David Fincher
David Leo Fincher is an American, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker and music video director known for his dark and stylish movies such as Seven, Fight Club, Zodiac and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Early life and career
Fincher was born in Denver, Colorado, the son of Jack Fincher, a bureau chief and writer for Life magazine. Fincher was raised in Marin County, California. He moved to Ashland, Oregon in his teens where he graduated from Ashland High School. Inspired by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Fincher began making movies at age eight with an 8 mm camera. Fincher eschewed the film school route, getting a job loading cameras and doing other hands-on work for John Korty’s Korty Films. He was later hired by Industrial Light & Magic in 1980, where he worked on productions for Twice Upon a Time, Return of the Jedi and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. In 1984, he left ILM to direct a commercial for the American Cancer Society, that would show a fetus smoking a cigarette. This quickly brought Fincher to the attention of producers in Los Angeles and he was given the chance to direct the documentary The Beat of the Live Drum featuring Rick Springfield in 1985. Though he would continue to direct spots for companies like Revlon, Converse, Nike, Pepsi, Sony, and Levi’s, Fincher soon discovered music videos and went on to direct many promos.
Other Information
- Full Name : David Leo Fincher
- Born : August 28, 1962
- Birth Place : Denver, Colorado, U.S.
- Other name(s) : Finch, Davey
- Occupation : film director
- Years active : 1984 – present
- Spouse : Donya Fiorentino (1990-1995)
Awards Won
- NBR Award for Best Director : 2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Links
- David Fincher at the Internet Movie Database
- David Fincher Blog at fincherfanatic.blogspot.com
- David Fincher at Allmovie
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