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David Dobkin Biography

Birth Name:David Dobkin

Birth Place:Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Profession Producer, Director, Writer, Assistant director, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

Won the 1992 C․I․N․E․ Eagle and an Edinburgh Festival Gold Award for his film "57th Street Serenade․"
Received a Bronze Lion at Cannes for a Sony PlayStation advertisement
Graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, majoring in film and television
Began his career as a production manager's assistant on the 1987 horror movie "The Believers․"
Quote: "Incredibly talented people are that way because they have a powerful point of view on the world․"
Quote: "As a filmmaker, you try to find that moment where you say 'that really talks to me․'"
Best known for directing the comedy films "Shanghai Knights" and "Wedding Crashers․"