David Heavener

David Brent Heavener[1] (born December 22, 1953)[2] is an American singer, songwriter, director, actor, composer, producer and writer, specialising in low-budget features and direct-to-video action films.[3]

Early life

David was born on December 22, 1953, in Louisville, Kentucky. At the age of 17, he moved to Nashville to pursue his career as a country music singer and songwriter. Within a few years, David had written two top-ten hits and was writing music for hit shows such as Hee-Haw and The Tonight Show.

Career

Within five years, with no film production education and little money, David had written, directed, produced and starred in a half-dozen films. That number now exceeds thirty films and rising. As a distributor, he has released hundreds of titles worldwide.

David has directed Academy Award winner Martin Landau and nominees Tony Curtis, Sally Kirkland and Karen Black. Other actors who have worked with David include Erik Estrada, Joe Estevez, Robert Reed, Marc Singer, Margot Kidder, Oliver Reed, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Ernest Borgnine.

Many of his movies have aired on HBO, Showtime, USA and network television. As an actor, he has also guest-starred on such TV series as Hunter and Days Of Our Lives. He has been featured on Entertainment Tonight, Backstage West and Dr. Flim Flam's comedy hour.

One of his most recent films, Dawn of the Living Dead, remained on Wal-Mart's top-10 list of DVD sales for 12 consecutive weeks.

Troma Entertainment distributes many of his films, including: Dragon Fury I, Dragon Fury II, Eye of the Stranger, Jurassic Women, Outlaw Prophet, Prime Target, Ragin' Cajun, Twisted Justice, and Vendetta.[4]

Filmography

Movies
YearTitleNote
1985Border of Tong aka MassacreProduction Manager, Star
1987The FighterProducer
1988Outlaw ForceDirector, Producer, Star, Writer
1989Deadly ReactorDirector, Producer, Star, Writer
1990Kill CrazyDirector, Sound-track Writer, Producer, Star, Writer
Twisted JusticeDirector, Producer, Star, Writer
1991For Hire aka Lethal NinjaDirector, Producer, Star, Writer
Ragin' CajunDirector, Sound-track Writer, Producer, Star, Writer
Prime TargetDirector, Producer, Star, Writer
1993Eye of the StrangerDirector, Sound-track Writer, Producer, Star, Writer
Kill or Be KilledProducer, Star
L.A. GoddessStar
Twisted FateStar
1995Dragon FuryDirector, Producer, Star, Writer
1996Dragon Fury IIExecutive Producer
Jurassic WomenProducer, Writer
Out of the DarknessStar
Fugitive XDirector, Producer, Star, Writer
VendettaExecutive Producer
1997Guns of ChupacabraStar
Hollywood CopsStar
Kiss the Girls Goodbye aka Fatal AbductionExecutive Producer
1999Atlanta BlueDirector, Producer, Star, Writer
2000The CatcherStar
2001Outlaw ProphetDirector, Producer, Star, Writer
2002Angel BladeDirector, Producer, Star, Writer
2003Rock n' Roll Cops 2Star
2004Evil Grave: Curse of the Maya (Dawn of the Living Dead)Director, Producer, Star, Writer
2006Psycho WeeneDirector, Producer, Star, Writer
2008Confessions of an ExorcistStar
2009Memphis Rising: Elvis ReturnsStar
2011Legion: The Final ExorcismDirector, Sound-track Writer, Producer, Star, Writer

References
  1. "Weddings". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, KY. November 3, 1991.
  2. Kentucky, U.S., Birth Index, 1911-1999
  3. "David Heavener - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
  4. Troma Entertainment (www.troma.com)

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