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Date of Birth

1970, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name

David Friedman

Spouse

Amanda Peet

(30 September 2006 - present) 1 child

Trivia

Former day job: Club bouncer

Attended Dartmouth College and graduated in 1992. He majored in English and wrote an honor's thesis.

Engaged to Amanda Peet [July 22, 2005].

His father is Stephen Friedman, a Sr. partner and Chairman of Goldman Sachs, the current Chairman of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, and former Director of the National Economic Council (2002-2005), personally appointed by President Bush.

His real name is David Friedman. "Benioff" comes from his maternal grandfather, Shim Benioff.

David and Amanda were married at Amanda's alma mater, Friends Seminary high school, in New York City.

David and Amanda became the parents of their first child, a girl named Frances Pen, on February 20, 2007. Frances weighed in at 6 lbs, 10 oz.

His novel, "City of Thieves" (2008), is set during the Siege of Leningrad.

One of 105 people invited to join AMPAS in 2008.

Salary

Gemini Man (2011)	$2,000,000
Stay (2005/I)	$1,500,000
25th Hour (2002)	$62,000

Where Are They Now

(September 2003) Has several projects at various stages of development, including his own script "Alpha" at DreamWorks and several adaptations. Marc Forster, currently working off Benioff's script "Stay", is developing "Alpha" to direct.

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