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David Alan Mamet ( /ˈmæmɨt/; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, essayist, screenwriter and film director.
Best known as a playwright, Mamet won a Pulitzer Prize and received a Tony nomination for Glengarry Glen Ross (1984). He also received a Tony nomination for Speed-the-Plow (1988). As a screenwriter, he received Oscar nominations for The Verdict (1982) and Wag the Dog (1997). Mamet's books include: The Old Religion (1997), a novel about the lynching of Leo Frank; Five Cities of Refuge: Weekly Reflections on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy (2004), a Torah commentary with Rabbi Lawrence Kushner; The Wicked Son (2006), a study of Jewish self-hatred and antisemitism; and Bambi vs. Godzilla, a commentary on the movie business.
Mamet was born in 1947 in Chicago to Jewish parents, Lenore June (Silver), a teacher, and Bernard Morris Mamet, an attorney. One of his first jobs was as a busboy at Chicago's The Second City. He was educated at the progressive Francis W. Parker School and at Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont.
Actors: Caitlin Gold (writer), Caitlin Gold (actress), Caitlin Gold (director), Caitlin Gold (producer), Skyler Pinkerton (actor), Skyler Pinkerton (editor), Naomi McDougall Jones (actress), Naomi McDougall Jones (writer), Naomi McDougall Jones (producer), Naomi McDougall Jones (director), Chris Russell (actor), Michael Whitney (actor), Angus Hepburn (actor), Natalia Fedner (actress), Andrew Zox (actor),
Plot: We put great classic characters into various popular reality TV shows and let the madness ensue. The first three episodes follow The "Doll's House" family onto Dr. Phil as they explore their marital strife; Abigail Williams and Hamlet speak to their dead loved ones through the medium John Edwards on "Crossing Over"; and the greatest playwriting minds of the ages are put to the test on Heidi Klum's "Project Playwright."
Genres: Comedy, Short,