David Dobkin (born c. 1969/1970) is an American director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the films '' Clay Pigeons'', ''

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'', '' Wedding Crashers'', '' The Judge'', and '' Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga''.

Early life

Dobkin was raised in Washington, D.C., where he attended Lafayette Elementary School, and later was raised in the suburb of

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, where he attended Walt Whitman High School.

Career

Dobkin made his music-video debut with a video clips for rapper Tupac Shakur. Fifteen more videos followed for such music groups as Extreme,

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, Sonic Youth, dada, Blues Traveler, and others. Dobkin's music-video credits include George Thorogood's "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer,"

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's "You Can Make History", and Coolio's "1, 2, 3, 4". Dobkin also collaborated with band Maroon 5 in their music videos "

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", " Memories", "

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" and " Girls Like You" and an upcoming documentary film. As of 2021, no word when the film will be released. After shooting television commercials, Dobkin broke into feature films with '' Clay Pigeons'', for Scott Free, the first film produced at Ridley and Tony Scott's production company that they did not direct. The

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about a series of small-town murders starred Vince Vaughn,

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and Janeane Garofalo, and was distributed by Gramercy Pictures. Dobkin next directed the comedies ''

'' (2003), starring

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and

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, and '' Wedding Crashers'' (2005), with Wilson and Vaughn. Through his production company Big Kid Pictures, Dobkin both produced and directed '' Fred Claus'' (2007), starring Vaughn and

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, and '' The Change-Up'' (2011), starring

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and Jason Bateman. He co-wrote and was an executive producer of the film adaption of

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' ''

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'' (2013), Dobkin directed 2014's '' The Judge'', starring Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall.

Filmography

Films

As himself * '' Lennon or McCartney'' (2014) * ''Here's to Life: The Story of the Refreshments'' (2017)

Television

Music videos

Commercials

Dobkin has directed commercials for clients such as

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, Heineken (which earned him honors from '' SHOOT'' magazine), Carl's Jr., Coke,

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, Coors Light and Sony PlayStation (which won a Bronze Lion at Cannes). His spots for the Utah Symphony were named "Spot of the Month" by Adweek Magazine and featured as the year's best in Communication Arts Magazine.David Dobkin bio – Tribute.ca
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References

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