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David 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, 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.
Known For
Beau Is Afraid
as Rabbi
Black Widow
as Herb
The Water Engine
as Brown Haired Man
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
as Self
David Mamet on House of Games
as Himself
Biography: Val Kilmer
as Self
Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
as Himself
The Yiddish Cinema
as Narrator
