Davis Guggenheim Net Worth is
$8 Million
Davis Guggenheim Biography
His credits consist of NYPD Blue, ER, 24, Alias, The Shield, Deadwood, and the documentaries An Inconvenient Truth, THE STREET We’ve Traveled, Looking forward to ‘Superman’ and He Called Me Malala.5 billion in 2013. As a maker and director, Guggenheim is normally associated to varied film and TV tasks which consist of
Known for movies
An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
as Producer
Waiting for 'Superman' (2010)
as Director
It Might Get Loud (2008)
as Producer
Gossip (2000)
as Director
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Davis Guggenheim |
| Net Worth | $8 Million |
| Date Of Birth | November 3, 1963 |
| Profession | Screenwriter, Television producer, Film producer, Film director, Cinematographer, Television Director |
| Education | Sidwell Friends School, Brown University |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Elisabeth Shue |
| Children | Agnes Charles Guggenheim, Miles William Guggenheim, Stella Street Guggenheim |
| Parents | Marion Guggenheim, Charles Guggenheim |
| Siblings | Grace Guggenheim, Jonathan Guggenheim |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, Gotham Independent Film Audience Award, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Non-Fiction Film, National Board of Review Award for Best Documentary Film, Humanitas Prize for Documentaries - Special Awards Category, Sundance Film Festival Audience Award: U.S. Documentary, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary Film |
| Nominations | BAFTA Award for Best Documentary, Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Documentary, Grammy Award for Best Music Film, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Documentaries, Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize - U.S. Documentary, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing - Nonfiction Programming, Humanitas Prize for Documentaries - Special Awards Category |
| Movies | He Named Me Malala, The Dream Is Now, From the Sky Down, Waiting for "Superman", It Might Get Loud, Gracie, An Inconvenient Truth, The First Year, Gossip, The Road We've Traveled, The Tower, A Mother's Promise: Barack Obama Bio Film, Breaking and Entering |
Interesting Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Davis and Elisabeth became the parents of their third child, a girl named Agnes Charles Guggenheim, on June 18, 2006. |
| 2 | While at Brown University, he was a member of the all-male a cappella group "The Brown Derbies". |
| 3 | Two children with his wife, actress Elisabeth Shue: son Miles William was born [11 November 1997] and daughter, Stella Street, was born weighing 6 lb, 7 oz. [19 March 2001] |
| 4 | Brother-in-law of actor Andrew Shue and Amy Robach. |
| 5 | Younger brother of Grace Guggenheim and Jonathan Guggenheim. |
| 6 | Son of Charles Guggenheim and Marion Guggenheim. |
Pictures
Won Awards
Won awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Audience Award | San Diego Film Festival | Best Gala Film | He Named Me Malala (2015) | |
| 2011 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Best Documentary | Waiting for 'Superman' (2010) | |
| 2011 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Documentary Feature | Waiting for 'Superman' (2010) | |
| 2010 | AAFCA Award | African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) | Best Documentary | Waiting for 'Superman' (2010) | |
| 2010 | Audience Award | Gotham Awards | Waiting for 'Superman' (2010) | Lesley Chilcott Michael Birtel | |
| 2010 | NTFCA Award | North Texas Film Critics Association, US | Best Documentary | Waiting for 'Superman' (2010) | |
| 2010 | Festival Award | San Diego Film Festival | Best Documentary | Waiting for 'Superman' (2010) | |
| 2010 | Audience Award | San Diego Film Festival | Best Documentary | Waiting for 'Superman' (2010) | |
| 2010 | Audience Award | Sundance Film Festival | Documentary | Waiting for 'Superman' (2010) | |
| 2007 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Documentary, Features | An Inconvenient Truth (2006) | |
| 2006 | Humanitas Prize | Humanitas Prize | Documentaries - Special Awards Category | An Inconvenient Truth (2006) | |
| 2006 | Humanitas Prize | Humanitas Prize | Documentaries - Special Awards Category | An Inconvenient Truth (2006) | Lesley Chilcott |
| 2006 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film | An Inconvenient Truth (2006) | |
| 2006 | Audience Award | São Paulo International Film Festival | Best Foreign Documentary | An Inconvenient Truth (2006) | |
| 2002 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Best Film | Training Day (2001) | Bruce Berman |
| 2002 | Jury Award | DoubleTake Documentary Film Festival | The First Year (2001) | ||
| 2002 | Audience Award | Washington DC Independent Film Festival | Best Documentary Short Form | Teach (2001) | |
| 2001 | Certificate of Merit | San Francisco International Film Festival | Film & Video - Society & Culture U.S. | The First Year (2001) |
Nominated Awards
Nominated awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming | He Named Me Malala (2015) | |
| 2016 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Documentary | He Named Me Malala (2015) | Walter F. Parkes Laurie MacDonald |
| 2016 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Documentary Feature | He Named Me Malala (2015) | |
| 2015 | Foxtel Movies International Award | Adelaide Film Festival | Best Documentary | He Named Me Malala (2015) | |
| 2015 | Political Film Award | Hamburg Film Festival | He Named Me Malala (2015) | ||
| 2013 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Long Form Music Video | From the Sky Down (2011) | U2 (artist) Belisa Balaban (video producer) Brian Celler (video producer) Ted Skillman (video producer) |
| 2011 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Documentary Feature Film | Waiting for 'Superman' (2010) | |
| 2011 | Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize | Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US | Waiting for 'Superman' (2010) | ||
| 2011 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary | Waiting for 'Superman' (2010) | |
| 2010 | Grand Jury Prize | Sundance Film Festival | Documentary | Waiting for 'Superman' (2010) | |
