David Rubin (born 1956/1957) is an American casting director who was president of the

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from 2019 to 2022. He has worked on films such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''; his television credits include '' Big Little Lies'' and ''

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''. Rubin grew up in

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, and graduated from

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in 1978. He began his career working on ''

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''. In 2002, he received the Hoyt Bowers Award, a career achievement prize from the

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. He has been nominated for eight

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and won twice: for Outstanding Casting For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special in 2012 for ''

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'', and for Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special in 2017 for the first season of ''Big Little Lies''. In August 2019, Rubin was elected president of the

, becoming the organization's first openly gay president. He was re-elected in 2020 and 2021, though he was not eligible to seek a fourth consecutive term in 2022, due to term limits that included his time as a member of the board of governors. Producer

Janet Yang Janet Yang (born July 13, 1956) is a Hollywood producer and current President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Yang's award-winning film and TV credits include '' The Joy Luck Club'', ''The People vs. Larry Flynt'', ''Dark M ...

was elected as Rubin's successor in August 2022, becoming the first person of Asian descent to serve as president of the Academy.

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