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David Rubin

David Rubin

Production

Biography

David began his career as a production assistant on "Saturday Night Live". He entered the casting field as an assistant and then associate to Mary Goldberg on such films as "Ragtime", "Silkwood" and "Amadeus". David then moved to Los Angeles to team with veteran casting director Lynn Stalmaster on "The Name of the Rose", "The Big Easy" and many other films.

Opening his own casting company, David was responsible for assembling the casts of such films as: "The Addams Family", "The War of the Roses", "Fried Green Tomatoes", "My Cousin Vinny", "The Firm", "Four Weddings and a Funeral", "Get Shorty", "Romeo + Juliet", "The English Patient", "Men in Black", "My Best Friend's Wedding", and "The Talented Mr. Ripley". In partnership with Richard Hicks, David cast the films "Hairspray", "Lars and the Real Girl", "Recount" (HBO), "The Smurfs" and "Game Change" (HBO), for which they received the 2012 Emmy Award. Most recently, David worked with director Jean-Marc Vallee ('Dallas Buyers Club') casting his film 'Wild' for Fox Searchlight and with Warren Beatty on his upcoming Howard Hughes film.

In 2001, David was the recipient of the Hollywood Film Festival Award for Outstanding Career Achievement in the Field of Casting, presented by Sydney Pollack. In October 2002, Baz Luhrmann presented him with an Honorary Career Achievement Award from the Casting Society of America.

Acting History

2024
Expats
TVCasting
2022
2021
Nine Perfect Strangers
TVCasting8 eps
2018
2017
Gifted
Casting
Wilson
Casting
2016
All the Way
Casting Director
Mascots
Casting
2014
Frank
Casting Director
Wild
Casting
2013
Walking with Dinosaurs
Additional Casting
Gravity
Casting
2012
Casting By
as Self
Game Change
Casting Director
2011
Real Steel
Casting
The Smurfs
Casting
2010
2007
Hairspray
Casting Director
The Gamekillers
TVProducer
2005
2003
2002
Igby Goes Down
Executive Producer
2001
Blow Dry
Producer
1998
1996
1995
Get Shorty
Casting
Waterworld
Casting
Sabrina
Casting
1994
The War
Casting Director
1993
Gypsy
Casting Director
The Firm
Casting
1992
CrissCross
Casting
Hoffa
Casting
Final Analysis
Casting Director
1991
The Addams Family
Casting Director
Delirious
Casting
Fried Green Tomatoes
Casting Director
1990
Naked Tango
Casting Director
Cadillac Man
Casting Director
Men Don't Leave
Casting Director
1988
1987
Spaceballs
Casting
The Spirit
Casting
Real Men
Casting
1985
Love, Mary
Casting Associate
1984
1983
Special Bulletin
Casting Associate
1982
Cat People
Casting Assistant

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Gender
Male