David Frankel
{{Short description|American film director}}
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{{Infobox person
| image = David Frankel Masterclass (6350678401) (cropped).jpg
| name = David Frankel
| caption = Frankel at a CFC Masterclass, November 2011
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|4|2}}
| birth_place = New York City, New York
| alma_mater = Harvard College
| occupation = {{nobr|{{hlist|Director|screenwriter|producer}}}}
| years_active = 1984–present
| father = Max Frankel
| relatives = Joyce Purnick (stepmother)
}}
David Frankel (born April 2, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He directed The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Marley & Me (2008), Hope Springs (2012), Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022), and the first and fourth episodes of the Netflix miniseries Inventing Anna (2022).
Biography
Frankel was born to a Jewish family{{cite web |url=https://www.jta.org/2017/02/23/united-states/oscars-2017-7-unexpected-jewish-facts |publisher=Jewish Telegraph Agency |title=Oscars 2017: 7 unexpected Jewish facts |first=Gabe |last=Friedman |date=February 23, 2017}} in New York City. He is the son of Tobia Simone (née Brown) and New York Times columnist Max Frankel.{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/30/David-Frankel.html |title=David Frankel Biography (1960–) |publisher=Filmreference.com |date=1988-05-17 |access-date=2013-03-21}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1956/06/20/archives/tobia-s-brown-is-wed-barnard-alumna-married-in-brooklyn-to-max.html |title=Tobia S. Brown is Wed − Barnard Alumna Married in Brooklyn to Max Frankel |newspaper=The New York Times |date=June 20, 1956 |url-access=subscription}}
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.{{cite news |last1=Zilko |first1=Christian |title='Jerry & Marge Go Large' Review: Lottery Loophole Flick Proves Retirees Can Make Algorithmic Content Too |url=https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/jerry-and-marge-go-large-review-1234732179/ |publisher=Indiewire |date=June 16, 2022}}
As of 2008, he lives in the Coconut Grove section of Miami.{{Citation
| last = Rodriguez
| first = Rene
| title = Holiday film preview featuring "Marley & Me"
| journal = Miami Herald
| date = November 21, 2008
| url = https://miamiherald.typepad.com/reeling/2008/11/holiday-film-pr.html
}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title !width=65| Director !width=65| Writer !width=65| Producer |
| 1990
| {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |
| 1992
| {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |
| 1995
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |
| 2006
| {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |
| 2008
| {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |
| 2011
| {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |
| 2012
| {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |
| 2013
| {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |
| 2016
| {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |
| 2022
| {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |
Executive Producer
- The Short Game (2013) (Documentary)
- Chronically Metropolitan (2016)
=Short film=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title !width=65| Director !width=65| Writer ! Notes |
| 1996
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} |
| 2002
| Just Like You Imagined | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title !width=65| Director !width=65| Executive !width=65| Writer ! Notes |
| 1992
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Also creator |
| 2001
| {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | 2 episodes |
| 2001–2003
| {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | 6 episodes |
| 2002
| The Pennsylvania Miners' Story | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | TV movie |
| 2004
| {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | 2 episodes |
| 2005
| Rome | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | Episode: "Pharsalus" |
| 2018
| Manifest | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2019
| {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | 2 episodes |
| 2020
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | 2 episodes |
| 2022
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | 2 episodes |
| 2023
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Episode: "Pilot" |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|291205}}
- [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/david_frankel David Frankel] at Rotten Tomatoes
- [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=90378 David Frankel] at The New York Times
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{{EmmyAward MiniseriesDirector 2001-2025}}
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Category:American male screenwriters
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Category:Harvard College alumni
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Category:Screenwriters from New York (state)
Category:American people of German-Jewish descent
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Category:Television producers from New York (state)