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David Rubin
Biography
Life and career
David began his career as a production assistant on "Saturday Night Live". He entered the casting field as an assistant and then associate to Mary Goldberg on such films as "Ragtime", "Silkwood" and "Amadeus". David then moved to Los Angeles to team with veteran casting director Lynn Stalmaster on "The Name of the Rose", "The Big Easy" and many other films.
Opening his own casting company, David was responsible for assembling the casts of such films as: "The Addams Family", "The War of the Roses", "Fried Green Tomatoes", "My Cousin Vinny", "The Firm", "Four Weddings and a Funeral", "Get Shorty", "Romeo + Juliet", "The English Patient", "Men in Black", "My Best Friend's Wedding", and "The Talented Mr. Ripley". In partnership with Richard Hicks, David cast the films "Hairspray", "Lars and the Real Girl", "Recount" (HBO), "The Smurfs" and "Game Change" (HBO), for which they received the 2012 Emmy Award. Most recently, David worked with director Jean-Marc Vallee ('Dallas Buyers Club') casting his film 'Wild' for Fox Searchlight and with Warren Beatty on his upcoming Howard Hughes film.
In 2001, David was the recipient of the Hollywood Film Festival Award for Outstanding Career Achievement in the Field of Casting, presented by Sydney Pollack. In October 2002, Baz Luhrmann presented him with an Honorary Career Achievement Award from the Casting Society of America.
Filmography
73 films

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025Casting

The Beanie Bubble
2023Casting

Luckiest Girl Alive
2022Casting

Where the Crawdads Sing
2022Casting

The King of Staten Island
2020Casting

Men in Black: International
2019Casting

Alex Strangelove
2018Casting

Gifted
2017Casting

Wilson
2017Casting

Rules Don't Apply
2016Casting

All the Way
2016Casting Director

Trumbo
2015Casting

Strange Magic
2015Casting

Wild
2014Casting

Frank
2014Casting Director

Walking with Dinosaurs
2013Additional Casting

Gravity
2013Casting

The Smurfs 2
2013Casting

On the Road
2012Casting

Real Steel
2011Casting

The Smurfs
2011Casting

The Back-Up Plan
2010Casting

Spread
2009Casting

Yes Man
2008Casting

City of Ember
2008Casting

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
2008Casting

Charlie Bartlett
2008Casting

Lars and the Real Girl
2007Casting

Hairspray
2007Casting Director

Charlotte's Web
2006Casting

Let's Go to Prison
2006Casting

In Her Shoes
2005Casting

Cold Mountain
2003Casting

Igby Goes Down
2002Executive Producer

Blow Dry
2001Producer

The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999Casting

Random Hearts
1999Casting

Wild Wild West
1999Casting

Notting Hill
1999Casting Consultant

The Negotiator
1998Casting

City of Angels
1998Casting

Fallen
1998Casting

Lawn Dogs
1997Co-Producer

Red Corner
1997Casting

Men in Black
1997Casting

My Best Friend's Wedding
1997Casting

The English Patient
1996Casting

Romeo + Juliet
1996Casting

Matilda
1996Casting

Up Close & Personal
1996Casting Director

Sabrina
1995Casting

Get Shorty
1995Casting

Waterworld
1995Casting

The War
1994Casting Director

The Last Seduction
1994Casting

Addams Family Values
1993Casting

The Firm
1993Casting

Hoffa
1992Casting

My Cousin Vinny
1992Casting

Final Analysis
1992Casting Director

Fried Green Tomatoes
1991Casting Director

The Addams Family
1991Casting Director

Days of Thunder
1990Casting

Cadillac Man
1990Casting Director

The War of the Roses
1989Casting

Scrooged
1988Casting

Less Than Zero
1987Casting

Real Men
1987Casting

Spaceballs
1987Casting

The Big Easy
1986Casting

The Name of the Rose
1986Casting

Amadeus
1984Casting Associate

Cat People
1982Casting Assistant