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David Heyman is a British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 film producer
Film producer

A film producer is someone who creates the conditions for making film. The producer initiates, co-ordinates, supervises and controls matters such as fund-raising, hiring key personnel and arranging for distributors....
 born in London, England in 1961.

Heyman went to school in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, earning a degree in Art History
Art history

Art history has historically been understood as the academic study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts, i.e.genre, design, format, and look.This includes the "major" arts of painting, sculpture, and architecture as well as the "minor" arts of ceramics, furniture, and other decorative objects....
 from Harvard University
Harvard University

Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1636 by the colonial Massachusetts legislature, Harvard is the Colonial Colleges institution of higher learning in the United States....
 in 1983.

He first worked in the film industry as a production assistant, before producing his first film, Juice
Juice (film)

Juice is a 1992 in film crime film drama film that stars rapper Tupac Shakur and Omar Epps. Additional cast members include Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins, Khalil Kain, Samuel L....
, in 1992, followed by the cult "stoner" film The Stoned Age
The Stoned Age

The Stoned Age is a 1994 United States comedy movie directed by James Melkonian, set during the 1970s about two long haired stoners named Michael Hubbs and Joe Connolly and one night cruising Southern California looking for alcohol, parties, and girls....
 (1994).

He enjoyed some success as an executive in America
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, before returning to London to found his own production company, Heyday Films
Heyday Films

Heyday Films is a United Kingdom film production company, founded by film producer David Heyman in London in 1997.Its first feature film production was Ravenous , directed by Antonia Bird....
, in 1997.

Heyman has since produced a number of notable films, the best known of which are the Harry Potter film adaptations, beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 2001.

In 2005, Heyman was the executive producer of the CBS
CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
 television series Threshold
Threshold (TV series)

Threshold is a science fiction drama television series that first aired on CBS in September 2005. Produced by Brannon Braga, David S. Goyer and David Heyman, the series focuses on a secret government project investigating the first contact with an extraterrestrial life species....
, while notable recent productions include the 2007 blockbuster I Am Legend
I Am Legend

I Am Legend is a 1954 science fiction/horror fiction novel by Richard Matheson about the last man alive in Los Angeles. It was influential on the developing modern Vampires in popular culture as well as the Zombies in popular culture, in popularizing the concept of a worldwide apocalypse due to disease, and in exploring the notion of vamp...
 with Will Smith
Will Smith

Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. is an United Statesn actor, film producer and rapping. He has enjoyed success in music, television and film....
 and holocaust drama The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, starring David Thewlis
David Thewlis

David Thewlis is an English film, television and Theatre actor, as well as a writer....
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David Heyman is a British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 film producer
Film producer

A film producer is someone who creates the conditions for making film. The producer initiates, co-ordinates, supervises and controls matters such as fund-raising, hiring key personnel and arranging for distributors....
 born in London, England in 1961.

Heyman went to school in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, earning a degree in Art History
Art history

Art history has historically been understood as the academic study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts, i.e.genre, design, format, and look.This includes the "major" arts of painting, sculpture, and architecture as well as the "minor" arts of ceramics, furniture, and other decorative objects....
 from Harvard University
Harvard University

Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1636 by the colonial Massachusetts legislature, Harvard is the Colonial Colleges institution of higher learning in the United States....
 in 1983.

He first worked in the film industry as a production assistant, before producing his first film, Juice
Juice (film)

Juice is a 1992 in film crime film drama film that stars rapper Tupac Shakur and Omar Epps. Additional cast members include Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins, Khalil Kain, Samuel L....
, in 1992, followed by the cult "stoner" film The Stoned Age
The Stoned Age

The Stoned Age is a 1994 United States comedy movie directed by James Melkonian, set during the 1970s about two long haired stoners named Michael Hubbs and Joe Connolly and one night cruising Southern California looking for alcohol, parties, and girls....
 (1994).

He enjoyed some success as an executive in America
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, before returning to London to found his own production company, Heyday Films
Heyday Films

Heyday Films is a United Kingdom film production company, founded by film producer David Heyman in London in 1997.Its first feature film production was Ravenous , directed by Antonia Bird....
, in 1997.

Heyman has since produced a number of notable films, the best known of which are the Harry Potter film adaptations, beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 2001.

In 2005, Heyman was the executive producer of the CBS
CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
 television series Threshold
Threshold (TV series)

Threshold is a science fiction drama television series that first aired on CBS in September 2005. Produced by Brannon Braga, David S. Goyer and David Heyman, the series focuses on a secret government project investigating the first contact with an extraterrestrial life species....
, while notable recent productions include the 2007 blockbuster I Am Legend
I Am Legend

I Am Legend is a 1954 science fiction/horror fiction novel by Richard Matheson about the last man alive in Los Angeles. It was influential on the developing modern Vampires in popular culture as well as the Zombies in popular culture, in popularizing the concept of a worldwide apocalypse due to disease, and in exploring the notion of vamp...
 with Will Smith
Will Smith

Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. is an United Statesn actor, film producer and rapping. He has enjoyed success in music, television and film....
 and holocaust drama The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, starring David Thewlis
David Thewlis

David Thewlis is an English film, television and Theatre actor, as well as a writer....
. He has also produced the upcoming Michael Caine
Michael Caine

Sir Michael Caine Order of the British Empire , is a two-time Academy Award and multiple BAFTA Award and Golden Globe winning England film actor who has appeared in more than one hundred films....
 movie Is There Anybody There?
Is There Anybody There?

Is There Anybody There? is a 2008 in film British drama film starring Michael Caine and directed by John Crowley . It was written by Peter Harness and produced by David Heyman, Marc Turtletaub and Peter Saraf....


Heyman is the son of John Heyman
John Heyman

Family and Background John Heyman is Chairman of the World Group of Companies.Married to his wife Nizza since 1982, this is his second marriage....
, producer of films such as The Go-Between
The Go-Between (film)

The Go-Between is a 1970 in film United Kingdom film adaptation of the The Go-Between by L.P. Hartley directed by Joseph Losey and starring Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Margaret Leighton, Michael Redgrave, and Edward Fox , among others....
 and Jesus
Jesus (1979 film)

Jesus , is a 1979 motion picture which depicts the life of Jesus Christ according primarily to the Gospel of Luke in the Christianity Bible....
, and Norma Heyman, producer of Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons

Dangerous Liaisons is a 1988 film directed by Stephen Frears and starring John Malkovich, Glenn Close, Michelle Pfeiffer and Uma Thurman. It is based upon a play by Christopher Hampton which in turn is based on the classic eighteenth-century novel Les Liaisons dangereuses, by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos....
 and Mrs Henderson Presents..

Awards

Heyman has been nominated for various awards at the BAFTA Awards.
Nominated for the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film in 2005 for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004).
Won BAFTA Children's Award for Best Feature Film in 2004 for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004).
Nominated for BAFTA Children's Award for Best Feature Film in 2004 for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2004).
Nominated for the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film in 2002 for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone (2001).
Nominated for BAFTA Children's Award for Best Feature Film in 2002 for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone (2001).

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