Fincher, David 1962–

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Fincher, David 1962–

PERSONAL

Born May 10, 1962, in Denver, CO; son of Jack Fincher (a writer and bureau chief for Life magazine); married Donya Farentino (divorced); children: Phelix Imogen (daughter). Education: Graduated from Ashland High School, Ashland, Oregon.

Addresses: Agent—Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Director and producer. Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), camera operator and crew member, c. 1981–84; Propaganda Films (a production company), cofounder, 1987. Filmed numerous television commercials for various organizations and products, including the American Cancer Society, Nike, Hondo, Pepsi, Budweiser, Levi's, AT&T, Coca-Cola, and Hewlett-Packard, beginning 1985; director of music videos, beginning 1986.

Awards, Honors: MTV Music Video Award, best director, 1989, for Madonna's "Express Yourself"; MTV Music Video Award, best director, 1990, for Madonna's "Vogue"; Saturn Award nomination, best director, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, 1993, for Alien 3; Grammy Award, best music video—short form, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, 1995, for the Rolling Stones' "Love Is Strong"; Saturn Award, best director, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, Hochi Film Award, best foreign language film, International Fantasy Film Award, best film, Fantasporto, 1996, Blue Ribbon Award, best foreign language film, 1997, Video Premiere Award nomination, best DVD audio commentary, DVD Exclusive Awards, 2001, all for Seven; Online Film Critics Society Award nomination, best director, 1999, for Fight Club; Directors Guild of America Award, 2004, for outstanding director achievement in commercials.

CREDITS

Film Work:

Special photographic effects artist, Twice Upon a Time (animated), Warner Bros., 1983.

Assistant camera operator in miniature and optical effects unit, Return of the Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VI—Return of the Jedi), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983.

Matte photography artist, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Paramount, 1984.

Matte photography assistant: ILM, The NeverEnding Story (also known as Die Unendliche Geschchte), 1984.

Director, The Beat of the Live Drum, 1985.

Director, Alien 3, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992.

Director, Seven (also known as Se7en), New Line Cinema, 1995.

Director, The Game, Polygram Filmed Entertainment, 1997.

Director, Fight Club, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999.

Second unit director, Star Wars: Episode I (also known as Star Wars: The Balance of the Force, Star Wars: The Beginning, and Star Wars: Genesis), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999.

Director, Rendezvous with Rama, 1999.

Executive producer, The Hire: Ambush (short), BMW Films, 2001.

Executive producer, The Hire: Chosen (short), BMW Films, 2001.

Executive producer, The Hire: The Follow (short), BMW Films, 2001.

(Uncredited) Executive producer, The Car Thief and the Hit Man, 2001.

Executive producer, The Hire: Star (short), BMW Films, 2001.

Executive producer, The Hire: Powder Keg (short), BMW Films, 2001.

Executive producer, The Hire: Ticker (short), BMW Films, 2002.

Director, Panic Room, Columbia TriStar, 2002.

Executive producer, Lords of Dogtown, TriStar, 2005.

Executive producer, Love and Other Disasters, 2006.

Producer and director, Zodiac, Paramount, 2006.

Also worked on The Blue Iguana, Paramount, 1988.

Film Appearances:

Christopher Bing, Being John Malkovich, USA Films, 1999.

Himself, On Location: Fight Club (documentary short), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000.

Film director, Full Frontal, 2002.

Himself, The Making of "Alien 3" (documentary), Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2003.

Himself, Shooting "Panic Room" (documentary), Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2004.

Television Appearances; Specials:

(Uncredited) Himself, The Making of "Alien 3" (documentary), 1992.

Himself, Alien Evolution (documentary), Channel 4, 2001.

Himself, Murder by Numbers (documentary), IFC, 2001.

Himself, The Making of "Panic Room" (documentary), 2002.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Himself, The Henry Rollins Show, IFC, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Himself, Henry's Film Corner, IFC, 2004.

RECORDINGS

Music Videos (as Director):

Paula Abdul's "The Way That You Love Me," 1988.

Steve Winwood's "Roll with It," 1988.

Paula Abdul's "Straight Up," 1989.

Paula Abdul's "Forever Your Girl," 1989.

Paula Abdul's "Cold Hearted," 1989.

Aerosmith's "Janie's Got a Gun," 1989.

Madonna's "Express Yourself," 1989.

Madonna's "Oh Father," 1990.

Madonna's "Bad Girl," 1993.

Michael Jackson's "Who Is It?," Dangerous: The Short Films (also known as Michael Jackson—Dangerous: The Short Films), 1993.

Aerosmith, "Big Ones You Can Look At," 1994.

Rolling Stones's "Love Is Strong," 1994.

Sting's "Englishman in New York," The Best of Sting: Fields of Gold 1984–1994, 1994.

Madonna's "Bad Girl," The Video Collection 93:99, 1999.

George Michael's "Freedom '90," Ladies & Gentleman: The Best of George Michael, 1999.

A Perfect Circle's "Judith," 2000.

Video Hits: Paula Abdul, EMI Distribution, 2005.

Nine Inch Nails' "Only," 2005.

Also directed Madonna's "Vogue"; the Wallflowers's "6th Avenue Heartbreak"; Billy Idol's "Rock the Cradle of Love"; Don Henley's "The End of Innocence"; Johnny Hates Jazz's "Shattered Dreams" and "Heart of Gold."