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David Lynch
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Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Executive Producer, Actor, Sound/Sound Designer
Born:
January 20, 1946 in Missoula, MT
Biography:"David Lynch" is the Renaissance man of modern American filmmaking, an acclaimed and widely recognized writer/director as well as television producer, photographer, cartoonist, composer, and graphic artist. Walking the tightrope between the mainstream and the avant-garde with remarkable balance and skill, Lynch brings to the screen a singularly dark and disturbing view of reality, a nightmare world punctuated by defining moments of extreme violence, bizarre comedy, and strange beauty. More than any other arthouse filmmaker of his era, he has enjoyed considerable mass acceptance and has helped to redefine commercial tastes, honing a surrealistic aesthetic so visionary and deeply personal that the phrase "Lynchian" was coined simply to describe it.

Born January 20, 1946, in Missoula, Montana, David Keith Lynch grew up the archetypal all-American boy. The son of a U.S. Department of Agriculture... Full Biography

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"Twin Peaks" (1990, ABC) Decidedly off-beat director David Lynch creates the story of Special Agent...
David Lynch turns 63 on Jan. 20. (Camera Press/Retna Ltd.)
Patricia Arquette, "Medium"She's been an object of love and/or lust in edgy '90s indie films with...
Ben Harper and Eddie Vedder perform at the David Lynch Foundation "Change Begins Within"...
Jerry Seinfeld performs at the David Lynch Foundation "Change Begins Within" show at Radio...
Jerry Seinfeld performs at the David Lynch Foundation "Change Begins Within" show at Radio...
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