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David Chase Biography
Birth Name:David Henry DeCesare
Birth Place:Mount Vernon, New York, United States
Profession Writer, Producer, Director, Actor, Soundtrack, Production manager
Fast Facts
- Attended the film schools at New York University and Stanford University
- His daughter, Michele DeCesare, played the character Hunter Scangarelo in "The Sopranos․"
- Quote: "[on the final scene of "The Sopranos"] "I think death very seldom comes to people the way they think it's going to․ And the spiritual question would be: 'Is that all there is?'""
- Best known as the creator of "The Sopranos" and the executive producer of "Northern Exposure․"
Awards
- 1977Edgar-Best Television Episode: nominated
- 1978Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: winner
- 1978WGA Award (TV)-Episodic Drama: nominated
- 1979Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
- 1980Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special: winner
- 1980Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
- 1980WGA Award (TV)-Episodic Drama: nominated
- 1992Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Drama Series: nominated
- 1992Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
- 1993PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Television: winner
- 1993Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
- 1994Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
- 1999Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
- 1999Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: winner
- 1999Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: nominated
- 1999Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: nominated
- 1999TCA Award-Individual Achievement in Drama: nominated
- 2000Silver FIPA-TV Series and Serials: winner
- 2000DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series - Night: winner
- 2000PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television: winner
- 2000Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
- 2000Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: nominated
- 2001Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
- 2001Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: nominated
- 2002WGA Award (TV)-Episodic Drama: nominated
- 2003OFTA Television Award-Best Writing in a Drama Series: winner
- 2003PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
- 2003Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: winner
- 2003Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
- 2004Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: winner
- 2005Special Edgar-: winner
- 2005PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: winner
- 2006Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
- 2007Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Episode of the Year: nominated
- 2007PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
- 2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: nominated
- 2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: winner
- 2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: winner
- 2007WGA Award (TV)-Dramatic Series: winner
- 2008DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series: nominated
- 2008PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: winner
- 2008WGA Award (TV)-Dramatic Series: nominated
- 2010Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Episode of the Decade: nominated