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David Rubin

EN, ES cinema · 107 credits

David began his career as a production assistant on "Saturday Night Live". He entered the casting field as an assistant and then associate to Mary Goldberg on such films as "Ragtime", "Silkwood" and "Amadeus". David then moved to Los Angeles to team with veteran casting director Lynn Stalmaster on "The Name of the Rose", "The Big Easy" and many other films. Opening his own casting company, David was responsible for assembling the casts of such films as: "The Addams Family", "The War of the Roses", "Fried Green Tomatoes", "My Cousin Vinny", "The Firm", "Four Weddings and a Funeral", "Get Shorty", "Romeo + Juliet", "The English Patient", "Men in Black", "My Best Friend's Wedding", and "The Talented Mr. Ripley". In partnership with Richard Hicks, David cast the films "Hairspray", "Lars and the Real Girl", "Recount" (HBO), "The Smurfs" and "Game Change" (HBO), for which they received the 2012 Emmy Award. Most recently, David worked with director Jean-Marc Vallee ('Dallas Buyers Club') casting his film 'Wild' for Fox Searchlight and with Warren Beatty on his upcoming Howard Hughes film. In 2001, David was the recipient of the Hollywood Film Festival Award for Outstanding Career Achievement in the Field of Casting, presented by Sydney Pollack. In October 2002, Baz Luhrmann presented him with an Honorary Career Achievement Award from the Casting Society of America.

Known for

Filmography

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues poster

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

EN · 20256.1

Casting

The Beanie Bubble poster

The Beanie Bubble

EN · 20236.4

Casting

Where the Crawdads Sing poster

Where the Crawdads Sing

EN · 20227.5

Casting

Luckiest Girl Alive poster

Luckiest Girl Alive

EN · 20226.5

Casting

The King of Staten Island poster

The King of Staten Island

EN · 20207.0

Casting

Men in Black: International poster

Men in Black: International

EN · 20195.9

Casting

Alex Strangelove poster

Alex Strangelove

EN · 20186.6

Casting

Wilson poster

Wilson

EN · 20176.0

Casting

Gifted poster

Gifted

EN · 20178.0

Casting

Mascots poster

Mascots

EN · 20165.4

Casting

Rules Don't Apply poster

Rules Don't Apply

EN · 20165.8

Casting

All the Way poster

All the Way

EN · 20166.7

Casting Director

Golan: A Farewell to Mr Cinema poster

Golan: A Farewell to Mr Cinema

EN · 201510.0

Actor

Trumbo poster

Trumbo

EN · 20157.2

Casting

Strange Magic poster

Strange Magic

EN · 20157.3

Casting

Wild poster

Wild

EN · 20147.0

Casting

Frank poster

Frank

EN · 20146.8

Casting Director

Gravity poster

Gravity

EN · 20137.2

Casting

Walking with Dinosaurs poster

Walking with Dinosaurs

EN · 20136.2

Additional Casting

The Smurfs 2 poster

The Smurfs 2

EN · 20135.7

Casting

Casting By poster

Casting By

EN · 20126.9

as Self

On the Road poster

On the Road

EN · 20125.6

Casting

Game Change poster

Game Change

EN · 20126.9

Casting Director

Real Steel poster

Real Steel

EN · 20117.2

Casting

The Smurfs poster

The Smurfs

EN · 20115.8

Casting

The Back-Up Plan poster

The Back-Up Plan

EN · 20106.1

Casting

Spread poster

Spread

EN · 20095.6

Casting

The Marc Pease Experience poster

The Marc Pease Experience

EN · 20094.4

Producer

Georgia O'Keeffe poster

Georgia O'Keeffe

EN · 20094.8

Casting

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay poster

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

EN · 20086.3

Casting

City of Ember poster

City of Ember

EN · 20086.4

Casting

Yes Man poster

Yes Man

EN · 20086.7

Casting

Charlie Bartlett poster

Charlie Bartlett

EN · 20086.7

Casting

Recount poster

Recount

EN · 20086.8

Casting

The Memory Keeper's Daughter poster

The Memory Keeper's Daughter

EN · 20086.5

Casting

Spirit of the Forest poster

Spirit of the Forest

ES · 20085.3

Casting Director

You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" poster

You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"

