Nick Davis (television and movie producer)
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Nick Davis is a writer, director, and producer.
He is the son of film director Peter Davis
and the late Johanna Mankiewicz Davis. His paternal grandparents were the novelist and screenwriter Tess Slesinger
and the screenwriter Frank Davis. His maternal grandfather was the screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz
. His brother, Tim, is a television writer. Davis lives in New York City with his wife, novelist Jane Mendelsohn, and their two daughters.
After graduating from Harvard University
, Davis co-wrote the novel Boone with his friend Brooks Hansen
. He then performed improvisational comedy and acting before moving to behind-the camera roles.
Early in his career, Davis co-produced 'The Language of Life with Bill Moyers' for PBS and produced 'Money and Power: The History of Business' for CNBC. Davis also directed the Emmy Award
-winning 'Jack: The Last Kennedy Film' in 1993, which was produced with his father.
In 1998 he wrote and directed an independent film called 1999.
In 2001, he started Nick Davis Productions and has produced numerous television programs, including 'Making News,' which ran for two seasons on TV Guide Network.
In 2007, he wrote an episode of the ESPN Miniseries "The Bronx is Burning."
In 2009, he directed the film "Blood, Sweat + Gears," about the 2008 season of Team Slipstream, a cycling team devoted to riding clean and succeeding at the highest level of the sport. The film aired on the Sundance Channel.
He is the son of film director Peter Davis
Peter Davis (director)
Peter Frank Davis, born January 2, 1937, is an American filmmaker, author and journalist.-Biography:Davis was born in Santa Monica, and grew up in Upland and Pacific Palisades, CA. His parents were the screenwriters Frank Davis and Tess Slesinger, and after his mother's death in 1945, Isabelle Fair...
and the late Johanna Mankiewicz Davis. His paternal grandparents were the novelist and screenwriter Tess Slesinger
Tess Slesinger
Tess Slesinger was a Jewish-American writer and screenwriter and is credited as being a charter member of the New York intellectual scene....
and the screenwriter Frank Davis. His maternal grandfather was the screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz
Herman J. Mankiewicz
Herman Jacob Mankiewicz was an American screenwriter, who, with Orson Welles, wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane . Earlier, he was the Berlin correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and the drama critic for The New York Times and The New Yorker. Alexander Woollcott, said that Herman Mankiewicz was...
. His brother, Tim, is a television writer. Davis lives in New York City with his wife, novelist Jane Mendelsohn, and their two daughters.
After graduating from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, Davis co-wrote the novel Boone with his friend Brooks Hansen
Brooks Hansen
Brooks Hansen is an American novelist, screenwriter, and illustrator best known for his 1995 book The Chess Garden. He has also written one young adult's novel. He lives with his family in Carpinteria, California. He was the recipient of the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in 2005.-Works:* Boone ...
. He then performed improvisational comedy and acting before moving to behind-the camera roles.
Early in his career, Davis co-produced 'The Language of Life with Bill Moyers' for PBS and produced 'Money and Power: The History of Business' for CNBC. Davis also directed the Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
-winning 'Jack: The Last Kennedy Film' in 1993, which was produced with his father.
In 1998 he wrote and directed an independent film called 1999.
In 2001, he started Nick Davis Productions and has produced numerous television programs, including 'Making News,' which ran for two seasons on TV Guide Network.
In 2007, he wrote an episode of the ESPN Miniseries "The Bronx is Burning."
In 2009, he directed the film "Blood, Sweat + Gears," about the 2008 season of Team Slipstream, a cycling team devoted to riding clean and succeeding at the highest level of the sport. The film aired on the Sundance Channel.