David Hollander(born May 16, 1968) is an American television writer, director, and producer fromPittsburgh,Pennsylvania.[1]

Career

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Hollander is the creator,screenwriter,and anexecutive producerofThe Guardian,a Pittsburgh-based legaldrama.The series starsSimon Bakerand aired onCBSfrom September 2001 until May 2004.

He also created the TNT seriesHeartlandin 2007 and has been the show runner of the Showtime seriesRay Donovansince 2014. He was nominated for an Emmy for directing the episode "Exsuscito".

Hollander also directed the 2008 filmPersonal Effects,starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Ashton Kutcher and Kathy Bates.

He also served on the faculty of theUSCScreenwriting Master's Program from 1995 to 2000.

In 2020, after the 7th season,Showtimeabruptly ended the drama seriesRay Donovan.Later that year, it was announced that afilm of the same namewould be produced to serve as a conclusion to the series. The film is directed by Hollander and written by himself and lead actor of the series,Liev Schreiber.It premiered on January 14, 2022.[2]

Education

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He is an alumnus ofNorthwestern UniversityinChicago.

See also

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References

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  1. ^Owen, Rob (July 20, 2017)."Showtime Brothers: A Tale of Two Hollanders".Pittsburgh Magazine.
  2. ^Devore, Britta (December 30, 2021)."'Ray Donovan': Showtime Offering First Three Episodes for Free Before Movie Premiere in January ".Collider.RetrievedJanuary 9,2022.
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