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David Phillips(1956-2017)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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David Phillips was born on 6 March 1956 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was a cinematographer and director, known for The Basketball Diaries (1995), To a Random (1986) and Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch: Good Vibrations (1991). He died on 4 February 2017 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornMarch 6, 1956
DiedFebruary 4, 2017(60)
BornMarch 6, 1956
DiedFebruary 4, 2017(60)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Leonardo DiCaprio in The Basketball Diaries (1995)
The Basketball Diaries
7.3
  • Cinematographer
  • 1995
To a Random
Short
  • Cinematographer
  • 1986
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch: Good Vibrations (1991)
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch: Good Vibrations
6.2
Music Video
  • Cinematographer
  • 1991
Curse
  • Editor
  • 2011

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Max's Kansas City
    • Cinematographer
    • 2013
  • Cyndi Lauper: Memphis Blues Live
    Video
    • Cinematographer
    • 2011
  • Vivica A. Fox, Mike Tyson, Big Boi, Charlie Murphy, Quran Pender, and Wendy Williams in The Cookout 2 (2011)
    The Cookout 2
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 2011
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 2006–2007
  • Ralph Macchio and Artie Lange in Beer League (2006)
    Beer League
    5.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 2006
  • Joy Road (2004)
    Joy Road
    6.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 2004
  • Violation (2004)
    Violation
    8.9
    TV Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2004
  • Wholey Moses (2003)
    Wholey Moses
    6.7
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2003
  • Once Upon a Time - A Cinderella Story (2003)
    Once Upon a Time - A Cinderella Story
    Video
    • director of photography
    • 2003
  • Martin & Orloff (2002)
    Martin & Orloff
    6.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 2002
  • Sticky Fingaz and Kerry Washington in Lift (2001)
    Lift
    6.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 2001
  • Robert Joy and Mark Wilson in The High Life (1996)
    The High Life
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1996
  • The Little Death (1996)
    The Little Death
    4.8
    • director of photography
    • 1996
  • Leonardo DiCaprio in The Basketball Diaries (1995)
    The Basketball Diaries
    7.3
    • director of photography
    • 1995
  • Cyndi Lauper: 12 Deadly Cyns... and Then Some (1994)
    Cyndi Lauper: 12 Deadly Cyns... and Then Some
    8.3
    Video
    • video "I Drove All Night"
    • 1994

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Cigarettes & Coffee (1993)
    Cigarettes & Coffee
    7.0
    Short
    • additional camera (as Dave Phillips)
    • 1993
  • Prime Evil (1988)
    Prime Evil
    4.1
    • gaffer
    • 1988
  • New York's Finest (1988)
    New York's Finest
    5.1
    Video
    • gaffer
    • 1988
  • Student Affairs (1987)
    Student Affairs
    5.2
    • gaffer
    • 1987
  • Lurkers (1987)
    Lurkers
    4.3
    • gaffer
    • 1987
  • Veronica Hart in Deranged (1987)
    Deranged
    5.7
    • gaffer
    • 1987
  • Young Nurses in Love (1987)
    Young Nurses in Love
    3.6
    • gaffer
    • 1987
  • If Looks Could Kill (1986)
    If Looks Could Kill
    4.6
    • gaffer
    • 1986

Director

  • Cyndi Lauper: Memphis Blues Live
    Video
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Céline Dion: Where Does My Heart Beat Now - US Color Version (1990)
    Céline Dion: Where Does My Heart Beat Now - US Color Version
    5.4
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1990

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Dave Phillips
  • Born
    • March 6, 1956
    • New Haven, Connecticut, USA
  • Died
    • February 4, 2017
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(natural causes)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Earned a bachelor's degree in English from Boston University.

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