EN · 20076.0

as Self

Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad poster

Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad

EN · 2007Not rated

as Self

Lars and the Real Girl poster

Lars and the Real Girl

EN · 20077.2

Casting

Hairspray poster

Hairspray

EN · 20076.7

Casting Director

Let's Go to Prison poster

Let's Go to Prison

EN · 20066.0

Casting

Charlotte's Web poster

Charlotte's Web

EN · 20066.2

Casting

For Your Consideration poster

For Your Consideration

EN · 20065.8

Casting

In Her Shoes poster

In Her Shoes

EN · 20056.2

Casting

Cold Mountain poster

Cold Mountain

EN · 20036.9

Casting

Igby Goes Down poster

Igby Goes Down

EN · 20026.6

Executive Producer

Blow Dry poster

Blow Dry

EN · 20015.9

Producer

The Talented Mr. Ripley poster

The Talented Mr. Ripley

EN · 19997.2

Casting

Random Hearts poster

Random Hearts

EN · 19995.6

Casting

Snow Falling on Cedars poster

Snow Falling on Cedars

EN · 19996.1

Casting

Wild Wild West poster

Wild Wild West

EN · 19995.3

Casting

Notting Hill poster

Notting Hill

EN · 19997.3

Casting Consultant

Fallen poster

Fallen

EN · 19986.8

Casting

The Negotiator poster

The Negotiator

EN · 19987.1

Casting

Hurlyburly poster

Hurlyburly

EN · 19985.5

Casting

City of Angels poster

City of Angels

EN · 19986.8

Casting

Men in Black poster

Men in Black

EN · 19977.2

Casting

My Best Friend's Wedding poster

My Best Friend's Wedding

EN · 19976.6

Casting

Red Corner poster

Red Corner

EN · 19976.3

Casting

Albino Alligator poster

Albino Alligator

EN · 19975.7

Casting

Lawn Dogs poster

Lawn Dogs

EN · 19977.1

Co-Producer

The English Patient poster

The English Patient

EN · 19967.1

Casting

Romeo + Juliet poster

Romeo + Juliet

EN · 19966.8

Casting

Up Close & Personal poster

Up Close & Personal

EN · 19966.3

Casting Director

Matilda poster

Matilda

EN · 19967.2

Casting

Waterworld poster

Waterworld

EN · 19956.2

Casting

Sabrina poster

Sabrina

EN · 19956.2

Casting

Get Shorty poster

Get Shorty

EN · 19956.5

Casting

The Last Seduction poster

The Last Seduction

EN · 19946.7

Casting

The War poster

The War

EN · 19946.7

Casting Director

Gypsy poster

Gypsy

EN · 19946.2

Casting Director

Addams Family Values poster

Addams Family Values

EN · 19937.0

Casting

The Firm poster

The Firm

EN · 19936.7

Casting

Mr. Wonderful poster

Mr. Wonderful

EN · 19935.6

Casting

Ghost in the Machine poster

Ghost in the Machine

EN · 19934.7

Casting

CrissCross poster

CrissCross

EN · 19926.1

Casting

The Nightman poster

The Nightman

EN · 19923.2

Casting

Hoffa poster

Hoffa

EN · 19926.3

Casting

My Cousin Vinny poster

My Cousin Vinny

EN · 19927.5

Casting

White Sands poster

White Sands

EN · 19925.9

Casting

Final Analysis poster

Final Analysis

EN · 19925.8

Casting Director

Fried Green Tomatoes poster

Fried Green Tomatoes

EN · 19917.7

Casting Director

Delirious poster

Delirious

EN · 19915.7

Casting

The Addams Family poster

The Addams Family

EN · 19917.1

Casting Director

Days of Thunder poster

Days of Thunder

EN · 19906.4

Casting

Men Don't Leave poster

Men Don't Leave

EN · 19906.3

Casting Director

Naked Tango poster

Naked Tango

EN · 19906.5

Casting Director

Cadillac Man poster

Cadillac Man

EN · 19905.8

Casting Director

The War of the Roses poster

The War of the Roses

EN · 19896.9

Casting

Out on the Edge poster

Out on the Edge

EN · 19895.8

Casting

The In Crowd poster

The In Crowd

EN · 19886.1

Casting

Little Nikita poster

Little Nikita

EN · 19886.0

Casting

Scrooged poster

Scrooged

EN · 19886.8

Casting

Spaceballs poster

Spaceballs

EN · 19876.9

Casting

Less Than Zero poster

Less Than Zero

EN · 19876.4

Casting

Real Men poster

Real Men

EN · 19876.0

Casting

The Spirit poster

The Spirit

EN · 19874.9

Casting

The Name of the Rose poster

The Name of the Rose

EN · 19867.5

Casting

Intimate Encounters poster

Intimate Encounters

EN · 19863.8

Casting

The Best of Times poster

The Best of Times

EN · 19865.7

Casting

The Big Easy poster

The Big Easy

EN · 19866.2

Casting

Consenting Adult poster

Consenting Adult

EN · 19856.0

Casting

Love, Mary poster

Love, Mary

EN · 19855.7

Casting Associate

Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter poster

Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter

EN · 19844.5

Casting

Amadeus poster

Amadeus

EN · 19848.0

Casting Associate

Special Bulletin poster

Special Bulletin

EN · 19836.9

Casting Associate

Cat People poster

Cat People

EN · 19826.0

Casting Assistant