David Mamet

Writing · Born 1947-11-30 in 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 Mamet both wrote and directed include House of Games (1987), Homicide (1991), The Spanish Prisoner (1997), and his biggest commercial success, Heist (2001). His screenwriting credits include The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981), The Verdict (1982), The Untouchables (1987), Hoffa (1992), Wag the…

Filmography

• Beau Is Afraid as Rabbi
• Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay as Self
• The Water Engine as Brown Haired Man
• Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay
• The Yiddish Cinema as Narrator
• Black Widow as Herb
• Marty Supreme as Director Glenn Nordmann