David Norman Lewis
Born
David Norman Lewis

(1991-12-24) December 24, 1991 (age 32)
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
EducationUniversity of Washington
Occupation(s)Writer, filmmaker, journalist, historian, actor

David Norman Lewis is an American filmmaker, writer, actor, and historian. He is a contributor to The Stranger, Seattle Weekly, and BlackPast.org and wrote the social history of Bigfoot, Evergreen Ape.

Lewis appeared in popular American sitcoms Roseanne and Young Sheldon, as well as the Ellen Degeneres-produced NBC reality television program First Dates and the television game show Deal or No Deal.[1]

In addition to his journalistic career,[2][3][4] Lewis is also a filmmaker and screenwriter.[5] Alongside Noah Zoltan Sofian, Lewis codirected and cowrote the film Fantasy A Gets a Mattress,[6] which won Best Narrative Feature at both the 2023 Seattle Black Film Festival[7] and the Northwest Film Forum's 2023 Local Sightings Film Festival.[8] The film also won Best PNW Feature Film at Tacoma Film Festival in 2023 and Lewis was given the Most Promising Filmmaker Award by the Spokane International Film Festival jury in 2024.[9] He has co-written and acted in the short films Moron and Fantasy A Gets Jacked.[10]

His films have appeared in American and international film festivals at the Northwest Film Forum's Local Sightings Film Festival, the Tacoma Film Festival, Spokane International Film Festival, Silent City Film Festival (Ithaca, New York), Oska Bright Film Festival (Brighton, UK), TASH Film Festival (Baltimore, MD), Capital City Film Festival (Lansing, MI), Nosebleeds Film Festival (Sioux Falls, SD), and Berlin Indies Film Festival (Berlin, Germany).

He was a 2023 Seattle Film Critics Society Achievement in Pacific Northwest Filmmaking award nominee.

He was a 2023 Seattle Public Library Eulalie and Carlo Scandiuzzi Writers' Room Residency program recipient.[11]

Works

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Filmography

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2017 Moron Actor, Writer Short
2017 First Dates (American TV series) Featured Dater TV Series
2017 Deal or No Deal (American game show) Featured Participant TV Game Show
2017 Fantasy A Gets Jacked Director, Writer, Producer, Actor Short [13]
2018 Roseanne (TV series) Actor TV Series
2019 Young Sheldon (TV series) Actor TV Series
2023 Fantasy A Gets a Mattress Director, Writer, Producer

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References

  1. ^ Mudede, Charles (April 6, 2017). "Local Writer David Lewis Featured in NBC's Ellen DeGeneres-Produced First Dates". The Stranger. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  2. ^ Cohen, Stephen (October 4, 2017). "Inside Seattle's secretive white nationalist groups: Undercover journalists expose Pacific Northwest racists". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on August 19, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Radke, Bill (May 8, 2019). "Are multiple-choice tests canceled?". KUOW. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  4. ^ Radke, Bill; Mehling, Shane (December 14, 2016). "The racist and destructive history of the Ballard Locks". KUOW. Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  5. ^ Mesa, Natalia (October 18, 2023). "A new film asks: how do you make art in a city you can't afford?". High Country Magazine. Peoria, Colorado. Archived from the original on October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  6. ^ Horton, Robert (September 15, 2023). "The Seasoned Ticket #237: Fantasy A Gets a Mattress". Scarecrow Video. Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  7. ^ Hutchinson, Chase (September 12, 2023). "A Seattle rapper takes center stage in 'Fantasy A Gets a Mattress'". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on September 14, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  8. ^ Kiley, Brendan (December 8, 2023). "With 'Fantasy A Gets a Mattress,' a Seattle rapper is living his dream". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  9. ^ Shipman, Misty (November 30, 2019). "Noah Zoltan Sofian and David Norman Lewis for Fantasy A Gets a Mattress". Spokane International Film Festival. Spokane, Washington. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  10. ^ "21st Edition of Local Sightings Features New Northwest Film Talents". Patch. July 10, 2018. Archived from the original on March 6, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  11. ^ Murray, Elisa (December 1, 2023). "December 2023 Events: Harps, Tap Dance, Writers' Showcase and More". Shelf Talk Blog. Seattle Public Library. Archived from the original on March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  12. ^ Lewis, David (January 21, 2024). "Old School: Taking to the Streets to Publicize a Book". Post Alley (magazine). Archived from the original on March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  13. ^ Wing, Jennifer (November 30, 2019). "Fantasy A's fantasy is a stable home in Seattle: Sound Effect, Episode 159.5". KNKX-FM. Seattle, Washington. Archived from the original on September 24, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  14. ^ Keimig, Jas (August 23, 2023). "Film Review: 'Fantasy A Gets a Mattress'". Real Change. Seattle, Washington. Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2024.

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