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David Grossman(III)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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David Grossman is known for Desperate Housewives (2004), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) and 12 Monkeys (2015). He has been married to Patricia Bunch since 14 July 2013.
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 4 wins & 4 nominations total

    Known for

    Desperate Housewives (2004)
    Desperate Housewives
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    Sarah Michelle Gellar in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
    Buffy the Vampire Slayer
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    Amanda Schull and Aaron Stanford in 12 Monkeys (2015)
    12 Monkeys
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    Elisabeth Harnois, John Hoffman, and Reece Holland in Adventures in Wonderland (1992)
    Adventures in Wonderland
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director

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    Director

    • Scott Caan and Dania Ramirez in Alert: Missing Persons Unit (2023)
      Alert: Missing Persons Unit
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024–2025
    • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
      Law & Order
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022–2024
    • David Schwimmer in Goosebumps (2023)
      Goosebumps
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Olivia Liang in Kung Fu (2021)
      Kung Fu
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022–2023
    • Raymond Lee in Quantum Leap (2022)
      Quantum Leap
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Luke Kirby and Tiana Okoye in Panhandle (2022)
      Panhandle
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • The Lincoln Lawyer (2022)
      The Lincoln Lawyer
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
      Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Angela Bassett, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kenneth Choi, Peter Krause, Aisha Hinds, Oliver Stark, and Ryan Guzman in 9-1-1 (2018)
      9-1-1
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020–2021
    • Perry Mattfeld in In the Dark (2019)
      In the Dark
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019–2020
    • Arlen Aguayo Stewart, BJ Harrison, Linda Ko, Catherine Lough Haggquist, Diana Pavlovská, Lyne Renée, Demetria McKinney, Sarah Yarkin, Tony Giroux, Amalia Holm, Taylor Hickson, Jessica Sutton, Mellany Barros, Kylee Brown, Ess Hödlmoser, and Ashley Nicole Williams in Motherland: Fort Salem (2020)
      Motherland: Fort Salem
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Rob Lowe and Gina Torres in 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020)
      9-1-1: Lone Star
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Dorian Missick, Paul Wesley, and Michael Raymond-James in Tell Me a Story (2018)
      Tell Me a Story
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Allison Tolman in Why Women Kill (2019)
      Why Women Kill
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Anne Winters in Grand Hotel (2019)
      Grand Hotel
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019

    Producer

    • Angela Bassett, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kenneth Choi, Peter Krause, Aisha Hinds, Oliver Stark, and Ryan Guzman in 9-1-1 (2018)
      9-1-1
      7.9
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2021
    • Amanda Schull and Aaron Stanford in 12 Monkeys (2015)
      12 Monkeys
      7.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • co-executive producer
      • 2015–2018
    • Tricia Helfer in Killer Women (2014)
      Killer Women
      6.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Desperate Housewives: I Guess This Is Goodbye
      7.9
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • Desperate Housewives (2004)
      Desperate Housewives
      7.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • co-executive producer
      • supervising producer ...
      • 2005–2012

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Amanda Schull and Aaron Stanford in 12 Monkeys (2015)
      12 Monkeys
      7.7
      TV Series
      • second unit director
      • 2017
    • Dolly Parton in Dolly (1987)
      Dolly
      7.2
      TV Series
      • location director
      • 1987
    • Jamie Lee Curtis, Danny Glover, Steve Guttenberg, Shelley Duvall, Elliott Gould, Martin Short, and Michael York in Tall Tales & Legends (1985)
      Tall Tales & Legends
      7.0
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 1986
    • The 28th Annual American Music Awards (2001)
      The 13th Annual American Music Awards
      5.8
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 1986
    • Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
      Faerie Tale Theatre
      8.3
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 1982–1985
    • It's Your 20th Television Anniversary, Charlie Brown (1985)
      It's Your 20th Television Anniversary, Charlie Brown
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • assistant director
      • 1985
    • The 28th Annual American Music Awards (2001)
      The 11th Annual American Music Awards
      6.3
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 1984
    • Workout Challenge (1983)
      Workout Challenge
      7.8
      Video
      • associate director
      • 1983
    • Debby Boone... One Step Closer
      TV Movie
      • associate director
      • 1982
    • Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)
      Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
      7.6
      • second assistant director
      • 1982
    • Johnny Mathis in The Glen Campbell Music Show (1981)
      The Glen Campbell Music Show
      6.1
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 1981
    • The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (1981)
      The 53rd Annual Academy Awards
      6.6
      TV Special
      • coordinating associate director
      • 1981
    • Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, Paul Anka, Lily Tomlin, Liberace, Melanie Mayron, and Audrey Meadows in Lily: Sold Out (1981)
      Lily: Sold Out
      6.4
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 1981
    • Jeff Altman, Keiko Masuda, and Mie in Pink Lady (1980)
      Pink Lady
      4.2
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 1980
    • Cher in Cher... and Other Fantasies (1979)
      Cher... and Other Fantasies
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • associate director
      • 1979
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    • Spouse
      • Patricia BunchJuly 14, 2013 - present

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      He directed episodes of both Superboy (1988) and Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993).

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