David Frankel
David Frankel is an American filmmaker. He directed The Devil Wears Prada, Marley & Me, Hope Springs, Jerry & Marge Go Large, and the first and fourth episodes of the Netflix miniseries Inventing Anna.
Biography
Frankel was born to a Jewish family in New York City. He is the son of Tobia Simone and New [York Times] columnist Max Frankel. His younger brotheris TV journalist Jon Frankel.
He won the Academy Award for Best Live Action [Short Film] for his 1996 short film Dear Diary and an Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for the pilot episode of Entourage, and has since directed the studio films The Devil Wears Prada, Marley & Me, and Hope Springs. His birdwatching comedy The Big Year, starring Steve Martin, Owen Wilson, JoBeth Williams, and Jack Black, was released in October 2011. He directed the 2022 film Jerry & Marge Go Large, starring Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening.
As of 2008, he lives in the Coconut Grove section of Miami.