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David Chase

American screenwriter, director and producer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1945 · age 81

David Henry Chase is an American writer, producer, and director. A recipient of seven Primetime Emmy Awards, he is best known for being the creator, head writer, and executive producer of the HBO drama The Sopranos, which aired for six seasons between 1999 and 2007.

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2023New Jersey Hall of FameAward2007Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama SeriesAward2005Edgar AwardsAward2003Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama SeriesAward1999Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama SeriesAward1945Born22 August 1945

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New Jersey Hall of Fame2023
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series2007
Edgar Awards2005
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series2003
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series1999
Directors Guild of America Award

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Chase has also produced and written for shows such as The Rockford Files, I'll Fly Away, and Northern Exposure. He created the original series Almost Grown which aired for 10 episodes in 1988 and 1989. Chase's film debut came in 1972 with Grave of the Vampire, and his later filmography includes Not Fade Away (2012) and The Many Saints of Newark (2021), a prequel film to the TV series The Sopranos.

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Born 1945 · age 81

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