Damien Chazelle is a French-American film director, producer, and screenwriter who is best known for his work on films such as “Whiplash,” “La La Land,” and “First Man.” Chazelle was born in Providence, Rhode Island, to a French father and Canadian-American mother. Chazelle was raised in Princeton, New Jersey, and although Chazelle always had a passion for filmmaking, he spent... read full bio
Dan Bucatinsky is most popular for portraying James Novak in the Shonda Rhimes drama series Scandal, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. Bucatinsky then starred in NBCs Marry Me, and the newly revived HBO series The Comeback, which he also executive produces. At the start of his career, he was... read full bio
Dan Harmon is an American writer, producer, actor, and comedian who is best known for creating and producing the television series Community and for co-creating the animated television series Rick and Morty. Harmon is also known for being one of the primary writers on the television series Community. His hometown is Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and he attended Glendale Community College, which... read full bio
Dan Lin is a prolific film producer, including the LEGO movie series. Honored as one of Varietys 10 producers to watch, he is the CEO of Lin Pictures, a film production company that he formed eight years ago. Lin also currently serves on the board of directors for the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment and is a mentor for... read full bio
One of Britain's most celebrated film talents, director and producer Danny Boyle made his name with the acclaimed 1996 film Trainspotting. The film won equal parts praise and controversy, as well as lasting fame for its director. His films 28 Days Later and Sunshine also garnered international praise, but it was Slumdog Millionaire that really catapulted Boyle into a whole... read full bio
Danny Forster loves architecture, but he's passionate about buildings that do more than simply look amazing and stay upright. For Forster, the moment when great architecture happens is when the shape, the structure, the material, the texture, the orientation, even the color of a building all collaborate to become a singular solution to a multitude of problems. Forster has built... read full bio
Darren Aronofsky is filmmaker, director, and environmentalist known for his bold, sometimes controversial and dark style of filmmaking. Darren studied social anthropology and film at Harvard University, and he later studied directing at the American Film Institute. Darren’s thesis film is entitled Supermarket Sweep, and it earned him several film awards along with going on to be a National Student... read full bio
David Farrier is a television host, journalist, producer, and director, from New Zealand. He is best known for being the host and executive producer of the Netflix series, “Dark Tourist”, and for playing himself and directing the documentary film, “Tickled”. Prior to directing and hosting his own shows, Farrier has been a journalist for New Zealand news outlets like, “3... read full bio
David Gelb is an American film director, screenwriter, and co-founder of the production company, Supper Club. Gelb’s best known work includes working as director of the documentary “Jiro Dreams of Sushi,” for directing the horror film “The Lazarus Effect,” creating the Netflix series “Chef’s Table,” and creating the Netflix series “Street Food.” Gelb was born in Manhattan, New York City,... read full bio
David Gooding is well-known for his roles in the television series What's My Car Worth on Discovery HD Theater and Chasing Classic Cars on Discovery Channel. Additionally, he appeared in the CNBC series Jay Leno's Garage: The Ultimate Car Week, where Leno investigated classic vehicles during Monterey Week at Pebble Beach in California. David also owns Gooding & Company, which... read full bio
David Hudgins is an American television writer and producer best known for his work as co-executive producer on television series like “Friday Night Lights”, “Parenthood”, and for the film “Friday Night Lights”. He has also been a writer and producer for “Game of Silence”, “Past Life”, and “Everwood”. Hudgins is also an executive producer of “Shut Eye”. Hudgins graduated from... read full bio
David Javerbaum is an American comedy writer and author who has been a producer for “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” and is also known for running the popular Twitter account, ‘@TheTweetOfGod’, which has over 6 million followers, and which was the base of his play, ‘An Act of God,’ which went on to open on Broadway. Javerbaum has... read full bio
*Creator and writer of HBO's award-winning series The Wire *Author of the narrative non-fiction books Homicide: A Year On The Killing Streets an The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood *Co-created the HBO series Treme and is the writer and producer of the HBO miniseries Generation Kill and Show Me A Hero *Does prose work for... read full bio
David Talbert is a playwright, author, and filmmaker who has earned several NAACP awards for his work The Fabric of a Man, and a New York Literary Award for his musical Love in the Nick of Tyme. A New York university film program graduate, he also produced a television reality show, Black Stage, in which actors and singers compete to... read full bio
Wedding visionary and innovator David Tutera is the star of the show CELEBrations (previously called My Fair Wedding, David Tutera: Unveiled, and My Fair Wedding: Unveiled), which is a reality television series that follows David in his career as a celebrity wedding planner. How his show works is, many women send in their tapes requesting that he plan their weddings... read full bio
Davis Guggenheim is the director and executive producer of the Academy Award winning documentary feature, An Inconvenient Truth. The documentary featured former Vice President Al Gore and his international slideshow on global warming. Guggenheim set out to bring light to a subject that many people had brushed off as nothing more than a government hoax. Guggenheim also undertook an ambitious... read full bio
Dawn Porter is an attorney and filmmaker who is the founder of the production company, Trilogy Films. Porter has earned her law degree from Georgetown University Law School and is a trained attorney but moved her sights to filmmaking after working as an executive director for several films. As a producer, Porter has executive produced “Terra Antarctica, Re-Discovering the Seventh... read full bio
Donald Leo Mischer, born March 5, 1940, is a successful American television and live event producer and director. He also serves as the president of Don Mischer Productions, which he created in 1988. Mischer has a distinguished career spanning several decades, and he has received numerous awards for his outstanding work in the entertainment sector. Mischer earned a staggering fifteen Emmy... read full bio
Doug Ellin, Creator and Executive Producer of Entourage moved to Hollywood from his native New York in 1990 to become a stand-up comedian. While working the circuit at comedy club mainstays including The Improv and The Comedy Store, Ellin took a position in the mailroom of New Line Cinema. It was through this connection to New Line Production Head, Michael... read full bio
Brent Ridge is a former doctor and vice president for healthy living at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. Ridge along with his husband founded Beekman 1802, a company that doubles as a green lifestyle and goat farm. The duo have gone on to land their own reality show entitled The Fabulous Beekman Boys which caused them to gain popularity. Ridge and... read full bio
