casting
Men in Black
Average
7

Men in Black

(1997) Casting
Where the Crawdads Sing
Average
8

Where the Crawdads Sing

(2022) Casting
The Addams Family
Average
7

The Addams Family

(1991) Casting Director
Matilda
Average
7

Matilda

(1996) Casting
Addams Family Values
Average
7

Addams Family Values

(1993) Casting
The Smurfs
Average
6

The Smurfs

(2011) Casting

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2015 N/A
2012 Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Casting
2022 Casting
Casting
Casting
2021 Casting
2020 Casting
2019 Casting
2018 Casting
2017 Casting
Casting
2016 Casting
Casting
Casting Director
2015 Casting
Casting
2014 Casting Director
Casting
2013 Casting
Casting
2012 Casting Director
2011 Casting
Casting
2010 Casting
2009 Producer
Casting
2008 Casting
Casting
Casting
Casting
Casting
2007 Casting
Producer
Casting Director
Casting
2006 Casting
Casting
Casting
2005 Casting
2003 Casting
2002 Executive Producer
2001 Producer
1999 Casting
Casting
Casting
Casting
1998 Casting
Casting
Casting
Casting
1997 Casting Director
Casting
Casting
Casting
1996 Casting
Casting
Casting
Casting
Casting Director
1995 Casting
Casting
Casting
1994 Casting Director
Casting
1993 Casting
Casting Director
Casting
Casting
Casting
1992 Casting
Casting
Casting
Casting
Casting
Casting Director
1991 Casting Director
Casting Director
Casting Director
Casting
1990 Casting
Casting Director
Casting Director
1989 Casting
Casting
1988 Casting
Casting
1987 Casting
Casting
Casting
1986 Casting
Casting
Casting
Casting
1985 Casting Associate
Casting
1984 Casting Associate
Casting
Year Role Movie/Tv

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