Birthday: November 30, 2047
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet is one of a handful of American playwrights whose work has found almost as much success on the screen as it has on the stage. Noted for his spare, gritty work that reflects the hardened attitudes of his native Chicago and often revolves around domineering male characters and their macho posturing, Mamet has time and again spurred both discussion ...more- 1998
- Independent Spirit Awards
- Best Screenplay
- The Spanish Prisoner
- nom
- 1997
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Screenplay
- Wag the Dog
- nom
- 1997
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Wag the Dog
- nom
- 1987
- Venice International Film Festival
- Osella for Best Screenplay
- House of Games
- win
- 1982
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- The Verdict
- nom
- 1987
- Black Widow
- Herb
- 2010
- High and Low
- Screenwriter
- 2008
- Redbelt
- Director
- 2008
- Redbelt
- Screenwriter
- 2006
- The Unit (TV Series)
- Executive Producer
- 2006
- The Unit: First Responders
- Screenwriter











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