David Heavener

David Heavener (born December 22, 1958 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American singer, songwriter, director, actor, composer, producer and writer.

Biography

David left Louisville, KY in 1985, it was not his goal to become a filmmaker, actor, producer and director. He simply wanted his music played in the movies.

At the age of 17, he moved to Nashville, TN, to pursue his career as a country music singer and songwriter. Within a few years, David had penned two top-ten hits and was writing music for hit shows such as Hee-Haw and The Tonight Show.

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 Eric 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 and in Backstage West.

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.

Filmography

1. Border of Tong aka Massacre (1985) - PM,S

2. The Fighter (1987) - P

3. Outlaw Force (1988) - D,P,S,W

4. Deadly Reactor (1989) - D,P,S,W

5. Kill Crazy (1990) - D,M,P,S,W

6. Twisted Justice (1990) - D,P,S,W

7. For Hire aka Lethal Ninja (1991) - D,P,S,W

8. Ragin' Cajun (1991) - D,P,M,S,W

9. Prime Target (1991) - D,P,S,W

10. Eye of the Stranger (1993) - D,M,P,S,W

11. Kill or Be Killed (1993) - P,S

12. L.A. Goddess (1993) - S

13. Twisted Fate (1993) - S

14. Dragon Fury (1995) - D,P,S,W

15. Dragon Fury II (1996) - EP

16. Jurassic Women (1996) - P

17. Out of the Darkness (1996) - S

18. Fugitive X (1996) - D,P,S,W

19. Guns of Chupacabra (1997) - S

20. Hollywood Cops (1997) - S

21. Kiss the Girls Goodbye aka Fatal Abduction (1997) - EP

22. Atlanta Blue (1999) - D,P,S,W

23. The Catcher (2000) - S

24. Outlaw Prophet (2001) - D,P,S,W

25. Angel Blade (2002)- D,P,S,W

26. Rock n' Roll Cops 2 (2003) - S

27. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2004) - D

28. Dawn of the Living Dead (2004) - D,P,S,W

29. Psycho Weene (2006) - D,P,S,W

30. Confessions of an Exorcist (2008) - S

31. Memphis Rising: Elvis Returns (2009) - S

32. Legion: The Final Exorcism (2011) - D,M,P,S,W

D = Director EP = Executive Producer M = Wrote all or part of Music P = Producer PM = Production Manager (Exec. in charge of production) S = Star W= Writer

References

• Gordon (a girl called) (January/February 2000). "Album Reviews: DAVID HEAVENER, Outlaw Prophet". HM Magazine (81). ISSN 1066-6923. http://web.archive.org/web/20010308152438/www.hmmagazine.com/issue81/reviews_signed81.html. Retrieved 2007-04-24. 

External links

• Kill Crazy at the Internet Movie Database

• David Heavener at the Internet Movie Database

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