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David Rubin

Biography

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.

Production

The Beanie Bubble

2023

Casting

Luckiest Girl Alive

2022

Casting

Where the Crawdads Sing

2022

Casting

The King of Staten Island

2020

Casting

Men in Black: International

2019

Casting

Alex Strangelove

2018

Casting

Gifted

2017

Casting

Wilson

2017

Casting

Rules Don't Apply

2016

Casting

Mascots

2016

Casting

All the Way

2016

Casting Director

Trumbo

2015

Casting

Strange Magic

2015

Casting

Wild

2014

Casting

Frank

2014

Casting Director

Walking with Dinosaurs

2013

Additional Casting

Gravity

2013

Casting

The Smurfs 2

2013

Casting

On the Road

2012

Casting

Game Change

2012

Casting Director

Real Steel

2011

Casting

The Smurfs

2011

Casting

The Back-Up Plan

2010

Casting

The Marc Pease Experience

2009

Producer

Spread

2009

Casting

Yes Man

2008

Casting

City of Ember

2008

Casting

Recount

2008

Casting

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

2008

Casting

The Memory Keeper's Daughter

2008

Casting

Charlie Bartlett

2008

Casting

Lars and the Real Girl

2007

Casting

Hairspray

2007

Casting Director

Charlotte's Web

2006

Casting

Let's Go to Prison

2006

Casting

For Your Consideration

2006

Casting

In Her Shoes

2005

Casting

Cold Mountain

2003

Casting

Igby Goes Down

2002

Executive Producer

Blow Dry

2001

Producer

The Talented Mr. Ripley

1999

Casting

Snow Falling on Cedars

1999

Casting

Random Hearts

1999

Casting

Wild Wild West

1999

Casting

Notting Hill

1999

Casting Consultant

Hurlyburly

1998

Casting

The Negotiator

1998

Casting

City of Angels

1998

Casting

Fallen

1998

Casting

Lawn Dogs

1997

Casting Director

Red Corner

1997

Casting

Men in Black

1997

Casting

My Best Friend's Wedding

1997

Casting

Albino Alligator

1997

Casting

The English Patient

1996

Casting

Romeo + Juliet

1996

Casting

Matilda

1996

Casting

Up Close & Personal

1996

Casting Director

Sabrina

1995

Casting

Get Shorty

1995

Casting

Waterworld

1995

Casting

The War

1994

Casting Director

The Last Seduction

1994

Casting

Ghost in the Machine

1993

Casting

Gypsy

1993

Casting Director

Addams Family Values

1993

Casting

Mr. Wonderful

1993

Casting

The Firm

1993

Casting

Hoffa

1992

Casting

CrissCross

1992

Casting

White Sands

1992

Casting

My Cousin Vinny

1992

Casting

The Nightman

1992

Casting

Final Analysis

1992

Casting Director

Fried Green Tomatoes

1991

Casting Director

The Addams Family

1991

Casting Director

Delirious

1991

Casting

Naked Tango

1990

Casting Director

Days of Thunder

1990

Casting

Cadillac Man

1990

Casting Director

Men Don't Leave

1990

Casting Director

The War of the Roses

1989

Casting

Out on the Edge

1989

Casting

Scrooged

1988

Casting

Little Nikita

1988

Casting

The In Crowd

1988

Casting

Less Than Zero

1987

Casting

Real Men

1987

Casting

The Spirit

1987

Casting

Spaceballs

1987

Casting

The Big Easy

1986

Casting

Intimate Encounters

1986

Casting

The Name of the Rose

1986

Casting

The Best of Times

1986

Casting

Love, Mary

1985

Casting Associate

Consenting Adult

1985

Casting

Amadeus

1984

Casting Associate

Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter

1984

Casting

Cat People

1982

Casting Assistant

David Rubin

Documentaries

Production