David Alan Mamet is an American playwright, filmmaker, and author.
David Mamet’s works has seen him win a Pulitzer Prize.
David Mamet has also received Tony nominations for his plays Glengarry Glen Ross and Speed-the-Plow.
David Mamet first gained critical acclaim for a trio of off-Broadway 1970s plays: The Duck Variations, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, and American Buffalo.
David Mamet’s plays Race and The Penitent, respectively, opened on Broadway in 2009 and previewed off-Broadway in 2017.
Feature films that David Mamet both wrote and directed include House of Games (1987), Homicide (1991), The Spanish Prisoner (1997), and his biggest commercial success, Heist (2001).
David Mamet’s screenwriting credits include The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981), The Verdict (1982), The Untouchables (1987), Hoffa (1992), Wag the Dog (1997), and Hannibal (2001).
David Mamet himself wrote the screenplay for the 1992 adaptation of Glengarry Glen Ross, and wrote and directed the 1994 adaptation of his play Oleanna (1992).
David Mamet was also the executive producer and a frequent writer for the TV show The Unit (2006–2009).
For his personal life, David Mamet has been married twice; firstly to Lindsay Crouse and secondly, also his current wife, Rebecca Pidgeon.
David Mamet had Willa and Zosia Mamet when he was married to Lindsay Crouse.
Zosia Mamet (born February 2, 1988) is an American actress and musician, who has appeared in television series including Mad Men, United States of Tara and Parenthood and as Shoshanna Shapiro on the HBO original series Girls.
Clara and Noah Mamet’s mother is Rebecca Pidgeon.
Clara Mamet, (born September 29, 1994) is an American actress and musician best known for her role as Amber Weaver in the ABC television comedy The Neighbors.