David Hollander

{{short description|American film producer}} {{for|the rabbi|David Hollander (rabbi)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}} {{more citations|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = David Hollander | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{bda|1968|05|16}} | birth_place = United States | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Writer, director, producer | years_active = | known_for = ''Ray Donovan'' | notable_works = }}

'''David Hollander''' (born May 16, 1968) is an American television writer, director, and producer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Rob|last= Owen |authorlink= |title= Showtime Brothers: A Tale of Two Hollanders |newspaper=Pittsburgh Magazine|date=July 20, 2017 |url= https://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/showtime-brothers-a-tale-of-two-hollanders/ |via=}}</ref>

==Career== Hollander is the creator, screenwriter, and an executive producer of ''The Guardian'', a Pittsburgh-based legal drama. The series stars Simon Baker and aired on CBS from September 2001 until May 2004.

He also created the TNT series ''Heartland'' in 2007 and was hired as the show runner of the Showtime series ''Ray Donovan'' in 2014. He was nominated for an Emmy for directing the episode ''Ray Donovan'' "Exsuscito."

Hollander directed the 2008 film ''Personal Effects'', starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Ashton Kutcher and Kathy Bates.

He also served on the faculty of the USC Screenwriting Master's Program from 1995 to 2000.

In 2020, after the 7th season, Showtime abruptly ended the drama series ''Ray Donovan''. Later that year, it was announced that a film of the same name would be produced to serve as a conclusion to the series. The film is directed by Hollander and written by himself and lead actor of the series, Liev Schreiber. It premiered on January 14, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Devore |first1=Britta |title='Ray Donovan': Showtime Offering First Three Episodes for Free Before Movie Premiere in January |url=https://collider.com/ray-donovan-free-episodes-showtime/ |publisher=Collider |access-date=January 9, 2022 |date=December 30, 2021}}</ref>

== Education == He is an alumnus of Northwestern University in Chicago.

==See also== * ''The Guardian'' * ''Heartland'' * ''Ray Donovan''

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==External links== * {{IMDb name |1044494}} * {{cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04216/355683.stm |title=Hollander gets deal for drama set here |date=August 3, 2004|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |last=Owen |first=Rob |accessdate=December 30, 2018}} Regarding ''Personal Effects'' script, with Hollander's picture * [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06279/727751-352.stm Article] from the ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'' regarding ''Heartland'' * [https://web.archive.org/web/20020814094842/http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/guardian/about.phtml?id=11&CorP=producer producer biography] for ''The Guardian'' at Sony Pictures (2002) * {{cite news |newspaper=The New York Times |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/16/arts/television/david-hollander-ray-donovan-showrunner-season-4.html?rref=collection%2Fcolumn%2Fask-a-show-runner&action=click&contentCollection=television&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=collection&_r=0 |title=David Hollander on 'Ray Donovan' Season 4 and Taking Over as Showrunner |author=Bruce Fretts |date=September 16, 2016}} * {{cite magazine |url = https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/features/ray-donovan-how-to-get-l-a-noir-right-20150827 |author=Rob Sheffield |title='Ray Donovan': How to Get L.A. Noir Right |date=August 25, 2015|magazine=Rolling Stone}}

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