A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
David began his career as a production assistant on "Saturday Night Live". He entered the casting field as an assistant and then associate to Mary Goldberg on such films as "Ragtime", "Silkwood" and "Amadeus". David then moved to Los Angeles to team with veteran casting director Lynn Stalmaster on "The Name of the Rose", "The Big Easy" and many other films. Opening his own casting company, David was responsible for assembling the casts of such films as: "The Addams Family", "The War of the Roses", "Fried Green Tomatoes", "My Cousin Vinny", "The Firm", "Four Weddings and a Funeral", "Get Shorty", "Romeo + Juliet", "The English Patient", "Men in Black", "My Best Friend's Wedding", and "The Talented Mr. Ripley". In partnership with Richard Hicks, David cast the films "Hairspray", "Lars and the Real Girl", "Recount" (HBO), "The Smurfs" and "Game Change" (HBO), for which they received the 2012 Emmy Award. Most recently, David worked with director Jean-Marc Vallee ('Dallas Buyers Club') casting his film 'Wild' for Fox Searchlight and with Warren Beatty on his upcoming Howard Hughes film. In 2001, David was the recipient of the Hollywood Film Festival Award for Outstanding Career Achievement in the Field of Casting, presented by Sydney Pollack. In October 2002, Baz Luhrmann presented him with an Honorary Career Achievement Award from the Casting Society of America.
Additional Casting:
2013 Walking with Dinosaurs
Casting:
1984 Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
1985 Consenting Adult
1986 Intimate Encounters
1986 The Best of Times
1986 The Big Easy
1986 The Name of the Rose
1987 Less Than Zero
1987 Real Men
1987 Spaceballs
1987 The Spirit
1988 Little Nikita
1988 Scrooged
1988 The In Crowd
1989 Out on the Edge
1989 The War of the Roses
1990 Days of Thunder
1991 Delirious
1992 CrissCross
1992 Hoffa
1992 My Cousin Vinny
1992 The Nightman
1992 White Sands
1993 Addams Family Values
1993 Ghost in the Machine
1993 Mr. Wonderful
1993 The Firm
1994 The Last Seduction
1995 Get Shorty
1995 Sabrina
1995 Waterworld
1996 Matilda
1996 Romeo + Juliet
1996 The English Patient
1997 Albino Alligator
1997 Men in Black
1997 My Best Friend's Wedding
1997 Red Corner
1998 City of Angels
1998 Fallen
1998 Hurlyburly
1998 The Negotiator
1999 Random Hearts
1999 Snow Falling on Cedars
1999 The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999 Wild Wild West
2003 Cold Mountain
2005 In Her Shoes
2006 Charlotte's Web
2006 For Your Consideration
2006 Let's Go to Prison
2007 Lars and the Real Girl
2008 Charlie Bartlett
2008 City of Ember
2008 Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
2008 Recount
2008 The Memory Keeper's Daughter
2008 Yes Man
2009 Spread
2010 The Back-Up Plan
2011 Real Steel
2011 The Smurfs
2012 On the Road
2013 Gravity
2013 The Smurfs 2
2013 Walking with Dinosaurs
2014 Wild
2015 Strange Magic
2015 Trumbo
2016 Mascots
2016 Rules Don't Apply
2017 Gifted
2017 Wilson
2018 Alex Strangelove
2019 Men in Black: International
2020 The King of Staten Island
2022 Luckiest Girl Alive
2022 Where the Crawdads Sing
2023 The Beanie Bubble
Casting Assistant:
1982 Cat People
1984 Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
1985 Consenting Adult
1986 Intimate Encounters
1986 The Best of Times
1986 The Big Easy
1986 The Name of the Rose
1987 Less Than Zero
1987 Real Men
1987 Spaceballs
1987 The Spirit
1988 Little Nikita
1988 Scrooged
1988 The In Crowd
1989 Out on the Edge
1989 The War of the Roses
1990 Days of Thunder
1991 Delirious
1992 CrissCross
1992 Hoffa
1992 My Cousin Vinny
1992 The Nightman
1992 White Sands
1993 Addams Family Values
1993 Ghost in the Machine
1993 Mr. Wonderful
1993 The Firm
1994 The Last Seduction
