What is David Chase?
{{Infobox person | name = David Chase | image = David Chase 2015.jpg | alt = | caption = Chase in January 2015 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1945|08|22}} | birth_place = [[Mount Vernon, New York|Mount Vernon]], [[New York]], U.S. | nationality = [[Americans|American]] | other_names = | occupation = Screenwriter, director, producer | years_active = 1974–present | spouse = {{Marriage|Denise Kelly|1968}} | children = 1 }} '''David Chase''' (born August 22, 1945) is an [[Americans|American]] [[screenwriter]], director and producer. He is best known for creating the [[HBO]] [[drama]] [[television series]] ''[[The Sopranos]]'' (1999–2007). The show became very popular and earned him seven [[Emmy Award]]s. He has also produced and written for shows such as ''[[The Rockford Files]]'', ''[[I'll Fly Away (TV series)|I'll Fly Away]]'' and ''[[Northern Exposure]]''. He will serve as an [[executive producer]] and writer of the future movie ''The Many Saints of Newark'', a background story to ''The Sopranos''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2018/03/david-chase-the-sopranos-prequel-movie-the-many-saints-of-newark-new-line-1202319202/|title=David Chase Revives ‘The Sopranos’ With New Line Prequel Movie ‘The Many Saints Of Newark’|first=Mike|last=Fleming Jr.|date=March 8, 2018|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=September 12, 2018}}</ref> Chase was born in [[Mount Vernon, New York|Mount Vernon]], [[New York]], to an [[Italian American]] family. He married Denise Kelly in 1968. The couple have a daughter, Michele DeCesare, who played Hunter Scangarelo in ''The Sopranos''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/the-man-behind-the-sopranos-is-whistling-a-new-tune/article7220072/|title=The man behind The Sopranos is whistling a new tune|work=The Globe and Mail|date=January 12, 2013|access-date=December 13, 2017}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|0153740}} {{