David dobkin biography
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David Dobkin (director)
American film director, producer and screenwriter
David Dobkin (born 23 June 1969)[2][1] is an American director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the films Clay Pigeons, Shanghai Knights, Wedding Crashers, The Judge, and Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.
Early life
[edit]Dobkin was born on 23 June 1969[1] in Washington, D.C., where he attended Lafayette Elementary School,[2] and later was raised in the suburb of Bethesda, Maryland, where he attended Walt Whitman High School.[3]
Career
[edit]Dobkin made his music-video debut with a film clips for rapper Tupac Shakur.[3] Fifteen more videos followed for such music groups as Extreme, Robin Zander, Sonic Youth, dada, Blues Traveler, and others.[citation needed] Dobkin's music-video credits include George Thorogood's "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," Elton John's "You Can Ma
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David P. Dobkin
Computer scientist and university administrator
David Paul Dobkin is an American computer scientist and the Phillip Y. Goldman '86 Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University.[1] His research has concerned computational geometry and computer graphics.
Early life and education
[edit]Dobkin was born February 29, 1948, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He received a B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1970 and then moved to Harvard University for his graduate studies, receiving a Ph.D. in applied mathematics in 1973 under the supervision of Roger W. Brockett.
Career
[edit]He taught at Yale University and the University of Arizona before moving to Princeton in 1981.[2] He was initially appointed to the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Princeton and was subsequently named one of the first professors of Computer Science when that department was formed in 1985.[3] In 1999, he b
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Directors / David Dobkin
David Dobkin is a director, producer and screenwriter. He is the filmmaker behind the comedic blockbuster Wedding Crashers and poignant drama The Judge, which earned Robert Duvall Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations. David also directed many popular music videos for Maroon 5, including ‘Sugar’, ‘Don’t Wanna Know’, ‘Memories’, ‘Nobody’s Love’ and ‘Girls Like You’, along with an upcoming documentary on the band, scheduled for release in 2021.
David broke into features with Clay Pigeons, starring Vince Vaughn, Joaquin Phoenix, and Janeane Garofalo. It was the first film produced at Scott Free not directed by Ridley or Tony Scott. Next came Shanghai Knights, starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson. Most recently, David directed Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams as two Icelandic musicians chosen to represent their country in the immensely popular surreal song competition. David has also direc