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David Andrew Leo Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an American film director. His films, mostly thrillers, have received 40 nominations at the Academy Awards, including three for him as Best Director. Born in Denver, Colorado, Fincher was interested in filmmaking at an early age. He directed numerous music videos, most notably Madonna's "Express Yourself" in 1989 and "Vogue" in 1990, both of which won him the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction. He made his feature film debut with Alien 3 (1992), which garnered mixed reviews, followed by the thriller Seven (1995), which was better received. Fincher found lukewarm success with The Game (1997) and Fight Club (1999), but the latter eventually became a cult classic. In 2002, he returned to prominence with the thriller Panic Room starring Jodie Foster. Fincher also directed Zodiac (2007), The Social Network (2010), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), and Mank (2020). For The Social Network, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and BAFTA Award for Best Direction. His biggest commercial successes are The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Gone Girl (2014), both of which grossed more than $300 million worldwide, with the former earning thirteen nominations at the Academy Awards, and eleven at the British Academy Film Awards. He also served as an executive producer and director for the Netflix series House of Cards (2013–2018) and Mindhunter (2017–2019), winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the pilot episode of House of Cards. Fincher was the co-founder of Propaganda Films, a film, and music.
David Fincher
Director
for Director in Dead Again: The Peter Steele Story
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Dead Again: The Peter Steele Story is a gripping and darkly poetic biopic miniseries chronicling the life of Peter Thomas Ratajczyk—known to the world as Peter Steele. A towering figure in the gothic metal scene, Steele’s life was as compelling and conflicted as the music he created. From his troubled beginnings in Brooklyn to his rise to iconic status with Type O Negative, this series delves deep into the personal and professional challenges that shaped his legacy. Set against the haunting backdrop of the 1980s and 1990s music scene, Dead Again takes viewers on a journey through Steele’s multiple transformations—from his early days in the thrash metal band Carnivore, known for its provocative lyrics and brutal sound, to his defining role in Type O Negative, a band that fused gothic elegance with raw, melancholic metal. Through intense performances, moments of internal strife, and relationships that both inspired and haunted his music, we explore the psyche of a man whose music echoed themes of love, loss, darkness, and salvation.
