Guggenheim, Davis 1964-

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Guggenheim, Davis 1964-

PERSONAL

Born in 1964, son of Charles (a filmmaker) and Marion Guggenheim; married Elisabeth Shue (an actress); children: Miles, Stella, Agnes. Education: Attended Brown University.

Addresses:

Agent—Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Third Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career:

Director, producer, cinematographer, writer, actor.

Awards, Honors:

Certificate of Merit, film and video—society and culture U.S., San Francisco International Film Festival, 2001, Jury Award, DoubleTake Documentary Film Festival, 2002, for The First Year; Audience Award, best foreign documentary, Sao Paulo International Film Festival, Humanitas Prize, documentaries—special awards, Best Documentary Award nomination, Gotham Awards, 2006, Academy Award, best documentary—features, National Society of Film Critics Award, best nonfiction film, 2007, for An Inconvenient Truth.

CREDITS

Film Director:

Breaking and Entering, 1992.

The Art of Norton Simon, 1999.

Gossip, Warner Bros., 2000.

Teach, Teachers Documentary, 2001.

The First Year, 2001.

Wanted, 2005.

An Inconvenient Truth, Paramount, 2006.

Gracie, Atlantic, 2007.

It Might Get Loud, Hyperion, 2008.

The Tower, 2008.

Film Executive Producer:

Training Day, Warner Bros., 2001.

An Inconvenient Truth, Paramount, 2006.

Carissa, Tenth Street, 2008.

The Tower, 2008.

Film Producer:

Teach, Teachers Documentary, 2001.

The First Year, 2001.

The Making of "An Inconvenient Truth" (video), Paramount Home Video, 2006.

Gracie, Atlantic, 2007.

Film Coproducer:

The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them, Miramax, 1993.

It Might Get Loud, Hyperion, 2008.

Film Cinematographer:

Teach, Teachers Documentary, 2001.

The First Year, 2001.

An Inconvenient Truth, Paramount, 2006.

Film Music Supervisor:

The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them, Miramax, 1993.

Film Appearances:

The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them, Miramax, 1993.

Television Director; Series:

Party of Five, 1994.

Television Director; Episodic:

Charlie Grace, 1995.

Sisters, 1995-96.

Relativity, ABC, 1995.

NYPD Blue, ABC, 1995-96.

ER, NBC, 1996.

C-16: FBI, 1997.

The Visitor, 1997.

24, 2002.

Alias, ABC, 2002.

Push, Nevada, ABC, 2002.

The Shield, FX Channel, 2003.

Deadwood, 2004.

Numb3rs (also known as Numb3ers), 2005.

The Unit, 2006.

3 lbs., 2006.

Television Director; Specials:

An Update with Former Vice President Al Gore, Showtime, 2007.

Television Producer; Series:

Deadwood, 2004.

Television Executive Producer; Episodic:

3 lbs., 2006.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Making "Deadwood": The Show Behind the Show (documentary), HBO, 2004.

The 79th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2007.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

The Making of "An Inconvenient Truth," Paramount Home Video, 2006.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Gracie, Atlantic, 2007.

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