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David Frankel

  • Birthplace: New York, New York
  • Birthday: November 30, 1959

A comedy writer and director who paid his dues writing and producing TV sitcoms before making his feature film directorial debut with "Miami Rhapsody" (1995), which featured Sarah Jessica Parker as a woman who doesn't believe that any relationship or marriage can ever really work.

The son of Max Frankel, former executive editor and later columnist for THE NEW YORK TIMES, David Frankel toyed with becoming a political humorist. After graduation from Harvard, his first professional assignment was an article for ESQUIRE about John McEnroe, the …more

Credits

Actor
Director
Music
  • Teech

    Main Title Theme ("Teach Me")

Career Milestones

  • 2004

    Wrote and directed an episode of and served as overall co-executive producer of "Alexander the Great", a multi-part HBO drama based on the novels of Mary Renault

  • 2001

    Helmed an episode of the acclaimed HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers"

  • 2000

    Wrote, executive produced and directed episodes of CBS' remake of "Grapevine"

  • 1998

    Helmed an episode of the HBO series "From the Earth to the Moon"

  • 1996

    Directed the pilot for the TV series "Dear Diary"; show was released as a short film and won an Oscar

Awards

  • 2002

    Emmy: Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special

  • 1996

    Oscar: Best Live Action Short Film

Upcoming Appearances

In Sex and the City

Saturday at 04:30 pm TBS

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