David Frankel (born April 2, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He directed the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada, as well as Marley & Me (2008), Hope Springs (2012), Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022), and the first and fourth episodes of the Netflix miniseries Inventing Anna (2022). Biography Frankel was born to a Jewish family in New York City. He is the son of Tobia Simone (née Brown) and Max Frankel, a former executive editor of The New York Times and columnist. He 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. As of 2008, he lives in Coconut Grove, Florida. Filmography Feature films Executive Producer The Short Game (2013) (Documentary) Chronically Metropolitan (2016) Short films Television References External links David Frankel at Rotten Tomatoes David Frankel at The New York Times 1959 births Film producers from New York (state) American male screenwriters American television directors American male television writers Directors of Live Action Short Film Academy Award winners Primetime Emmy Award winners Living people Writers from New York City Jewish American screenwriters Harvard College alumni Film directors from New York City Screenwriters from New York (state) American people of German-Jewish descent 21st-century American Jews Screenwriters from Florida Film directors from Florida Film producers from Florida 21st-century American screenwriters Television producers from New York (state) Television producers from Florida 20th-century American screenwriters