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David Chase Biography

Birth Name:
David DeCesare
Birth Place:
Mount Vernon, New York, United States
Profession
Writer, director, producer

Fast Facts

  • Moved to California after graduating from NYU in 1968
  • Wrote scripts for The Rockford Files in the 1970s
  • Created two original television series, Almost Grown and The Sopranos
  • Produced and wrote for Northern Exposure
  • Based The Sopranos largely on the experiences he had with his own family

Awards

  • 2007Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: winner
  • 2006Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2004Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: winner
  • 2003Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2001Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2000Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 1999Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 1994Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 1993Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 1992Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 1980Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 1980Emmy-Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special: winner
  • 1979Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 1978Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: winner

Relationships