Adam Davidson
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Adam Davidson born 1964 in Los Angeles is an American actor and director. Davidson has appeared in the following films, The Day Trippers, A Match Made in Heaven
, Návrat ztraceného ráje (aka Return to Paradise Lost), Way Past Cool, Nature Boy
and Pop Life
. In addition to acting, Davidson has also directed for several modern-day television programs which include Lost
, Deadwood
, Grey's Anatomy
and Six Feet Under. He is the son of acclaimed American theatre producer and director Gordon Davidson.
His debut film as a director, The Lunch Date
, won the Academy Award for Best Short Subject
and the Short Film Palme d'Or
at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival
.
A Match Made in Heaven
A Match Made in Heaven is a 1997 television movie inspired by actual events. It is about a dying widow who plays matchmaker to her 32-year-old unmarried son and sets him up with a nurse that she meets...
, Návrat ztraceného ráje (aka Return to Paradise Lost), Way Past Cool, Nature Boy
Nature Boy
Nature Boy is a song written by eden ahbez and later popularised by Nat King Cole. It may also refer to:In music:* "Nature Boy", a song by Primus from their album 'Pork Soda'...
and Pop Life
Pop Life
"Pop Life" is a song by Prince and The Revolution. It was the second U.S. single from their 1985 album, Around the World in a Day, reaching #7 in the U.S. charts. The song starts with a faded-in synth line and quickly starts the main tune. The easy groove is achieved with a smooth bass guitar and...
. In addition to acting, Davidson has also directed for several modern-day television programs which include Lost
Lost (TV series)
Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
, Deadwood
Deadwood (TV series)
Deadwood is an American Western drama television series created, produced and largely written by David Milch. The series aired on the premium cable network HBO from March 21, 2004, to August 27, 2006, spanning three 12-episode seasons. The show is set in the 1870s in Deadwood, South Dakota, before...
, Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
and Six Feet Under. He is the son of acclaimed American theatre producer and director Gordon Davidson.
His debut film as a director, The Lunch Date
The Lunch Date
The Lunch Date is a 1990 short film directed by Adam Davidson. It was Davidson's directorial debut.-Awards:It was entered into the 1990 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Short Film Palme d'Or. It later went on to be selected as "Dramatic Achievement" in the Student Academy Awards competition...
, won the Academy Award for Best Short Subject
Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
This name for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film was introduced in 1974. For the three preceding years it was known as "Short Subjects, Live Action Films." The term "Short Subjects, Live Action Subjects" was used from 1957 until 1970. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate...
and the Short Film Palme d'Or
Short Film Palme d'Or
The Short Film Palme d'Or is the highest prize given to a short film at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the same jury of the Cinéfondation....
at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival
1990 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :*Bernardo Bertolucci *Alexei Guerman *Anjelica Huston *Bertrand Blier *Christopher Hampton*Fanny Ardant *Françoise Giroud *Hayao Shibata *Mira Nair *Sven Nykvist...
.
Director filmography
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- episode 2.14 "The Bishop Revival
- United States of Tara (2010) TV Series
- episode "The Truth Hurts"
- episode "You Becoming You"
- Big LoveBig LoveBig Love is an American television drama that aired on HBO between March 2006 and March 2011. The show is about a fictional fundamentalist Mormon family in Utah that practices polygamy...
(3 episodes, 2007–2010)- Strange Bedfellows (2010) TV episode
- Fight or Flight (2009) TV episode
- Rock and a Hard Place (2007) TV episode
- CommunityCommunity (TV series)Community is an American television comedy series created by Dan Harmon that airs on NBC. The series is about a group of students at a community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado. The series heavily uses meta-humor and pop culture references, often parodying film and television...
(3 episodes, 2009–2010)- The Art of Discourse (2010) TV episode
- Communication Studies (2010) TV episode
- Comparative Religion (2009) TV episode
- True BloodTrue BloodTrue Blood is an American television series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in the state of Louisiana...
(1 episode, 2009)- New World in My View (2009) TV episode
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- Moral Waiver (2009) TV episode
- Kings (1 episode, 2009)
- Insurrection (2009) TV episode
- The Ex List (1 episode, 2008)
- Climb Every Mountain Biker (2008) TV episode
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(1 episode, 2008)- A Little Hometown Love (2008) TV episode
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(6 episodes, 2007–2008)- Wayne's World 3: Killer Shark (2008) TV episode
- Bar Fight (2008) TV episode
- In Absentia (2007) TV episode
- Gangster Movies (2007) TV episode
- Wayne's World 2: Revenge of the Shark (2007) TV episode
- Starlet Fever (2007) TV episode
- John from CincinnatiJohn from CincinnatiJohn from Cincinnati is an American television drama, set against the surfing community of Imperial Beach, California, that aired on HBO from June 10, 2007 to August 12, 2007. It is the result of a collaborative effort between writer/producer David Milch and author Kem Nunn, whose novels have been...
(1 episode, 2007)- His Visit: Day Eight (2007) TV episode
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(2005) TV Series- episode 2.04 "Testudo et Lepus"
- For Norman... Wherever You Are (2005)
- Grey's AnatomyGrey's AnatomyGrey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
(2005) TV Series- episode 1.04 "No Mans Land"
- episode 2.03 "Make Me Lose Control"
- episode 2.07 "Something to Talk About"
- episode 2.14 "Tell Me Sweet Little Lies"
- Life As We Know It (2004) TV Series
- DeadwoodDeadwood (TV series)Deadwood is an American Western drama television series created, produced and largely written by David Milch. The series aired on the premium cable network HBO from March 21, 2004, to August 27, 2006, spanning three 12-episode seasons. The show is set in the 1870s in Deadwood, South Dakota, before...
(2004) TV series- episode 3.09 "Amateur Night"
- LostLost (TV series)Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
(2005) TV Series- episode 2.06 Abandoned
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(2004) TV Series- episode "Credible Threat"
- episode "Out of Control"
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(2002) TV Series - The Agency (2001) TV Series
- The Chronicle" (2001) TV Series
- episode "Man and Superman"
- episode "Only the Good Die Young"
- episode "Tears of a Clone"
- episode "What Gobbles Beneath"
- Six Feet Under (2001) TV Series
- episode 5.10 "All Alone"
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(2000) TV Series- episode 2.18 "The Invisible Woman"
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(2000) TV Series - Way Past Cool (2000)
- Law & OrderLaw & OrderLaw & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
(1990) TV Series- episode 8.11 "Under the Influence"
- The Lunch DateThe Lunch DateThe Lunch Date is a 1990 short film directed by Adam Davidson. It was Davidson's directorial debut.-Awards:It was entered into the 1990 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Short Film Palme d'Or. It later went on to be selected as "Dramatic Achievement" in the Student Academy Awards competition...
(1989)