David Frankel | |
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_(cropped).jpg) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Grapevine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also creator |
| 2001 | Band of Brothers | Yes | No | No | Miniseries; 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 |
