David Snyder
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David L. Snyder is a film and television production designer. He was nominated for Best Art Direction for his work on Blade Runner
at the 55th Annual Academy Awards. He has also worked as an Art Director, Producer and Assistant Director, on films including Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
, The Whole Nine Yards
and the televisions programs Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
and Battlestar Galactica
.
, New York
and attended the Technical High School there where he became interested in film work, creating the 1959 Tech High Musical Revue there. Twenty years later, he became the assistant art director for the 50th Annual Academy Awards
, having spent time as an architectural designer, toy designer and musician. Universal Studios
then appointed Snyder as Art Director for Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Battlestar Galactica and The Incredible Hulk. In 1982, Snyder worked with Ridley Scott
on Blade Runner, for which he shared an Academy Award nomination with production designer Lawrence G. Paull.
Snyder has worked on over 30 films in all, and is a member of The Directors Guild of America, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and The Art Directors Guild.
on August 1, 1990 and the couple have a 10 year old son Finn Henry. His eldest son, David Michael is the Director of Corporate Sales for The Milwaukee Bucks basketball
team and his daughter Amy L. Taylor is a film/TV make-up artist.
Blade Runner
Blade Runner is a 1982 American science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, and Sean Young. The screenplay, written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, is loosely based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K...
at the 55th Annual Academy Awards. He has also worked as an Art Director, Producer and Assistant Director, on films including Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey is a 1991 American science fiction comedy film, and the directing debut of Peter Hewitt. It is the second film in the Bill & Ted franchise, and a sequel to Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure . Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter and George Carlin reprise their respective roles...
, The Whole Nine Yards
The Whole Nine Yards
The phrase the whole nine yards means completely, the whole thing, everything, e.g. I was mugged. They took my wallet, my keys, my shoes, – the whole nine yards! The origin of the phrase has been described as, "the most prominent etymological riddle of our time." The earliest known examples of...
and the televisions programs Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century is an American science fiction adventure television series produced by Universal Studios. The series ran for two seasons between 1979–1981, and the feature-length pilot episode for the series was released as a theatrical film several months before the series aired....
and Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)
Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction television series, created by Glen A. Larson. It starred Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict and ran for one season in 1978–79. After cancellation, its story was continued in 1980 as Galactica 1980 with Adama, Lieutenant Boomer and...
.
Career
Snyder was born in BuffaloBuffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and attended the Technical High School there where he became interested in film work, creating the 1959 Tech High Musical Revue there. Twenty years later, he became the assistant art director for the 50th Annual Academy Awards
50th Academy Awards
The 50th Academy Awards were held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California on April 3, 1978. The ceremonies were presided over by Bob Hope, who hosted the awards for the eighteenth and last time....
, having spent time as an architectural designer, toy designer and musician. Universal Studios
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
then appointed Snyder as Art Director for Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Battlestar Galactica and The Incredible Hulk. In 1982, Snyder worked with Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott
Sir Ridley Scott is an English film director and producer. His most famous films include The Duellists , Alien , Blade Runner , Legend , Thelma & Louise , G. I...
on Blade Runner, for which he shared an Academy Award nomination with production designer Lawrence G. Paull.
Snyder has worked on over 30 films in all, and is a member of The Directors Guild of America, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and The Art Directors Guild.
Personal life
Snyder married actress Terry FinnTerry Finn
Teresa Jo Ann Bernadette 'Terry' Finn is an American actress best known for creating the role of Gussie Carnegie in the original Broadway cast of the Stephen Sondheim/Hal Prince/George Furth musical comedy Merrily We Roll Along and its Original Cast Album.-Early life:Terry Finn was born on August...
on August 1, 1990 and the couple have a 10 year old son Finn Henry. His eldest son, David Michael is the Director of Corporate Sales for The Milwaukee Bucks basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team and his daughter Amy L. Taylor is a film/TV make-up artist.