| David Lynch |
David Lynch in 2007 |
| Born |
David Keith Lynch
January 20, 1946 (1946-01-20) (age 67)
Missoula, Montana, U.S. |
| Residence |
Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality |
American |
| Citizenship |
United States |
| Education |
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Alma mater |
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, AFI Conservatory |
| Occupation |
Film director, screenwriter, producer, painter, musician |
| Years active |
1966–present |
| Notable works |
Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet, The Elephant Man, Eraserhead |
| Style |
Nonlinear, psychological, neo-noir, surrealistic, horror |
| Influenced by |
Franz Kafka, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Stanley Kubrick, Nicolas Roeg, Federico Fellini, Alfred Hitchcock, Werner Herzog, Luis Buñuel, Billy Wilder, Jacques Tati, Ingmar Bergman, Roman Polanski, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Kenneth Anger, Maya Deren, Franz Kline, Jackson Pollock, |
| Influenced |
Stanley Kubrick, Coen brothers,[1] Quentin Tarantino,[1] Darren Aronofsky, Jonathan Caouette, Adam Goldberg, Greg Harrison, Martin McDonagh, Jhonen Vasquez, Lars von Trier |
| Home town |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Washington, D.C. |
| Religion |
none[2] |
| Spouse |
Peggy Lentz (1967–1974)
Mary Fisk (1977–1987)
Mary Sweeney (2006)
Emily Stofle (2009–present) |
| Partner |
Isabella Rossellini (1986–1991) |
| Parents |
Donald Walton Lynch,
Edwina (nee Sundholm) |
David Lynch (born January 20, 1946) is an American independent movie director. His movies include Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, The Elephant Man and Mulholland Drive. He was also responsible for a television series called Twin Peaks, his overall most famous work. Eraserhead, his first movie, is still his most famous theatrical movie. It was recently deemed socially important by the United States Library of Congress. He has done much work with Jack Nance, who has appeared been in all but two of his movies. He has said that all his movies will be done using digital video from now on.
He is also famous for his early short movies. The Alphabet and The Grandmother are two of his most famous. The Alphabet is about fear of education. The Grandmother is about a lonely boy who grows a grandmother like a plant from a seed.
Over his career, Lynch has received three Academy Award nominations[3] for Best Director and a nomination for best screenplay. Lynch has twice won France's César Award for Best Foreign Film, as well as the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. He also won a Golden Lion award for lifetime achievement at the Venice Film Festival.
Discography [change]
- "Ghost of Love" (2007)
- "Good Day Today" / "I Know" (2010)
Filmography [change]
Short movies [change]
Television series [change]
Online series [change]
| Year |
Series |
Episodes |
Available on DVD |
| 2002 |
Rabbits |
8 |
The Lime Green Set DVD |
| 2002 |
Dumbland |
8 |
The Lime Green Set DVD |
|
Out Yonder |
|
The Lime Green Set DVD |
| 2009 |
Interview Project |
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Music videos [change]
Awards and nominations [change]
Academy Awards:
- 1980: Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay (The Elephant Man, nominated)
- 1987: Best Director (Blue Velvet, nominated)
- 2002: Best Director (Mulholland Dr., nominated)
BAFTA Awards:
- 1981: Best Direction (The Elephant Man, nominated)
- 1981: Best Screenplay (The Elephant Man, nominated)
Cannes Film Festival:
- 1990: Golden Palm (Wild at Heart, won)
- 1992: Golden Palm (Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, nominated)
- 1999: Golden Palm (The Straight Story, nominated)
- 2001: Best Director (Mulholland Dr., won Tied with Joel Coen for The Man Who Wasn't There)
- 2001: Golden Palm (Mulholland Dr., nominated)
DGA Award:
- 1981: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (The Elephant Man, nominated)
Emmy Awards:
- 1990: Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme Music (Twin Peaks, nominated)
- 1990: Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics (Twin Peaks for the song "Into the Night", nominated)
- 1990: Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (Twin Peaks for the pilot episode, nominated)
- 1990: Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series (Twin Peaks for the pilot episode, nominated)
- 1990: Outstanding Drama Series (Twin Peaks)
Golden Globes:
- 1980: Best Director (The Elephant Man, nominated)
- 1987: Best Screenplay (Blue Velvet, nominated)
- 2002: Best Director (Mulholland Dr., nominated)
- 2002: Best Screenplay (Mulholland Dr., nominated)
Independent Spirit Awards:
- 1987: Best Director (Blue Velvet, nominated)
- 1987: Best Screenplay (Blue Velvet, nominated)
- 2000: Best Director (The Straight Story, nominated)
- 2007: Special Distinction Award (Shared with Laura Dern for their collaborative work, won)
Saturn Awards:
- 1993: Best Writing (Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, nominated)
- 1993: Life Career Award (won)
- 2002: Best Director (Mulholland Dr., nominated)
Venice Film Festival:
- 2006: Future Film Festival Digital Award (Inland Empire won)
- 2006: Career Golden Lion (won)
WGA Award:
- 1981: Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium (The Elephant Man, nominated)
- 1987: Best Original Screenplay (Blue Velvet, nominated)
References [change]
