Davis Guggenheim

Davis Guggenheim (2009)

Philip Davis Guggenheim (born March 11, 1963 in St. Louis , Missouri ) is an American director and film producer . Guggenheim won in 2007 the Oscar for best documentary ( An Inconvenient Truth ).

Life

Guggenheim was born in 1963 as the son of filmmaker Charles Guggenheim and his wife Marion. He graduated from Brown University in Providence . Guggenheim has directed several episodes of the TV series Party of Five , New York Cops - NYPD Blue and Deadwood , among others . As a producer, he was responsible for films such as Training Day and Gracie . Guggenheim also wrote the script for Gracie .

In 2007 Guggenheim received an Oscar for his documentary An Inconvenient Truth . The film, based on a slide show by former US Vice President Al Gore , deals with the issue of global warming . Davis Guggenheim produced a half-hour advertising film for Barack Obama's election campaign, which was broadcast in prime time on all major channels in October 2008, a week before the presidential election.

Guggenheim has been married to actress Elisabeth Shue since 1994 . The couple have a son and two daughters.

Filmography (selection)

As a director

1991: Sisters
1996: Emergency Room - The Emergency Room (ER)
2000: Deadly Rumors (Gossip)
2002: 24 (2 episodes)
2002: Alias - Die Agentin (Alias)
2006: An Inconvenient Truth
2007: Gracie
2008: It Might Get Loud
2010: Waiting for Superman
2011: From the Sky Down
2015: Malala - Your Right to Education (He named me Malala)

As a producer

2001: Training Day
2001: The First Year
2004: Deadwood
2007: Gracie
2008: It Might Get Loud
2019: Man Bill Gates (Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates)

Web links

Davis Guggenheim at the Internet Movie Database (English)
Interview with Guggenheim

Remarks

↑ On the Obama Infomercial Jim Rutenberg: The Ad Campaign: An Obama Infomercial, Big, Glossy and Almost Unavoidable . In: The Caucus. October 29, 2008 (last accessed October 15, 2014).

personal data
SURNAME	Guggenheim, Davis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Guggenheim, Philip Davis (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American director and producer
DATE OF BIRTH	March 11, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH	St. Louis , Missouri, United States

[1] On the Obama Infomercial Jim Rutenberg: The Ad Campaign: An Obama Infomercial, Big, Glossy and Almost Unavoidable . In: The Caucus. October 29, 2008 (last accessed October 15, 2014).