David Mamet
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy (2004), a Torah commentary, with Rabbi Lawrence Kushner; The Wicked Son (2006), a study of Jewish self-hatred and antisemitism; and Bambi vs. Godzilla, a commentary on the movie business. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Mamet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- 2023 · Beau Is Afraid as Rabbi
- 2012 · Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay as Himself
- 2007 · David Mamet on House of Games as Himself
- 2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- 1996 · Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay as
- 1992 · The Water Engine as Brown Haired Man
- 1991 · The Yiddish Cinema as Narrator
- 1990 · Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret as Self
- 1989 · The Simpsons as David Mamet (voice)
- 1987 · Black Widow as Herb