David Dobkin (director)








































David Dobkin
Born
(1969-06-23) June 23, 1969 (age 49)
Washington, D.C., United States
Occupation Film director
producer
screenwriter
composer
Nationality American
Education Walt Whitman High School
Alma mater New York University
Genre Comedy
Notable works
Clay Pigeons
Shanghai Knights
Wedding Crashers
The Judge
Spouse Megan Wolpert

David Dobkin (born June 23, 1969)[1] is an American film director, producer and former screenwriter. He is best known for directing the films Clay Pigeons, Shanghai Knights, Wedding Crashers, and The Judge.




Contents






  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Career


  • 3 Personal life


  • 4 Filmography


    • 4.1 Film and television




  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Early life


Dobkin was born in Washington, D.C., and attended Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Maryland. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and graduated with honors from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in Film & Television in 1991.[1]



Career


Dobkin helmed his first feature film, Clay Pigeons, for Scott Free, the first film produced at Ridley and Tony Scott's production company that they did not direct. The black comedy about a series of small-town murders starred Vince Vaughn, Joaquin Phoenix and Janeane Garofalo, and was distributed by Gramercy Pictures. Dobkin followed the film by directing the hit comedy Shanghai Knights starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson.[2]


Dobkin has directed commercials for clients such as ESPN, Heineken (which earned him honors from SHOOT magazine), Carl's Jr., Coke, Honda, Coors Light and Sony PlayStation (which won a Bronze Lion at Cannes). His spots for the Utah Symphony were named "Spot of the Month" by Adweek Magazine and featured as the year's best in Communication Arts Magazine.[3] Dobkin's music video credits include George Thorogood's "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," Elton John's "You Can Make History", Coolio's "1, 2, 3, 4" (MTV best dance video award) and Maroon 5's "Girls Like You", "Sugar" and "Don't Wanna Know" to name a few.


Quickly attracting the attention of several music labels, Dobkin made his music video debut with two video clips from rapper Tupac Shakur, both of which turned Platinum. Fifteen more videos followed in quick succession for such diverse music groups as Extreme, Robin Zander, Sonic Youth, dada, Blues Traveler, and others.[4]


Dobkin produced the film adaption of the Dark Horse comic R.I.P.D.[5] and helmed the comedy film The Change-Up starring Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman.[6] He directed 2014's The Judge, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall.[7] He also served as producer of the film through Big Kid Pictures, his production company.[8]



Personal life


Dobkin married Megan Wolpert, a former film and television executive and daughter of screenwriter/producer Jay Wolpert.



Filmography



Film and television















































































































































Year
 Title
 Director
 Producer
 Writer
 Notes
1992
52nd Street Serenade
 Yes
 No
 No
1995
Love Street
 Yes
 No
 No
 Episode: "Freudian Slip"

Ice Cream Man
 No
 No
 Yes
1998
Clay Pigeons
 Yes
 No
 No
2003
Shanghai Knights
 Yes
 No
 No
2005
Wedding Crashers
 Yes
 No
 No
2007
Mr. Woodcock
 No
 Yes
 No

Fred Claus
 Yes
 Yes
 No
2011
The Change-Up
 Yes
 Yes
 No
2012
Last Call
 No
 Executive
 No
2013
Jack the Giant Slayer
 No
 Yes
 Story

R.I.P.D.
 No
 Executive
 Story
2014
The Judge
 Yes
 Yes
 Story
2015
Vacation
 No
 Yes
 No

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
 No
 Executive
 No
2017
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
 No
 Executive
 Story
2018
Sugar
 Yes
 Executive
 No
 Directed only 2 episodes


References





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  2. ^ Images – Clay Pigeons


  3. ^ David Dobkin bio – Tribute.ca


  4. ^ It's more than talk with David Dobkin – Los Angeles Times – Page 2


  5. ^ "Ryan Reynolds Playing the Undead in 'R.I.P.D.' Adaptation".


  6. ^ "Exclusive: Ryan Reynolds to Star in R.I.P.D. (REST IN PEACE DEPARTMENT) Plus an Update on THE CHANGE-UP". Collider.


  7. ^ "Robert Downey Jr. in Shelburne Falls for 'The Judge' filming". Boston.com. June 3, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2013.


  8. ^ "David Dobkin". Variety. Retrieved February 16, 2015.




External links



  • David Dobkin on IMDb









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