David Mamet
Birthday
1947/11/30 (77 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also know as
Richard Weisz, David Alan Mamet
Biography
David Alan Mamet (born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, essayist, screenwriter and film director. Best known as a playwright, Mamet has won a Pulitzer Prize, and Tony nominations for Glengarry Glen Ross (1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988). As a screenwriter, he received Oscar nominations for The Verdict (1982) and Wag the Dog (1997). Mamet's books include The Old Religion (1997), a novel about the lynching of Leo Frank; Five Cities of Refuge: Weekly Reflections on Genesis, Exodus, Levi...Read more
Acting
(2023) Beau Is Afraid
as Rabbi
(2012) Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
as Himself
(1990) Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
as Self
(1992) The Water Engine
as Brown Haired Man
(2007) David Mamet on House of Games
as Himself
(1996) Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay
as ---
(1991) The Yiddish Cinema
as Narrator
(1987) Black Widow
as Herb
(1989) The Simpsons
as David Mamet (voice)
(2003) Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self