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David Leaf

Actor, Writer, Producer

Born April 20, 1952

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David Leaf (born April 20, 1952) is an American writer, producer and director known for documentaries, music programs and pop culture retrospectives. Among his best known documentaries are The Night James Brown Saved Boston (2008), The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006) and Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of SMiLE (2004). He also wrote the landmark Brian Wilson biography The Beach Boys and The California Myth (1978).

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1 wins and 3 nominations

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Actor

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Type

Year

Secret's Out Poster

Secret's Out TV Series2006Self - Guest

Runaway Pistol Poster

Runaway Pistol Feature Film2002

Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times Poster

Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times Documentary1995Self

Charlie Rose Poster

Charlie Rose TV Series1991Self

Writer

45

Type

Year

American Dream: Detroit Poster

American Dream: Detroit Documentary2018

Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees Poster

Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees TV Special2017

Buddy Holly: Listen to Me - The Ultimate Buddy Party TV Special2011

TV's Greatest Holiday Moments TV Movie2010

The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits Poster

The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits Documentary2006

The U.S. vs. John Lennon Poster

The U.S. vs. John Lennon Documentary2006

Ricky Nelson Sings Poster

Ricky Nelson Sings Documentary2005

Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast Poster

Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast TV Special2005

100 Greatest TV Characters Mini-Series2004

Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of 'Smile' Poster

Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of 'Smile' Documentary2004

Rosemary Clooney: Girl Singer Documentary2004

Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter Poster

Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter Documentary2003

Jack Paar: Smart Television Poster

Jack Paar: Smart Television Documentary2003

Live by Request: Elvis Costello TV Special2003

Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show Poster

Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show TV Special2003

Sinatra: The Classic Duets Poster

Sinatra: The Classic Duets Documentary2003

This Is Your Country TV Movie2003

Vintage Sinatra Poster

Vintage Sinatra Documentary2003

When I Fall in Love: The One & Only Nat King Cole Poster

When I Fall in Love: The One & Only Nat King Cole Documentary2003

Gilda Radner's Greatest Moments TV Special2002

Live by Request: David Bowie Poster

Live by Request: David Bowie TV Special2002

The Songwriters Hall of Fame TV Special2002

America: A Tribute to Heroes Poster

America: A Tribute to Heroes Documentary2001

An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson Poster

An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson TV Special2001

Andy Williams - Best of Christmas Poster

Andy Williams - Best of Christmas TV Movie2001

Dean Martin: That's Amore Poster

Dean Martin: That's Amore Documentary2001

Jimmy Durante: The Great Schnozzola Poster

Jimmy Durante: The Great Schnozzola Documentary2001

The Unknown Peter Sellers Poster

The Unknown Peter Sellers Documentary2000

World's Most Shocking Moments: Caught on Tape 2 Documentary1999

World's Most Shocking Moments: Caught on Tape 3 Poster

World's Most Shocking Moments: Caught on Tape 3 Documentary1999

Beverly Hills, 90210: Our Favorite Moments Documentary1998

Christopher Reeve: A Celebration of Hope Documentary1998

You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' Poster

You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' Documentary1996

Elvis: The Tribute Poster

Elvis: The Tribute Documentary1994

Party of Five Poster

Party of Five TV Series1994

The 1993 Billboard Music Awards TV Special1993

The Unknown Marx Brothers Poster

The Unknown Marx Brothers Documentary1993

Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy Poster

Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy Mini-Series1992

Play to Win Documentary1992

The 1992 Billboard Music Awards TV Special1992

The Making of Beauty and the Beast Poster

The Making of Beauty and the Beast Documentary1991

Biography Poster

Biography TV Series1987

The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together Poster

The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together TV Movie1987

The New Leave It to Beaver Poster

The New Leave It to Beaver TV Series1983

Great Performances Poster

Great Performances TV Series1971

Producer

41

Type

Year

Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees Poster

Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees TV Special2017

Gotta Keep Dreamin Documentary2016

Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) Poster

Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) Documentary2010

The Night James Brown Saved Boston Poster

The Night James Brown Saved Boston Documentary2008

The U.S. vs. John Lennon Poster

The U.S. vs. John Lennon Documentary2006

Ricky Nelson Sings Poster

Ricky Nelson Sings Documentary2005

100 Greatest TV Characters Mini-Series2004

Andy Williams: My Favorite Duets Documentary2004

Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of 'Smile' Poster

Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of 'Smile' Documentary2004

Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove Poster

Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove Documentary2004

Christmas at the Hollywood Palace TV Special2004

Live by Request: Kenny Chesney TV Special2004

No Fighting in the War Room or Dr. Strangelove and the Nuclear Threat Poster

No Fighting in the War Room or Dr. Strangelove and the Nuclear Threat Documentary2004

