Anspaugh, David 1946-

PERSONAL

Born September 24, 1946, in Decatur, IN; son of Lawrence Earl (a photographer) and Marie Francis (maiden name, DeMaio) Anspaugh; married Tamara Kramer, April 13, 1974 (divorced); married Roma Downey, November 24, 1995 (divorced, 1998); children: (first marriage) Vanessa Christine; (second marriage) Reilly Marie. Education: Indiana University, B.S., education, 1970; University of Southern California, M.F.A., cinema, 1976.

Addresses:

Manager—Evolution Entertainment, 901 North Highland Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038.

Career:

Director and producer. Has worked on television commercials. Teacher at a high school in Aspen, CO, 1970-74.

Member:

Directors Guild of America.

Awards, Honors:

Emmy Awards (with others), outstanding drama series, 1982, 1983, Golden Globe Awards (with others), best television series—drama, 1982, 1983, Directors Guild of America Award nomination, outstanding directorial achievement in dramatic series—night, 1982, Directors Guild of America Award (with others), outstanding directorial achievement in a dramatic series, 1983, all for Hill Street Blues; Directors Guild of America Award nomination, outstanding directorial achievement in dramatic series—night, 1985, for St. Elsewhere; Independent Spirit Award nomination (with others), best first feature, 1987, Special Achievement Award (with Angelo Pizzo), Heartland Film Festival, 1996, for Hoosiers; Studio Crystal Heart Award (with Pizzo), Heartland Film Festival, 1994, for Rudy.

CREDITS

Film Director:

Hoosiers (also known as Best Shot), Orion, 1987.

Fresh Horses, Columbia, 1988.

Rudy, TriStar, 1993.

Moonlight and Valentino, Gramercy, 1995.

WiseGirls, Lions Gate Films, 2002.

The Game of Their Loves (also known as The Miracle Match), IF Films, 2005.

Film Appearances:

Himself, Film Trix 2002 (documentary short), 2002.

Himself, Behind the Scenes of "WiseGirls" (documentary short), Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment, 2002.

Himself, Hoosier History: The Truth Behind the Legend (short), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment, 2005.

Television Work; Series:

Associate producer, Paris, 1979.

Associate producer, Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1980-81.

Producer, Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1981-85.

Television Work; Movies:

Associate producer, Paris, CBS, 1979.

Associate producer, Vampire, ABC, 1979.

Associate producer, Fighting Back (also known as Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier), ABC, 1980.

Director, Deadly Care, CBS, 1987.

Director, In the Company of Darkness, CBS, 1993.

Director, Swing Vote (also known as The Ninth Justice), ABC, 1999.

Director and co-executive producer, L.A. Sheriff's Homicide (also known as LA County 187), UPN, 2000.

Director, Two Against Time, CBS, 2001.

Television Work; Specials:

Director, The Last Leaf, syndicated, 1984.

Television Director; Episodic:

Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1981-83.

St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1982.

"Rites of Passage," Miami Vice, NBC, 1985.

"Golden Triangle: Part 2," Miami Vice, NBC, 1985.

"Fallen Angels," E-Ring, NBC, 2006.

"The Art and Science of Manipulation," The Bedford Diaries, The WB, 2006.

Television Appearances; Specials:

(Uncredited) Presenter, The 1987 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, IFC, 1987.

(Uncredited) Presenter, The 44th Annual Golden Globe Awards, syndicated, 1987.

Marry Me!, Family Channel, 1996.

Himself, Super Secret Movie Rules: Sports Underdogs, VH1, 2004.