1995 Get Shorty
1995 Sabrina
1995 Waterworld
1996 Matilda
1996 Romeo + Juliet
1996 The English Patient
1997 Albino Alligator
1997 Men in Black
1997 My Best Friend's Wedding
1997 Red Corner
1998 City of Angels
1998 Fallen
1998 Hurlyburly
1998 The Negotiator
1999 Random Hearts
1999 Snow Falling on Cedars
1999 The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999 Wild Wild West
2003 Cold Mountain
2005 In Her Shoes
2006 Charlotte's Web
2006 For Your Consideration
2006 Let's Go to Prison
2007 Lars and the Real Girl
2008 Charlie Bartlett
2008 City of Ember
2008 Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
2008 Recount
2008 The Memory Keeper's Daughter
2008 Yes Man
2009 Spread
2010 The Back-Up Plan
2011 Real Steel
2011 The Smurfs
2012 On the Road
2013 Gravity
2013 The Smurfs 2
2013 Walking with Dinosaurs
2014 Wild
2015 Strange Magic
2015 Trumbo
2016 Mascots
2016 Rules Don't Apply
2017 Gifted
2017 Wilson
2018 Alex Strangelove
2019 Men in Black: International
2020 The King of Staten Island
2022 Luckiest Girl Alive
2022 Where the Crawdads Sing
2023 The Beanie Bubble
Casting Associate:
1982 Cat People
1984 Amadeus
1984 Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
1985 Consenting Adult
1985 Love, Mary
1986 Intimate Encounters
1986 The Best of Times
1986 The Big Easy
1986 The Name of the Rose
1987 Less Than Zero
1987 Real Men
1987 Spaceballs
1987 The Spirit
1988 Little Nikita
1988 Scrooged
1988 The In Crowd
1989 Out on the Edge
1989 The War of the Roses
1990 Days of Thunder
1991 Delirious
1992 CrissCross
1992 Hoffa
1992 My Cousin Vinny
1992 The Nightman
1992 White Sands
1993 Addams Family Values
1993 Ghost in the Machine
1993 Mr. Wonderful
1993 The Firm
1994 The Last Seduction
1995 Get Shorty
1995 Sabrina
1995 Waterworld
1996 Matilda
1996 Romeo + Juliet
1996 The English Patient
1997 Albino Alligator
1997 Men in Black
1997 My Best Friend's Wedding
1997 Red Corner
1998 City of Angels
1998 Fallen
1998 Hurlyburly
1998 The Negotiator
1999 Random Hearts
1999 Snow Falling on Cedars
1999 The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999 Wild Wild West
2003 Cold Mountain
2005 In Her Shoes
2006 Charlotte's Web
2006 For Your Consideration
2006 Let's Go to Prison
2007 Lars and the Real Girl
2008 Charlie Bartlett
2008 City of Ember
2008 Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
2008 Recount
2008 The Memory Keeper's Daughter
2008 Yes Man
2009 Spread
2010 The Back-Up Plan
2011 Real Steel
2011 The Smurfs
2012 On the Road
2013 Gravity
2013 The Smurfs 2
2013 Walking with Dinosaurs
2014 Wild
2015 Strange Magic
2015 Trumbo
2016 Mascots
2016 Rules Don't Apply
2017 Gifted
2017 Wilson
2018 Alex Strangelove
2019 Men in Black: International
2020 The King of Staten Island
2022 Luckiest Girl Alive
2022 Where the Crawdads Sing
2023 The Beanie Bubble
Casting Consultant:
1982 Cat People
1984 Amadeus
1984 Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
1985 Consenting Adult
1985 Love, Mary
1986 Intimate Encounters
1986 The Best of Times
1986 The Big Easy
1986 The Name of the Rose
1987 Less Than Zero
1987 Real Men
1987 Spaceballs
1987 The Spirit
1988 Little Nikita
1988 Scrooged
1988 The In Crowd
1989 Out on the Edge
1989 The War of the Roses
1990 Days of Thunder
1991 Delirious
1992 CrissCross
1992 Hoffa
1992 My Cousin Vinny
1992 The Nightman
1992 White Sands
1993 Addams Family Values
1993 Ghost in the Machine
1993 Mr. Wonderful
1993 The Firm
1994 The Last Seduction
1995 Get Shorty
1995 Sabrina
1995 Waterworld
1996 Matilda
1996 Romeo + Juliet
1996 The English Patient
1997 Albino Alligator
1997 Men in Black
1997 My Best Friend's Wedding
1997 Red Corner
1998 City of Angels
1998 Fallen
1998 Hurlyburly
1998 The Negotiator
1999 Notting Hill
1999 Random Hearts
