David Blocker is an American film producer whose credits span independent and mainstream cinema. His producing work includes Choose Me, Frailty, 15 Minutes, The Greatest Game Ever Played, and Into the Wild. Blocker also produced the HBO television film Don King: Only in America, for which he shared the 1998 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie with Thomas Carter.

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Full NameDavid Douglas Blocker
Date of BirthMay 4, 1955
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFilm Producer
Known ForFrailty, Into the Wild, Choose Me
Emmy WinOutstanding Made for Television Movie, 1998
Emmy-Winning ProductionDon King: Only in America


Family Tree

RelationName
FatherDan Blocker
BrotherDirk Blocker
SpouseDebra Dusay
ChildDeena Blocker


Career Highlights

  1. Produced Choose Me (1984), beginning a long association with filmmaker Alan Rudolph.
  2. Served as executive producer on Into the Wild (2007).

Awards

  1. 1998 Primetime Emmy Award: Outstanding Made for Television Movie for Don King: Only in America.
  2. 1994 Independent Spirit Award nomination: Best Feature for Equinox.