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David Fincher
American director
Quick Facts
- In full:
- David Leo Fincher
- Awards And Honors:
- Emmy Award
- Golden Globe Award (2011)
- Emmy Award (2019): Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
- Emmy Award (2013): Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Golden Globe Award (2011): Best Director - Motion Picture
- Notable Family Members:
- son of Howard Kelly ("Jack") Fincher
- son of Claire Mae Fincher
- married to Donya Fiorentino (1990–1995)
- Education:
- Ashland High School (Ashland, Oregon)
- Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In):
- "Full Frontal" (2002)
- Movies/Tv Shows (Directed):
- "Mank" (2020)
- "Mindhunter" (2017–2019)
- "Gone Girl" (2014)
- "House of Cards" (2013)
- "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (2011)
- "The Social Network" (2010)
- "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (2008)
- "Zodiac" (2007)
- "Panic Room" (2002)
- "Fight Club" (1999)
- "The Game" (1997)
- "Se7en" (1995)
- "Alien 3" (1992)
News •
David Fincher gives ‘Seven’ a final, 4K UHD glow up for its 30th anniversary
• Jan. 3, 2025, 9:25 AM ET (AP)
David Fincher (born August 28, 1962, Denver, Colorado, U.S.) is an American music video and film director known for his stylish movies, which usually trend towards the dark and atmospheric. Fincher was raised in San Anselmo, California, where he became interested in movies at a young age, in part because he was a neighbour of filmmaker George Lucas. Fincher was still a teenager when he became an assistant cameraman at Industrial Light & Magic, Lucas’s special-effects studio. In the mid-1980s Fincher began directing commercials, which quickly led to a successful career as a music video director. He made some of ...(100 of 749 words)