1999 Snow Falling on Cedars
1999 The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999 Wild Wild West
2003 Cold Mountain
2005 In Her Shoes
2006 Charlotte's Web
2006 For Your Consideration
2006 Let's Go to Prison
2007 Lars and the Real Girl
2008 Charlie Bartlett
2008 City of Ember
2008 Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
2008 Recount
2008 The Memory Keeper's Daughter
2008 Yes Man
2009 Spread
2010 The Back-Up Plan
2011 Real Steel
2011 The Smurfs
2012 On the Road
2013 Gravity
2013 The Smurfs 2
2013 Walking with Dinosaurs
2014 Wild
2015 Strange Magic
2015 Trumbo
2016 Mascots
2016 Rules Don't Apply
2017 Gifted
2017 Wilson
2018 Alex Strangelove
2019 Men in Black: International
2020 The King of Staten Island
2022 Luckiest Girl Alive
2022 Where the Crawdads Sing
2023 The Beanie Bubble
Casting Director:
1982 Cat People
1984 Amadeus
1984 Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
1985 Consenting Adult
1985 Love, Mary
1986 Intimate Encounters
1986 The Best of Times
1986 The Big Easy
1986 The Name of the Rose
1987 Less Than Zero
1987 Real Men
1987 Spaceballs
1987 The Spirit
1988 Little Nikita
1988 Scrooged
1988 The In Crowd
1989 Out on the Edge
1989 The War of the Roses
1990 Cadillac Man
1990 Days of Thunder
1990 Men Don't Leave
1990 Naked Tango
1991 Delirious
1991 Fried Green Tomatoes
1991 The Addams Family
1992 CrissCross
1992 Final Analysis
1992 Hoffa
1992 My Cousin Vinny
1992 The Nightman
1992 White Sands
1993 Addams Family Values
1993 Ghost in the Machine
1993 Gypsy
1993 Mr. Wonderful
1993 The Firm
1994 The Last Seduction
1994 The War
1995 Get Shorty
1995 Sabrina
1995 Waterworld
1996 Matilda
1996 Romeo + Juliet
1996 The English Patient
1996 Up Close & Personal
1997 Albino Alligator
1997 Lawn Dogs
1997 Men in Black
1997 My Best Friend's Wedding
1997 Red Corner
1998 City of Angels
1998 Fallen
1998 Hurlyburly
1998 The Negotiator
1999 Notting Hill
1999 Random Hearts
1999 Snow Falling on Cedars
1999 The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999 Wild Wild West
2003 Cold Mountain
2005 In Her Shoes
2006 Charlotte's Web
2006 For Your Consideration
2006 Let's Go to Prison
2007 Hairspray
2007 Lars and the Real Girl
2008 Charlie Bartlett
2008 City of Ember
2008 Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
2008 Recount
2008 The Memory Keeper's Daughter
2008 Yes Man
2009 Spread
2010 The Back-Up Plan
2011 Real Steel
2011 The Smurfs
2012 Game Change
2012 On the Road
2013 Gravity
2013 The Smurfs 2
2013 Walking with Dinosaurs
2014 Frank
2014 Wild
2015 Strange Magic
2015 Trumbo
2016 All the Way
2016 Mascots
2016 Rules Don't Apply
2017 Gifted
2017 Wilson
2018 Alex Strangelove
2019 Men in Black: International
2020 The King of Staten Island
2022 Luckiest Girl Alive
2022 Where the Crawdads Sing
2023 The Beanie Bubble
Executive Producer:
1982 Cat People
1984 Amadeus
1984 Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
1985 Consenting Adult
1985 Love, Mary
1986 Intimate Encounters
1986 The Best of Times
1986 The Big Easy
1986 The Name of the Rose
1987 Less Than Zero
1987 Real Men
1987 Spaceballs
1987 The Spirit
1988 Little Nikita
1988 Scrooged
1988 The In Crowd
1989 Out on the Edge
1989 The War of the Roses
1990 Cadillac Man
1990 Days of Thunder
1990 Men Don't Leave
1990 Naked Tango
1991 Delirious
1991 Fried Green Tomatoes
1991 The Addams Family
1992 CrissCross
1992 Final Analysis
1992 Hoffa
1992 My Cousin Vinny
1992 The Nightman
1992 White Sands
1993 Addams Family Values
1993 Ghost in the Machine
1993 Gypsy
1993 Mr. Wonderful
1993 The Firm
1994 The Last Seduction
1994 The War
1995 Get Shorty
1995 Sabrina
1995 Waterworld
1996 Matilda
1996 Romeo + Juliet
1996 The English Patient
1996 Up Close & Personal
1997 Albino Alligator
1997 Lawn Dogs
