- Birth nameDavid Michael Giammarco
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- David Giammarco is a multi-talented performer, writer, and producer in both television and feature films, as well as international media. In front of the cameras, David has acted opposite Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Kelsey Grammer, and Nathan Lane in the political comedy Swing Vote (2008); battled horror icon Freddy Krueger in Freddy vs. Jason (2003); and served as Host and Senior Entertainment Reporter for Etalk Daily (2002) (2003-2008), broadcast nationally on CTV and MTV Canada. David has also written, directed, produced and starred in two comedies: "DMG" (which also featured cameo performances from Dan Aykroyd, Leslie Nielsen, Martin Short, Don Rickles and G. Gordon Liddy), as well as the The Twilight Zone (1959) spoof The Last Episode (1999) (broadcast on The Comedy Network and the Sci-Fi Network).
David has served as a writer on the productions of the James Bond films The World Is Not Enough (1999) Die Another Day (2002) and is the author of the best-selling book "For Your Eyes Only: Behind the Scenes of the James Bond Films" (ECW Press). He also featured prominently in the Ian Fleming docudrama True Bond (2007) - which was broadcast in Britain on ITV and in North America on The History Network, earning the Best Documentary Award from the New York Television Festival in 2008. David also traveled around the world with Tom Cruise and director Steven Spielberg as the Host, Writer, and Producer for Paramount's War of the Worlds (2005) television special. The following year, David was invited back by Tom Cruise to work on Mission: Impossible III (2006) with director J.J. Abrams, where they traveled to Rome, Tokyo, London, Berlin, and Madrid for filming.
Additionally, David has written numerous features for such publications as "Playboy Magazine", "Cigar Aficionado", "ELLE Magazine", "The Times of London", "FilmMaker Magazine", "The Hollywood Reporter", The National Post", "The Globe and Mail", "Cinefantastique Magazine", "Ocean Drive Magazine", "The Sydney Times", and "The Sunday Telegraph". David studied Drama and Filmmaking at York University and got his start as an actor at Toronto's famed Second City.
- IMDb mini biography by: I.F.A.
- Some details of a top-secret film project by Giammarco and friend/producing partner Kevin Costner concerning E. Howard Hunt and the Kennedy Assassination were leaked by Rolling Stone Magazine (#1024, 1025/1026) in 2007.
- His years as an investigative journalist resulted in the National Archives in Washington requesting his extensive work on the secrets of the Cold War - and specifically the assassination of John F. Kennedy - being included into the historical collection of U.S. record.
- Has written countless features for a wide array of international publications, including Cigar Aficionado, The Hollywood Reporter, Playboy, Ocean Drive, ELLE, Razor, Max, Cinefantastique, Hello! and FilmMaker Magazine. Also for newspapers The Globe & Mail, The Financial Post, The National Post, The Miami Herald, The Sydney Times, The Sunday Telegraph, The Sunday Express, and The Times of London.
- As an actor, he got his start at Toronto's famed Second City and he also studied filmmaking in his early 20s. One of the first films he wrote, directed, and starred in featured cameos from Dan Aykroyd, Martin Short, Don Rickles, Leslie Nielsen, and G. Gordon Liddy.
- Bob Hope became a frequent guest on his radio show, often calling in "unannounced" to plug his latest TV special.
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