David Rubin (casting director)

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David Rubin (born 1956/1957)[1] is an American casting director who was president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 2019 to 2022. He has worked on films such as The English Patient, Hairspray, and Four Weddings and a Funeral; his television credits include Big Little Lies and Sharp Objects.[2][3]

Rubin grew up in Great Neck, New York, and graduated from Amherst College in 1978.[4][5] He began his career working on Saturday Night Live.[5] In 2002, he received the Hoyt Bowers Award, a career achievement prize from the Casting Society of America.[5] He has been nominated for eight Primetime Emmy Awards and won twice: for Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special in 2012 for Game Change, and for Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special in 2017 for the first season of Big Little Lies.[6]

In August 2019, Rubin was elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, becoming the organization's first openly gay president.[1] He was re-elected in 2020 and 2021, though he was not eligible to seek a fourth consecutive term in 2022, due to term limits that included his time as a member of the board of governors.[7]

Producer Janet Yang was elected as Rubin's successor in August 2022, becoming the first person of Asian descent to serve as president of the Academy.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Feinberg, Scott (August 8, 2019). "New Academy President David Rubin on Oscars Challenges and Becoming First Openly Gay Leader (Q&A)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  2. ^ Lenker, Maureen Lee (June 26, 2019). "Big Little Lies casting director David Rubin on how they landed Meryl Streep for season 2". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  3. ^ Erbland, Kate; Harris-Bridson, Dana (August 7, 2019). "David Rubin Elected President of the Motion Picture Academy". IndieWire. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  4. ^ Duke, Katherine (March 23, 2020). "Recasting the Academy". Amherst Magazine. Amherst College. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Funk, Mia (July 23, 2020). "David Rubin". The Creative Process. Medium. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  6. ^ "David Rubin". Emmy Awards. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  7. ^ Hammond, Pete (August 4, 2021). "David Rubin Re-Elected AMPAS President; DeVon Franklin, David Linde Among New Officers". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  8. ^ Ford, Rebecca (2022-08-03). "The Academy Elects Janet Yang as President". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
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