David Fincher

Described as

American film director (born 1962)

Other names

David Andrew Leo Fincher

Born

August 28, 1962 · 9 references

Born in

Denver · 2 references

Name at birth

David Andrew Leo Fincher · 1 reference

Citizen of

United States

Occupation

film director · 1 reference; film producer; television producer; director · 1 reference; producer

Education

Ashland High School

Known for

The Social Network; House of Cards; The Curious Case of Benjamin Button · 1 reference; Seven; Fight Club; Alien 3; Panic Room

Awards

National Board of Review Award for Best Film; Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director (2010) · 1 reference; BAFTA Award for Best Direction (2011) · 1 reference; Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (2013); Honorary César (2023) · 1 reference

Spouse

Donya Fiorentino (1990–1995); Ceán Chaffin (1996–)

Children

Phelix Imogen Fincher

Father

Jack Fincher

Wikipedias with a page

71

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David Andrew Leo Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an American filmmaker. Often described as one of the pre-eminent directors of his generation, his films have collectively grossed over $2.1 billion worldwide. Fincher has received numerous accolades, including nominations for three Academy Awards as well as a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Grammy Awards.
Fincher co-founded the production company Propaganda Films in 1986. He directed numerous music videos for the company, including Madonna's "Express Yourself" in 1989 and "Vogue" in 1990, both of which won him the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction. He received two Grammy Awards for Best Music Video for "Love Is Strong" (1994) by the Rolling Stones and "Suit & Tie" (2013) by Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z.
He made his feature film debut with Alien 3 (1992) and gained his breakthrough with Seven (1995). He has since directed The Game (1997), Fight Club (1999), Panic Room (2002), Zodiac (2007), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), The Social Network (2010), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), Gone Girl (2014), Mank (2020), The Killer (2023), and The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth (2026). Fincher received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director for the dramas The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Social Network, and Mank. Additionally, Zodiac and The Social Network are ranked in BBC's 2016 poll of the 100 greatest films of the 21st century.
In television, Fincher has served as an executive producer and director for the Netflix political drama series House of Cards (2013–2018) and crime drama series Mindhunter (2017–2019), winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the pilot episode of the former. He also executive produced and co-created the Netflix animated series Love, Death & Robots (2019–2025), which received three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Short Form Animated Program.

Born, in its opening lines

August 28, 1962

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