1997 Men in Black
1997 My Best Friend's Wedding
1997 Red Corner
1998 City of Angels
1998 Fallen
1998 Hurlyburly
1998 The Negotiator
1999 Notting Hill
1999 Random Hearts
1999 Snow Falling on Cedars
1999 The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999 Wild Wild West
2002 Igby Goes Down
2003 Cold Mountain
2005 In Her Shoes
2006 Charlotte's Web
2006 For Your Consideration
2006 Let's Go to Prison
2007 Hairspray
2007 Lars and the Real Girl
2008 Charlie Bartlett
2008 City of Ember
2008 Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
2008 Recount
2008 The Memory Keeper's Daughter
2008 Yes Man
2009 Spread
2010 The Back-Up Plan
2011 Real Steel
2011 The Smurfs
2012 Game Change
2012 On the Road
2013 Gravity
2013 The Smurfs 2
2013 Walking with Dinosaurs
2014 Frank
2014 Wild
2015 Strange Magic
2015 Trumbo
2016 All the Way
2016 Mascots
2016 Rules Don't Apply
2017 Gifted
2017 Wilson
2018 Alex Strangelove
2019 Men in Black: International
2020 The King of Staten Island
2022 Luckiest Girl Alive
2022 Where the Crawdads Sing
2023 The Beanie Bubble
Producer:
1982 Cat People
1984 Amadeus
1984 Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
1985 Consenting Adult
1985 Love, Mary
1986 Intimate Encounters
1986 The Best of Times
1986 The Big Easy
1986 The Name of the Rose
1987 Less Than Zero
1987 Real Men
1987 Spaceballs
1987 The Spirit
1988 Little Nikita
1988 Scrooged
1988 The In Crowd
1989 Out on the Edge
1989 The War of the Roses
1990 Cadillac Man
1990 Days of Thunder
1990 Men Don't Leave
1990 Naked Tango
1991 Delirious
1991 Fried Green Tomatoes
1991 The Addams Family
1992 CrissCross
1992 Final Analysis
1992 Hoffa
1992 My Cousin Vinny
1992 The Nightman
1992 White Sands
1993 Addams Family Values
1993 Ghost in the Machine
1993 Gypsy
1993 Mr. Wonderful
1993 The Firm
1994 The Last Seduction
1994 The War
1995 Get Shorty
1995 Sabrina
1995 Waterworld
1996 Matilda
1996 Romeo + Juliet
1996 The English Patient
1996 Up Close & Personal
1997 Albino Alligator
1997 Lawn Dogs
1997 Men in Black
1997 My Best Friend's Wedding
1997 Red Corner
1998 City of Angels
1998 Fallen
1998 Hurlyburly
1998 The Negotiator
1999 Notting Hill
1999 Random Hearts
1999 Snow Falling on Cedars
1999 The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999 Wild Wild West
2001 Blow Dry
2002 Igby Goes Down
2003 Cold Mountain
2005 In Her Shoes
2006 Charlotte's Web
2006 For Your Consideration
2006 Let's Go to Prison
2007 Hairspray
2007 Lars and the Real Girl
2008 Charlie Bartlett
2008 City of Ember
2008 Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
2008 Recount
2008 The Memory Keeper's Daughter
2008 Yes Man
2009 Spread
2009 The Marc Pease Experience
2010 The Back-Up Plan
2011 Real Steel
2011 The Smurfs
2012 Game Change
2012 On the Road
2013 Gravity
2013 The Smurfs 2
2013 Walking with Dinosaurs
2014 Frank
2014 Wild
2015 Strange Magic
2015 Trumbo
2016 All the Way
2016 Mascots
2016 Rules Don't Apply
2017 Gifted
2017 Wilson
2018 Alex Strangelove
2019 Men in Black: International
2020 The King of Staten Island
2022 Luckiest Girl Alive
2022 Where the Crawdads Sing
2023 The Beanie Bubble
Casting:
2018 Sharp Objects
2020 Little Fires Everywhere
2021 Nine Perfect Strangers
2022 PIECES OF HER
2023 The Spencer Sisters
2024 Apples Never Fall
2024 Expats
Casting Director:
2018 Sharp Objects
2020 Little Fires Everywhere
2021 Nine Perfect Strangers
2022 PIECES OF HER
2022 Welcome to Chippendales
2023 The Spencer Sisters
2024 Apples Never Fall
2024 Expats
Producer:
2007 The Gamekillers
2018 Sharp Objects
2020 Little Fires Everywhere
2021 Nine Perfect Strangers
2022 PIECES OF HER
2022 Welcome to Chippendales
2023 The Spencer Sisters
2024 Apples Never Fall
2024 Expats
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