David Fincher is an American director of commercials, music videos, and feature films. Born David Leo Fincher on May 10, 1962, in Denver, Colorado, he was raised in Marin County, California.http://fincherfanatic.blogspot.com/p/biography.html Said to have been inspired by filmmakers Steven Spielberg, Ridley Scott, and George Lucas, Fincher began directing films in 1992.http://fincherfanatic.blogspot.com/p/biography.html

In June 2009, Fincher signed on to direct The Social Network, a film chronicling the founding of the social networking website, Facebook. The movie was an adaptation of Ben Mezrich’s novel, The Accidental Billionaires.http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/06/24/david-fincher-in-talks-to-direct-facebook-centric-film-the-social-network/ His film, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, based on a series of novels, is set to be released in 2011. The Killer, due in 2013, is in pre-production.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000399/

For his work on The Social Network, Fincher received a nomination for Best Director at the 2011 Golden Globe Awards.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000399/awards

David Fincher is said to have shown an early interest in film making, first using a camera at the age of eight. At 18, he got a job working for the George Lucas company, Industrial Light and Magic, where he was part of the team that worked on Return of the Jedi and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.http://movies.nytimes.com/person/89783/David-Fincher/biography

After leaving ILM, Fincher went on to direct TV commercials and music videos, both for N. Lee Lacy and for his own company, Propaganda, which he created in 1987 with directors Dominic Sena, Nigel Dick, and Greg Gold. He has worked with such artists as Madonna, Michael Jackson, Aerosmith, and The Rolling Stones.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000399/bio

Fincher's feature film debut came in 1992, when he directed the movie, Alien 3.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000399/ In 1995, he had his first feature film success with Se7en. He followed that film up with The Game in 1997, Panic Room in 2002, Zodiac in 2004, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in 2008, and The Social Network in 2010.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000399/

Fincher has worked with Brad Pitt several times during the making of Se7en and Fight Club as well as the award-winning film, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Button was nominated for thirteen 2009 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Brad Pitt), Best Supporting Actress (Taraji P. Henson) and Best Director for Fincher.http://www.oscar.com/nominees/2009

• 1992: Alien 3
• 1995: Se7en
• 1997: The Game
• 1999: Fight Club
• 2002: Panic Room
• 2007: Zodiac
• 2008: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• 2010: The Social Networkhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000399/

"I don't know how much movies should entertain. To me, I'm always interested in movies that scar. The thing I love about Jaws (1975) is the fact that I've never gone swimming in the ocean again." — David Fincherhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000399/bio

"People will say, 'There are a million ways to shoot a scene,' but I don't think so. I think there're two, maybe. And the other one is wrong." — David Fincherhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000399/bio