Heyman, David 1961-

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Heyman, David 1961-

PERSONAL

Full name, David Jonathan Heyman; born July 26, 1961, in London, England; son of John (a producer) and Norma (a producer) Heyman.

Addresses:

Office—Heyday Films, 4000 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91522; 5 Denmark St., London WC2H8LP United Kingdom.

Career:

Producer and actor. Warner Bros., creative executive, beginning 1986; United Artist, vice president, c. late 1980s.

Member:

Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

Awards, Honors:

Children's Award nomination (with Chris Columbus and Steve Kloves), best feature film, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Alexander Korda Award nomination (with Columbus), best British film, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, both 2002, for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone; Children's Award nomination (with Columbus and Kloves), best feature film, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 2003, for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; ShoWest Award, producer of the year, National Association of Theater Owners, 2003; Children's Award (with Columbus, Mark Radcliffe, and Alfonso Cuaron), best feature film, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 2004, Alexander Korda Award nomination (with Columbus, Radcliffe, and Cuaron), best British film, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 2005, both for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

CREDITS

Film Producer:

Juice (also known as Angel Town 2), Paramount, 1992.

The Stoned Age (also known as Tack's Chicks), 1994.

Ravenous, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (also known as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone), Warner Bros., 2001.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (also known as Harry Potter und die kammer des schreckens), Warner Bros., 2002.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Warner Bros., 2004.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Warner Bros., 2005.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Warner Bros., 2007.

I Am Legend, Warner Bros., 2007.

Film Executive Producer:

The Daytrippers (also known as En route vers Manhattan), Columbia TriStar, 1996.

Taking Lives, 2004.

Film Work; Other:

Worked as a production runner for Ragtime and A Passage to India.

Film Appearances:

Eldad, Bloomfield (also known as The Hero), AVCO Embassy Pictures, 1971.

Pinot Noir, Cookin' (short), 1997.

Mr. Janus, Ravenous, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999.

Nathalie's pimp, The Lost Son, 1999.

Himself, Build a Scene (documentary short), 2003.

Himself, Creating the Vision (documentary short), 2004.

Himself, Conjuring a Scene (documentary short), 2004.

Himself, Preparing for the Yule Ball (documentary short), 2006.

Himself, The Maze: The Third Task (documentary short), 2006.

Himself, In Too Deep: The Second Task (documentary short), 2006.

Himself, He Who Must Not Be Named (documentary short), 2006.

Himself, Harry vs. the Horntail: The First Task (documentary short), 2006.

Television Producer; Series:

Threshold, CBS, 2005.

Television Producer; Movies:

Blind Justice (also known as Canaan's Way), HBO, 1994.

Television Executive Producer; Pilots:

Crime Prevention Unit, ABC, 2007.

Television Appearances; Specials:

J. K. Rowling and the Story of Harry Potter, Arts and Entertainment, 2002.

Best Ever Family Films, 2005.

Inside "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," 2005.

"Harry Potter": Behind the Magic, Granada, 2005.

The 100 Greatest Family Films, Channel 4, 2005.

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