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David Mamet
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30 Nov 1947 (78 years)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
David Alan Mamet (/ˈmæmɪt/; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, author, and filmmaker. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his plays Glengarry Glen Ross(1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988). He first gained critical acclaim for a trio of 1970s off-Broadway plays: The Duck Variations, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, and American Buffalo. His plays, Race and The Penitent, respectively, opened on Broadway in 2009 and premiered off-Broadway in 2017. Feature films that...
Also Known As
Richard Weisz, David Alan Mamet
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David Mamet's Movies
74%
Marty Supreme
19 Dec 2025
67%
Beau Is Afraid
14 Apr 2023
62%
Black Widow
06 Feb 1987
69%
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
04 Oct 2012
52%
The Water Engine
24 Aug 1992
80%
Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay
18 Nov 1996
50%
The Yiddish Cinema
01 Jan 1991
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Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
27 Aug 1990
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David Mamet on House of Games
21 Aug 2007
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Biography: Val Kilmer
17 Nov 2004
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David Mamet on 'House of Games'
12 Aug 2005
