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Also Known As	David Leo Fincher
Born	August 28, 1962 (age 62) • Denver • Colorado
Awards And Honors	Emmy Award • Golden Globe Award (2011) • Emmy Award (2019): Outstanding Short Form Animated Program • Emmy Award (2013): Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series • Golden Globe Award (2011): Best Director - Motion Picture
Notable Works	“Alien 3” • “Fight Club” • “Mank” • “Se7en” • “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” • “The Game” • “The Social Network” • “Zodiac”
Notable Family Members	son of Howard Kelly ("Jack") Fincher • son of Claire Mae Fincher • married to Donya Fiorentino (1990–1995)
Education	Ashland High School (Ashland, Oregon)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Full Frontal" (2002)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)	"Mank" (2020) • "Mindhunter" (2017–2019) • "Gone Girl" (2014) • "House of Cards" (2013) • "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (2011) • "The Social Network" (2010) • "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (2008) • "Zodiac" (2007) • "Panic Room" (2002) • "Fight Club" (1999) • "The Game" (1997) • "Se7en" (1995) • "Alien 3" (1992)

When Fincher was growing up in San Anselmo, California, he was a neighbour of filmmaker George Lucas.
Fincher made some of the most iconic music videos of the 1980s and ’90s, including those for Madonna’s “Express Yourself” (1989) and “Vogue” (1990), as well as Aerosmith’s “Janie’s Got a Gun” (1989).