About David Rubin
David Rubin was a casting director and film producer.
David Rubin (born 1956/1957) 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, Men In Black, The Talented Mr. Ripley, and Four Weddings and a Funeral; his television credits include Big Little Lies and Sharp Objects.
Rubin grew up in Great Neck, New York, and graduated from Amherst College in 1978. He began his career working on Saturday Night Live.
In August 2019, Rubin was elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, becoming the organization's first openly gay president.
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.
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