David Chase

Biography

David Henry Chase (born August 22, 1945) is an American writer, producer, and director. He is best known for being the creator, head writer, and executive producer of the HBO drama The Sopranos, which aired for six seasons between 1999 and 2007. Chase has also produced and written for shows such as The Rockford Files, I'll Fly Away, and Northern Exposure. He created the original series Almost Grown which aired for 10 episodes in 1988 and 1989. He has won seven Emmy Awards. Chase's film debut came in 2012 with Not Fade Away, followed by The Many Saints of Newark (2021), a prequel film to the TV series The Sopranos.

Known For

Late Night with Seth Meyers

BoJack Horseman

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Talking Sopranos

The Many Saints of Newark

Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend

All Movies (10)

• Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple2024 · as Self
• The Many Saints of Newark2021 · as Ercole DiMeo (uncredited)
• David Chase: A Sopranos Session2021 · as Self
• James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend2013 · as Self
• The Godfather vs. The Godfather Part II2008 · as Himself
• The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't2008 · as Self
• Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies2008
• The 50 Greatest Television Dramas2007 · as Self
• HBO: The Making of 'The Sopranos: Road to Respect'2006
• The Real Sopranos2006

All TV Shows (5)

• Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos2024 · as Self - Creator of The Sopranos
• Talking Sopranos2020 · as Self
• BoJack Horseman2014 · as David Chase (voice)
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest