My Take
David Frankel is one of those directors who makes incredibly watchable films without ever getting the credit he deserves — and honestly, that bothers me a little. The guy went to Harvard, won an Oscar for a live-action short in 1997, picked up an Emmy for his work on Band of Brothers, and then went on to direct The Devil Wears Prada, which is genuinely one of the best-crafted comedies of the 2000s. Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly is untouchable, and a lot of that is Frankel knowing exactly when to let the camera just sit and watch her. He followed it up with Marley & Me, which made a lot of people ugly-cry in theaters, and Hope Springs, a surprisingly honest film about a long marriage going cold. He's a New York guy with real range, and I think he's quietly underrated.
Overview
David Frankel (born April 2, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He directed the feature films The Devil Wears Prada (2006), and its sequel, The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026), Marley & Me (2008), Hope Springs (2012), and Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- David Frankel
- Name (Japanese)
- デヴィッド・フランケル
- Reading
- でゔぃっど・ふらんける
- Born
- April 2, 1959 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Boar
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / film editor / screenwriter / film producer / director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Harvard University
Awards & achievements
- Primetime Emmy Award
- 1997 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
- 2002 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.