Philip Davis Guggenheim (born November 3, 1963) is an American film
and television director and producer. His credits include NYPD Blue,
ER, 24, Alias, The Shield, Deadwood, and the documentaries An
Inconvenient Truth, The Road We've Traveled, Waiting for "Superman"
and He Named Me Malala. Since 2006, Guggenheim is the only filmmaker
to release three different documentaries that were ranked within the
top 100 highest-grossing documentaries of all time (An Inconvenient
Truth, It Might Get Loud, and Waiting for "Superman").He was born
Philip Davis Guggenheim in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, the son
of Marion Davis (née Streett) and film director and producer Charles
Guggenheim. His father was Jewish, whereas his mother was
Episcopalian. He graduated from the Potomac School (McLean, Virginia)
(1979), from Sidwell Friends School (1982), and from Brown University
(1986).Guggenheim joined the HBO Western drama Deadwood as a producer
and director for the first season in 2004. The series was created by
David Milch and focused on a growing town in the American West.
Guggenheim directed the episodes "Deep Water", "Reconnoitering the
Rim", "Plague" and "Sold Under Sin". Guggenheim left the crew at the
end of Season 1.
and television director and producer. His credits include NYPD Blue,
ER, 24, Alias, The Shield, Deadwood, and the documentaries An
Inconvenient Truth, The Road We've Traveled, Waiting for "Superman"
and He Named Me Malala. Since 2006, Guggenheim is the only filmmaker
to release three different documentaries that were ranked within the
top 100 highest-grossing documentaries of all time (An Inconvenient
Truth, It Might Get Loud, and Waiting for "Superman").He was born
Philip Davis Guggenheim in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, the son
of Marion Davis (née Streett) and film director and producer Charles
Guggenheim. His father was Jewish, whereas his mother was
Episcopalian. He graduated from the Potomac School (McLean, Virginia)
(1979), from Sidwell Friends School (1982), and from Brown University
(1986).Guggenheim joined the HBO Western drama Deadwood as a producer
and director for the first season in 2004. The series was created by
David Milch and focused on a growing town in the American West.
Guggenheim directed the episodes "Deep Water", "Reconnoitering the
Rim", "Plague" and "Sold Under Sin". Guggenheim left the crew at the
end of Season 1.
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