Basic Information About David Mamet
| Category | Celebrities › Directors |
|---|---|
| Professions | Film director, Screenwriter, Writer, Playwright, Television producer, Film Producer, Television Director, Essayist, Actor, Author |
| Net worth | $20,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1947-11-30 (76 years old) |
| Place of birth | Chicago |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Curiosities and Trademarks | Frequently makes use of William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin and Joe Mantegna, actors who also headlined his stage productions. Other regulars include Ed O'Neill, Lionel Mark Smith, Ricky Jay, Jonathan Katz and the late J.T. Walsh. The telephone is often a key device or weapon in his works His films feature bursts of fast moving, profane dialog Often casts his wife, Rebecca Pidgeon, in prominent roles in movies he directs. While he was married to Lindsay Crouse, the same was true for her. Great attention to realistic dialogue, often the actors in his films stutter or even leave a large portion of their lines unsaid. |
| Spouse | Rebecca Pidgeon - (22 September 1991 - present) (2 children) Lindsay Crouse - (21 December 1977 - 1991) (divorced) (2 children) |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did David Mamet win?
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
David Mamet awards
| Award Name | State | Movie / Series Name | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| WGA Award (Screen) - Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Nominee | The Untouchables | 1988 |
| WGA Award (Screen) - Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Nominee | Glengarry Glen Ross | 1993 |
| WGA Award (Screen) - Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium | Nominee | The Verdict | 1983 |
| BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Adapted | Nominee | Wag the Dog | 1999 |
| Felix - Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominee | Wag the Dog | 2018 |
| ACCA - Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominee | Wag the Dog | 1997 |
| WGA Award (Screen) - Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Nominee | Wag the Dog | 1998 |
| CFCA Award - Best Screenplay | Nominee | State and Main | 2001 |
| Jury Award - Best Film | Winner | State and Main | 2000 |
| Chlotrudis Award - Best Screenplay | Nominee | The Spanish Prisoner | 1999 |
| Edgar - Best Motion Picture | Nominee | The Spanish Prisoner | 1999 |
| Independent Spirit Award - Best Screenplay | Nominee | The Spanish Prisoner | 1999 |
| Wise Owl Award - Honorable Mention - Television and Theatrical Film Fiction | Winner | Great Performances | 1994 |
David Mamet roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| Hannibal | Writer |
| The Untouchables | Writer |
| Ronin | Writer |
| The Edge | Writer |
| Glengarry Glen Ross | Writer |
| Glengarry Glen Ross | Writer |
| The Postman Always Rings Twice | Writer |
| About Last Night... | Writer |
| The Verdict | Writer |
| Spartan | Director |
| Spartan | Writer |
| Wag the Dog | Writer |
| Hoffa | Writer |
| Heist | Director |
| Heist | Writer |
| We're No Angels | Writer |
| State and Main | Director |
| State and Main | Writer |
| About Last Night | Writer |
| The Spanish Prisoner | Director |
| The Spanish Prisoner | Writer |
| The Simpsons | David Mamet 1 episode, 2011 |
| The Shield | Director |
David Mamet's Quotes
- [to acting students at Atlantic Theater Company]Invent nothing, deny nothing.
- I've always been more comfortable sinking while clutching a good theory than swimming with an ugly fact.
- There's no such thing as talent; you just have to work hard enough.
- In a world we find terrifying, we ratify that which doesn't threaten us.
- We Americans have always considered Hollywood, at best, a sinkhole of depraved venality. And, of course, it is. It is not a protective monastery of aesthetic truth. It is a place where everything is incredibly expensive.
Interesting Facts about David Mamet
- Playwright/screenwriter
- Well known for the rhythmic nature of his dialogue, he actually uses a metronome during rehearsals to perfect the actors' delivery of it.
- Won the Pulitzer prize in Drama for "Glengary Glen Ross".
- His stage work assayed in book entitled, "How Good is David Mamet, Anyway?" by critic John Heilpern, Dec. 1999.
- Attended Goddard College, Plainfield, VT with William H. Macy and Jonathan Katz.
- Brother of Lynn Mamet.
- Two children with actress Rebecca Pidgeon: Clara Mamet and Noah Mamet.
- Daughters with Lindsay Crouse: Zosia Mamet and Willa Mamet.
- His play "Boston Marriage" was performed at the Donmar Warehouse and New Ambassador's Theatre in London and was nominated for a 2002 'Laurence Olivier' Theatre Award for Best New Comedy of 2001.
- Eschews using a personal computer to write his screenplays and plays, preferring to use his old-fashioned typewriter.
- Used to work as a waiter at Second City Theater in Chicago.
- Brother-in-law of Matthew Pidgeon.
- Was twice nominated for Broadway's Tony Award for Best Play: in 1984 for "Glengarry Glen Ross," and in 1988 for "Speed-the-Plow.".
- Often either declines credit or uses a pseudonym if he is called upon only as a script doctor, or some films he doesn't direct. The only such film that credited him by name was Hannibal (2001).
- He wanted to be an actor as a young man but his attempts failed so he turned to writing and directing in order to stay in the industry.
- Occasional co-lyricist for his wife, singer Rebecca Pidgeon.
- His play, "Glengarry Glen Ross", was awarded the 1984 Joseph Jefferson Award for Play Production at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
- Won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the play "Glengarry Glen Ross" and was nominated for the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the play "The Cryptogram".
- Ex-son-in-law of Russel Crouse.
- As a teenager Mamet was a regular on "Kumzitz," a local Chicago WLS-TV show for Jewish youth. His recurring character was a soda jerk.
