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{{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>

== David Chase Media ==
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File:David Chase and Lorraine Bracco, May 2000.jpg|Chase with [[Lorraine Bracco]], who played Jennifer Melfi, receiving the [[Peabody Award]] for ''[[The Sopranos]]'' in 2000
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[[Category:1945 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American movie directors]]
[[Category:American movie producers]]
[[Category:American screenwriters]]
[[Category:American television directors]]
[[Category:American television producers]]
[[Category:American television writers]]
[[Category:Writers from New York (state)]]
[[Category:American Emmy Award winners]]
[[Category:People from Mount Vernon, New York]]


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