David Mamet

Birth Name:

David Alan Mamet

Birth Place:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession

Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Soundtrack

Zosia Mamet: I've Struggled With an Eating Disorder Since I Was a Child

Zosia Mamet says she nearly died after struggling with an eating disorder since she was a young girl. In her column for the September issue of Glamour, Mamet, 26, opens up about her personal battle, which began after she was told at the age of 8 that she was fat, and the pressure our society places on women to look a certain way.

Tue, Aug 12, 2014

Zosia Mamet: I've Struggled With an Eating Disorder Since I Was a Child

Breaking Bad and 30 Rock Finales Score Director's Guild of America Awards Nominations

Bryan Cranston received nominations in both the comedy and drama categories for the 66th Directors Guild of America Awards. Cranston was nominated for outstanding directorial achievement in a dramatic series for Breaking Bad's "Blood Money," and outstanding directorial achievement in a comedy series for Modern Family's "The Old Man & The Tree." On the dramatic side, Cranston is up against...

Thu, Jan 9, 2014

Breaking Bad and 30 Rock Finales Score Director's Guild of America Awards Nominations

The Weekend Playlist: A Great Wife, Pacino as Phil Spector, Kristin Sings

When a terrific series is truly on its game, some episodes can feel like absolute perfection. Happened Tuesday with a thrillingly entertaining and pivotal episode of FX's Justified, and the same feeling applies to Sunday's sensational The Good Wife (9/8c, CBS). It has everything: sex, suspense, surprise, humor, emotion — and as usual with this sophisticated standard-bearer for network drama, a dazzling array of guest performances.

Fri, Mar 22, 2013

The Weekend Playlist: A Great Wife, Pacino as Phil Spector, Kristin Sings

Al Pacino Wigs Out As Phil Spector

There is a moment in the new HBO film Phil Spector when the attorney Linda Kenney Baden, played by Helen Mirren, sees her client arriving at the Los Angeles courthouse to be tried for the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson. Writer-director David Mamet keeps the camera on Mirren's face as it turns from...

Fri, Mar 22, 2013

Cheers & Jeers: Daddy's (and Mommy's) Girls

Cheers to Zosia Mamet for keeping it in the family business. Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!  The daughter of playwright David Mamet and actress Lindsay Crouse is stealing scenes on a...

Mon, Apr 16, 2012