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Also Known As David Leo Fincher
Born August 28, 1962 (age 64) • Denver • Colorado
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 Works “Alien 3” • “Fight Club” • “Mank” • “Se7en” • “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” • “The Game” • “The Social Network” • “Zodiac”
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) "Gone Girl" (2014) • "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (2011) • "Mank" (2020) • "The Social Network" (2010) • "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (2008) • "The Game" (1997) • "Se7en" (1995) • "Fight Club" (1999) • "Panic Room" (2002) • "Mindhunter" (2017–2019) • "Zodiac" (2007) • "Alien 3" (1992) • "House of Cards" (2013)

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When was David Fincher born?
David Fincher was born on August 28, 1962, in Denver, Colorado.

Did You Know?

  • When Fincher was growing up in San Anselmo, California, he was a neighbour of filmmaker George Lucas.
  • Fincher made some of the most iconic music videos of the 1980s and ’90s, including those for Madonna’s “Express Yourself” (1989) and “Vogue” (1990), as well as Aerosmith’s “Janie’s Got a Gun” (1989).

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