David Frankel

David Frankel (born April 2, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He directed the feature films The Devil Wears Prada, and its sequel, The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026), Marley & Me (2008), Hope Springs (2012), and Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022). On television, his most notable directing works include the pilot episode of the NBC TV series Manifest (2018), the seventh and ninth episodes of the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers (2001), and the first and fourth episodes of the Netflix miniseries Inventing Anna (2022).

Early life Frankel was born to a Jewish family in New York City. He is the son of Tobia Simone (née Brown) and New York Times columnist Max Frankel. His younger brother is TV journalist Jon Frankel. Frankel graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree in 1981.

Career Frankel won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for his 1996 short film Dear Diary and an Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for the pilot episode of Entourage (2004) and has since directed the studio films The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Marley & Me (2008), and Hope Springs (2012). His birdwatching comedy The Big Year, starring Steve Martin, Owen Wilson, JoBeth Williams and Jack Black, was released in October 2011. He directed the 2022 film Jerry & Marge Go Large, starring Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening.

Personal life As of 2008, he lives in the Coconut Grove section of Miami.

Filmography Film Year Title Director Writer Producer 1990 Funny About Love 1992 Nervous Ticks 1995 Miami Rhapsody 2006 The Devil Wears Prada 2008 Marley & Me 2011 The Big Year 2012 Hope Springs 2013 One Chance 2016 Collateral Beauty 2022 Jerry & Marge Go Large 2026 The Devil Wears Prada 2

Executive Producer The Short Game (2013) (Documentary) Chronically Metropolitan (2016)

Short film Year Title Director Writer Notes 1996 Dear Diary Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film 2002 Just Like You Imagined

Television Year Title Director ExecutiveProducer Writer Notes 1992 Grapevine Also creator 2001 Band of Brothers 2 episodes 2001–2003 Sex and the City 6 episodes 2002 The Pennsylvania Miners' Story TV movie 2004 Entourage 2 episodes 2005 Rome Episode: "Pharsalus" 2018 Manifest Episode: "Pilot" 2019 The Morning Show 2 episodes 2020 The Baker and the Beauty 2 episodes 2022 Inventing Anna 2 episodes 2023 The Irrational Episode: "Pilot"