Rosemary Clooney: Girl Singer Documentary2004

A Barry Manilow Christmas: Live by Request Poster

A Barry Manilow Christmas: Live by Request TV Special2003

Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter Poster

Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter Documentary2003

Jack Paar: Smart Television Poster

Jack Paar: Smart Television Documentary2003

Live by Request: BB King Poster

Live by Request: BB King TV Special2003

Live by Request: Hall & Oates TV Special2003

Live by Request: Lyle Lovett TV Special2003

Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show Poster

Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show TV Special2003

Sinatra: The Classic Duets Poster

Sinatra: The Classic Duets Documentary2003

The Score Documentary2003

Vintage Sinatra Poster

Vintage Sinatra Documentary2003

When I Fall in Love: The One & Only Nat King Cole Poster

When I Fall in Love: The One & Only Nat King Cole Documentary2003

Live by Request: Chicago Poster

Live by Request: Chicago TV Special2002

Live by Request: Santana Poster

Live by Request: Santana TV Special2002

The Songwriters Hall of Fame TV Special2002

An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson Poster

An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson TV Special2001

Andy Williams - Best of Christmas Poster

Andy Williams - Best of Christmas TV Movie2001

Billy Joel: In His Own Words Poster

Billy Joel: In His Own Words Documentary2001

Jimmy Durante: The Great Schnozzola Poster

Jimmy Durante: The Great Schnozzola Documentary2001

Live by Request: Elton John TV Special2001

Live by Request: Neil Diamond TV Movie2001

The Unknown Peter Sellers Poster

The Unknown Peter Sellers Documentary2000

Christopher Reeve: A Celebration of Hope Documentary1998

You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' Poster

You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' Documentary1996

Elvis: The Tribute Poster

Elvis: The Tribute Documentary1994

The Unknown Marx Brothers Poster

The Unknown Marx Brothers Documentary1993

Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy Poster

Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy Mini-Series1992

Biography Poster

Biography TV Series1987

Other Crew

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Solid Gold Poster

Solid Gold TV Series1980

Director

20

Type

Year

The Night James Brown Saved Boston Poster

The Night James Brown Saved Boston Documentary2008

The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits Poster

The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits Documentary2006

The U.S. vs. John Lennon Poster

The U.S. vs. John Lennon Documentary2006

Ricky Nelson Sings Poster

Ricky Nelson Sings Documentary2005

Andy Williams: My Favorite Duets Documentary2004

Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of 'Smile' Poster

Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of 'Smile' Documentary2004

Rosemary Clooney: Girl Singer Documentary2004

Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter Poster

Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter Documentary2003

Jack Paar: Smart Television Poster

Jack Paar: Smart Television Documentary2003

Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show Poster

Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show TV Special2003

Sinatra: The Classic Duets Poster

Sinatra: The Classic Duets Documentary2003

Vintage Sinatra Poster

Vintage Sinatra Documentary2003

When I Fall in Love: The One & Only Nat King Cole Poster

When I Fall in Love: The One & Only Nat King Cole Documentary2003

Dean Martin: That's Amore Poster

Dean Martin: That's Amore Documentary2001

Jimmy Durante: The Great Schnozzola Poster

Jimmy Durante: The Great Schnozzola Documentary2001

Jonathan Winters: On the Loose Poster

Jonathan Winters: On the Loose Documentary2000

The Unknown Peter Sellers Poster

The Unknown Peter Sellers Documentary2000

Lassie Unleashed: 280 Dog Years in TV TV Special1994

The Unknown Marx Brothers Poster

The Unknown Marx Brothers Documentary1993

Biography Poster

Biography TV Series1987

Thanks

6

Type

Year

The Square Poster

The Square Documentary2013

The Wrecking Crew! Poster

The Wrecking Crew! Documentary2008

Brian Wilson Presents Pet Sounds Live in London Poster

Brian Wilson Presents Pet Sounds Live in London Video2003

Mysteries of Easter Island Poster

Mysteries of Easter Island Documentary2002

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey Poster

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey Documentary1993

The JFK Conspiracy Poster

The JFK Conspiracy Documentary1992

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