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Profile of David Chase
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David Chase |
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22nd August 1945 |
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Mount Vernon, New York, USA |
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David Chase (born August 22, 1945 in Mount Vernon, New York) is an American television writer, director and producer . He is best known for creating the successful HBO series The Sopranos, about a modern Mafia family living in New Jersey, which debuted in 1999 to almost instant acclaim.
Prior to creating and developing The Sopranos, Chase produced episodes of Northern Exposure and The Rockford Files, among other series. He also worked as a lead writer on The Rockford Files.
An Italian American who grew up in a Baptist family in New Jersey, Chase was born David DeCesare. His daughter Michele DeCesare plays the character Hunter Scangarelo on The Sopranos.
Chase was friends with John Patterson, who directed every season finale of The Sopranos. Patterson died on February 7, 2005.
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