David Paymer

Director and actor. Born 30 August 1954 in Oceanside, Long Island, New York, USA.

Titles on Fi1m10 acting · 4 directing

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 4 titles

Oscar nomination

Born

30 August 1954, Oceanside, Long Island, New York, USA

Active

1982–present

Frequently works with

Bethany Rooney, Eric Laneuville, Kevin Dowling, Lesli Linka Glatter, Michael Grossman, Allan Heinberg, Arlene Sanford, Bill D'Elia

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

73Fi1m

67Critics

We rate David’s work 6 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above1

60 to 793

Under 600

Of 4 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 0 films, 4 series
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar nomination
Active: 1982–present

Genres

Drama4
Comedy1
Crime1
Mystery1
Sport1

Best and worst on Fi1m

81BestGilmore Girls2000

66WorstOne Tree Hill2003

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

71970s

341980s

401990s

572000s

282010s

132020s

Directors most worked with

Bethany Rooney3 titles

Eric Laneuville3 titles

Kevin Dowling3 titles

Lesli Linka Glatter3 titles

Michael Grossman3 titles

Arlene Sanford2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 nominated

Nominated1993Best Supporting Actor · Mr. Saturday Night

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.