| 2009 | Music Documentary Award | International Documentary Association | It Might Get Loud (2008) | Thomas Tull (producer) Lesley Chilcott (producer) Peter Afterman (producer) Bert Ellis (executive producer) Michael J. Mailis (executive producer) |
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| 2006 | EDA Special Mention Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Don't Stick Your Head in the Sand | An Inconvenient Truth (2006) | |
| 2006 | Gotham Independent Film Award | Gotham Awards | Best Documentary | An Inconvenient Truth (2006) | Laurie Lennard Lawrence Bender Scott Z. Burns |
| 2002 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Direction in a Drama Series | 24 (2001) | Bryan Spicer Stephen Hopkins Winrich Kolbe Paul Shapiro |
Filmography
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Inconvenient Truth II | 2017 | Documentary executive producer post-production | |
| He Named Me Malala | 2015 | Documentary producer | |
| Spent: Looking for Change | 2014 | Documentary short executive producer | |
| From the Sky Down | 2011 | Documentary producer | |
| The Defenders | 2010-2011 | TV Series executive producer - 18 episodes | |
| Melrose Place | 2009 | TV Series executive producer - 1 episode | |
| The Tower | 2008 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| It Might Get Loud | 2008 | Documentary producer | |
| Carissa | 2008 | Documentary short executive producer | |
| Gracie | 2007 | producer | |
| The Making of 'An Inconvenient Truth' | 2006 | Video documentary short producer | |
| 3 lbs. | 2006 | TV Series executive producer - 1 episode | |
| An Inconvenient Truth | 2006 | Documentary executive producer | |
| Deadwood | 2004 | TV Series producer - 12 episodes | |
| Teach | 2001 | Short producer | |
| The First Year | 2001 | TV Movie documentary producer | |
| Training Day | 2001 | executive producer | |
| The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them | 1992 | co-producer | |
| Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead | 1991 | associate producer |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waiting for 'Superman' | 2010 | Documentary | |
| Melrose Place | 2009 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| The Tower | 2008 | TV Movie | |
| It Might Get Loud | 2008 | Documentary | |
| A Mother's Promise: Barack Obama Bio Film | 2008 | Documentary | |
| Gracie | 2007 | ||
| 3 lbs. | 2006 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| The Unit | 2006 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| An Inconvenient Truth | 2006 | Documentary | |
| Wanted | 2005 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Numb3rs | 2005 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Deadwood | 2004 | TV Series 4 episodes | |
| The Shield | 2003 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Push, Nevada | 2002 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Alias | 2002 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| 24 | 2002 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| Teach | 2001 | Short | |
| The First Year | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Gossip | 2000/I | ||
| The Art of Norton Simon | 1999 | Documentary short | |
| The Visitor | 1997 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| C-16: FBI | 1997 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| ER | 1996 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| NYPD Blue | 1995-1996 | TV Series 3 episodes | |
| Relativity | 1996 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Sisters | 1995-1996 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| Party of Five | 1996 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Charlie Grace | 1995 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Breaking and Entering | 1992 | Short | |
| He Named Me Malala | 2015 | Documentary | |
| Teach | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Dream Is Now | 2013 | Documentary short | |
| Obama 2012 Convention Film | 2012 | Short | |
| The Road We've Traveled | 2012 | Documentary short | |
| Widow Detective | 2012 | TV Movie | |
| From the Sky Down | 2011 | Documentary | |
| The Defenders | 2010 | TV Series 2 episodes |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach | 2013 | TV Movie documentary concept | |
| The Dream Is Now | 2013 | Documentary short written by | |
| Waiting for 'Superman' | 2010 | Documentary written by | |
| Gracie | 2007 | story |
Cinematographer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Inconvenient Truth | 2006 | Documentary | |
| Teach | 2001 | Short | |
| The First Year | 2001 | TV Movie documentary |
Camera Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waiting for 'Superman' | 2010 | Documentary camera operator | |
| An Inconvenient Truth | 2006 | Documentary camera operator |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them | 1992 | Pitcher |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them | 1992 | music supervisor |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, Lies, and Videotape | 1989 | production coordinator: Los Angeles |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Gunfighter | 2014 | Short special thanks | |
| Berga: Soldiers of Another War | 2003 | Documentary special thanks | |
| Very Bad Things | 1998 | special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Film '72 | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee |
| Good Morning America | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Special Look | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| TakePart Live | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| MSNBC Live | 2013 | TV Series | Guest - Himself |
| Doc Talk | 2010-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Hour | 2010-2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Talk | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Charlie Rose | 2010 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Colbert Report | 2010 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Tavis Smiley | 2009-2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Moving Pictures Live! | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 79th Annual Academy Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Documentary Feature |
| The Making of 'An Inconvenient Truth' | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Making 'Deadwood': The Show Behind the Show | 2004 | TV Short documentary | Himself |