David Frankel

David Frankel
David Frankel
	Frankel at a CFC Masterclass in November 2011
Born	April 2, 1959 (age 65); New York City, New York
Alma mater	Harvard College
Occupations	Director; screenwriter; producer;
Years active	1984–present

He directed the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada, as well as Marley & Me (2008), Hope Springs (2012), Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022), and the first and fourth episodes of the Netflix miniseries Inventing Anna (2022).

Biography

Frankel was born to a Jewish family in New York City. He is the son of Tobia Simone (née Brown) and Max Frankel, a former executive editor of The New York Times and columnist.

He won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for his 1996 short film Dear Diary and an Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for the pilot episode of Entourage (2004), and has since directed the studio films The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Marley & Me (2008), and Hope Springs (2012). His birdwatching comedy The Big Year, starring Steve Martin, Owen Wilson, JoBeth Williams, and Jack Black, was released in October 2011. He directed the 2022 film Jerry & Marge Go Large, starring Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening.

As of 2008, he lives in Coconut Grove, Florida.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
1990	Funny About Love	No	Yes	No
1992	Nervous Ticks	No	Yes	No
1995	Miami Rhapsody	Yes	Yes	Yes
2006	The Devil Wears Prada	Yes	No	No
2008	Marley & Me	Yes	No	No
2011	The Big Year	Yes	No	No
2012	Hope Springs	Yes	No	No
2013	One Chance	Yes	No	No
2016	Collateral Beauty	Yes	No	No
2022	Jerry & Marge Go Large	Yes	No	No

Executive Producer

The Short Game (2013) (Documentary)
Chronically Metropolitan (2016)

Short film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
1996	Dear Diary	Yes	Yes	Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
2002	Just Like You Imagined	Yes	No

Television

Year	Title	Director	Executive Producer	Writer	Notes
1992	Grapevine	Yes	Yes	Yes	Also creator
2001	Band of Brothers	Yes	No	No	2 episodes
2001-2003	Sex and the City	Yes	No	No	6 episodes
2002	The Pennsylvania Miners' Story	Yes	No	No	TV movie
2004	Entourage	Yes	No	No	Episodes "Entourage" and "The Scene"
2005	Rome	No	No	Yes	Episode "Pharsalus"
2018	Manifest	Yes	Yes	No	Episode "Pilot"
2019	The Morning Show	Yes	No	No	Episodes "Chaos is the New Cocaine" and "No One's Gonna Harm You, Not While I'm Around"
2020	The Baker and the Beauty	Yes	Yes	No	Episodes "Pilot" and "Ruin My Life"
2022	Inventing Anna	Yes	Yes	No	Episodes "Life of a VIP" and "A Wolf in Chic Clothing"
2023	The Irrational	Yes	Yes	No

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