David Dobkin

David Dobkin (born 23 June 1969)

Career Dobkin made his music-video debut with video clips for rapper Tupac Shakur. As of March 2026, no further announcement about the documentary film has been made.

After shooting television commercials,

Through his production company Big Kid Pictures, Dobkin directed 2014's The Judge, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall.

Filmography Film Short film Year TitleDirectorExecutiveProducer 1992 52nd St. Serenade 2005 The Ropes

Feature film Year TitleDirectorProducerWriter 1995 Ice Cream Man 1998 Clay Pigeons 2003 Shanghai Knights 2005 Wedding Crashers 2007 Mr. Woodcock Fred Claus 2011 The Change-Up 2012 Last Call 2013 Jack the Giant Slayer R.I.P.D. 2014 The Judge 2015 Vacation The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 2017 King Arthur: Legend of the Sword 2020 Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga 2023 Under the Boardwalk

Documentary appearances Lennon or McCartney (2014) Here's to Life: The Story of the Refreshments (2017)

Television

Music videos

Title Year Artist(s) Notes 1993 "Angry Youth" Asphalt Ballet "Keep Ya Head Up" Tupac featuring Dave Hollister "I Get Around" Tupac featuring Shock G and Money-B "Defense & Desire" Blues Traveler 1994 "All I Am" Dada "I Don't Know Where It Came From" Ride "Street Life" Intelligent Hoodlum 1995 "Hip Today" Extreme "Bus Stops" The Nonce "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" John Lee Hooker 1996 "You Can Make History (Young Again)" Elton John "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)" Coolio "Just the Two of Us" Toshinobu Kubota featuring Caron Wheeler "Like Marvin Gaye Said (What's Going On)" Speech "Banditos" The Refreshments 1998 "Boogie King" The Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies "I Got You Babe" Merril Bainbridge featuring Shaggy 2015 "Sugar" Maroon 5 2016 "Don't Wanna Know" 2018 "Girls Like You" Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B Original, Volume 2 and Vertical Video versions 2019 "Memories" Maroon 5 2020 "Nobody's Love" 2023 "Middle Ground"

Commercials Dobkin has directed commercials for clients such as ESPN, Heineken (which earned him honors from SHOOT magazine), Carl's Jr., Coke, Honda, Coors Light and Sony PlayStation (which won a Bronze Lion at Cannes). His spots for the Utah Symphony were named "Spot of the Month" by Adweek Magazine and featured as the year's best in Communication Arts Magazine.