David Mirkin

    September 18, 1955 • 68 y.o.

    Place of Birth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (some sources say Maryland)
    Citizenship United States
    Career 1983 — ...
    Genres Comedy, Animation, Fantasy
    Height 1.85 m

    Facts

    Mirkin was born and raised in Philadelphia and graduated from Northeast High School in 1975. His father was a computer engineer until his death in 1960. Mirkin's older brother Gary worked as a television engineer for the Philadelphia NBC affiliate, KYW-TV, now a CBS owned-and-operated station. Throughout his childhood, Mirkin had an interest in film, and explored both writing and filming. Mirkin has described himself as a "nerd" and was often in trouble as a child because he was "in another world". At high school, he felt the teaching was "too slow" and was allowed by his teachers to "skip class two to three days a week".

    Mirkin intended to pursue a career in electrical engineering, which he saw as a more stable employment opportunity than writing or film making. He took a course at Philadelphia's Drexel University which offered six months of teaching followed by a six-month internship at the National Aeronautics Federal Experimental Center. Mirkin found the experience to be monotonous and unenjoyable and chose to abandon this career path. He decided that "making no money doing something I loved was going to be better than making a good living doing something I didn't", so took "an enormous chance on show business" and moved to Los Angeles. He attended film school at Loyola Marymount University, and graduated in 1978.

    Mirkin lists Woody Allen and James L. Brooks as his writing inspirations and Stanley Kubrick and the work of the comedy group Monty Python as developing his "dark sense of humor". He considers Mike Nichols's film The Graduate to be what inspired him to enter directing.

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    • Comedy 33%
    • Short 17%
    • Family 8%
    • Adventure 8%
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                                  Writer — 15

                                  1

                                  Animation, Comedy, Adventure
                                  United States • David Silverman

                                    2022
                                    2
                                    2022

                                    Short, 3 min
                                    United States • David Silverman

                                      3
                                      2022

                                      Animation, Short, 4 min
                                      United States • David Silverman

                                        2012
                                        4
                                        2012

                                        Animation, Short, Comedy, 4 min
                                        United States • David Silverman

                                          2007
                                          5
                                          2007 — (screenplay)

                                          Animation, Adventure, Comedy, 1 hr 27 min
                                          United States, South Korea, Germany • David Silverman

                                            1999
                                            6
                                            1999


                                            United States • David Mirkin

                                              1995
                                              7
                                              1995 — 2000

                                              Animation, Comedy, 24 min
                                              Greg McCracken...

                                                1992
                                                8
                                                1992 — 1993 — (created by) (writer)

                                                Comedy, 30 min
                                                United States • David Mirkin...

                                                  1991
                                                  9
                                                  1991 — (creator)

                                                  Short, Comedy, 30 min
                                                  United States • Trevor Evans...

                                                    1990
                                                    10
                                                    1990

                                                    Comedy, 30 min
                                                    United States • David Mirkin

                                                      11
                                                      1990 — 1992 — (created by)

                                                      Comedy, Fantasy, 30 min
                                                      United States • David Mirkin...

                                                        1989
                                                        12
                                                        1989 — ...

                                                        Animation, Comedy, 22 min
                                                        United States • Mike B. Anderson...

                                                          1984
                                                          13
                                                          1984 — 1985

                                                          Comedy, 30 min
                                                          United States • Dave Powers

                                                            1982
                                                            14
                                                            1982 — 1990 — (story editor)

                                                            Comedy, 30 min
                                                            United States • Dick Martin...

                                                              1977
                                                              15
                                                              1977 — 1984 — (story editor) (teleplay by)

                                                              Comedy, 30 min
                                                              United States • Dave Powers...

                                                                Director — 11

                                                                2015
                                                                1
                                                                2015 — (creative direction)

                                                                Short, Documentary, 35 min
                                                                United States • Daniel G. Stephens...

                                                                  2001
                                                                  2
                                                                  2001

                                                                  Comedy, Crime, Romance, 2 hr 3 min
                                                                  United States • David Mirkin

                                                                    1999
                                                                    3
                                                                    1999


                                                                    United States • David Mirkin

                                                                      1997
                                                                      4
                                                                      1997

                                                                      Comedy, 1 hr 32 min
                                                                      United States • David Mirkin

                                                                        1992
                                                                        5
                                                                        1992 — 1993

                                                                        Comedy, 30 min
                                                                        United States • David Mirkin...

                                                                          6
                                                                          1992 — 1998

                                                                          Talk Show, Comedy, 22 min
                                                                          United States • Todd Holland...

                                                                            1991
                                                                            7
                                                                            1991

                                                                            Short, Comedy, 30 min
                                                                            United States • Trevor Evans...

                                                                              1990
                                                                              8
                                                                              1990

                                                                              Comedy, 30 min
                                                                              United States • David Mirkin

                                                                                9
                                                                                1990 — 1992

                                                                                Comedy, Fantasy, 30 min
                                                                                United States • David Mirkin...

                                                                                  1989
                                                                                  10
                                                                                  1989 — ...

                                                                                  Animation, Comedy, 22 min
                                                                                  United States • Mike B. Anderson...

                                                                                    1982
                                                                                    11
                                                                                    1982 — 1990

                                                                                    Comedy, 30 min
                                                                                    United States • Dick Martin...

                                                                                      Actor — 3

                                                                                      2001
                                                                                      1
                                                                                      2001 — Jack's Lawyer

                                                                                      Comedy, Crime, Romance, 2 hr 3 min
                                                                                      United States • David Mirkin

                                                                                        1990
                                                                                        2
                                                                                        1990 — 1992 — Businessman

                                                                                        Comedy, Fantasy, 30 min
                                                                                        United States • David Mirkin...

                                                                                          1986
                                                                                          3
                                                                                          1986 — Walter Ambrose

                                                                                          Comedy, 1 hr 24 min
                                                                                          United States • Zane Buzby

                                                                                            Producer — 10

                                                                                            2022
                                                                                            1
                                                                                            2022 — produced by

                                                                                            Animation, Short, 4 min
                                                                                            United States • David Silverman

                                                                                              2016
                                                                                              2
                                                                                              2016

                                                                                              Animation, Short, 3 min
                                                                                              United States • David Silverman

                                                                                                2014
                                                                                                3
                                                                                                2014

                                                                                                Animation, Comedy, Music, 1 hr 17 min
                                                                                                United States • David Silverman...

                                                                                                  1999
                                                                                                  4
                                                                                                  1999


                                                                                                  United States • David Mirkin

                                                                                                    1992
                                                                                                    5
                                                                                                    1992 — 1993 — executive producer

                                                                                                    Comedy, 30 min
                                                                                                    United States • David Mirkin...

                                                                                                      1991
                                                                                                      6
                                                                                                      1991 — executive producer

                                                                                                      Short, Comedy, 30 min
                                                                                                      United States • Trevor Evans...

                                                                                                        1990
                                                                                                        7
                                                                                                        1990

                                                                                                        Comedy, 30 min
                                                                                                        United States • David Mirkin

                                                                                                          8
                                                                                                          1990 — 1992 — executive producer

                                                                                                          Comedy, Fantasy, 30 min
                                                                                                          United States • David Mirkin...

                                                                                                            1989
                                                                                                            9
                                                                                                            1989 — ... — consulting producer, executive producer

                                                                                                            Animation, Comedy, 22 min
                                                                                                            United States • Mike B. Anderson...

                                                                                                              1982
                                                                                                              10
                                                                                                              1982 — 1990 — executive producer

                                                                                                              Comedy, 30 min
                                                                                                              United States • Dick Martin...

                                                                                                                Other — 9

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