David Ayer
David Ayer (born January 18, 1968) is an American filmmaker, best known for making crime films based in Los Angeles and which deal with gangs and police corruption. His screenplays include Training Day (2001), The Fast and the Furious (2001), and S.W.A.T. (2003). He has also directed Harsh Times (2005), Street Kings (2008), End of Watch (2012), and Sabotage (2014). In 2016, he directed the superhero film Suicide Squad from the DC Extended Universe, and then the urban fantasy film Bright (2017) for Netflix. He has twice collaborated with actor Shia LaBeouf: first with the World War II drama Fury (2014), then the crime thriller The Tax Collector (2020). He has also collaborated with his friend Cle Shaheed Sloan who has appeared in 5 of his films.
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| Date of birth | 18 January 1968
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| Place of birth | Champaign, Illinois, USA
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| Height | 6' 2½" (189 cm)
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| Net worth | $20,000,000 USD
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- Friend and mentor John Wesley Strick (Cape Fear) managed to get him his first big break in Hollywood as a script doctor.
- Served in the United States Navy.
- Spent most of his time as a teenager on the most troubled streets of South Central, Los Angeles.
- His favorite movie is Apocalypse Now.
- Among his last writing gigs, he revised the DJ Caruso's thriller Taking Lives.
David Ayer is known for his role in the film The Tax Collector (2020) as producer - produced by, p.g.a..
He is also known for his role in the film Bright (2017) as producer.
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