Davis Guggenheim Net Worth

Philip Davis Guggenheim is known for short as Davis Guggenheim in film industry. He is film director and producer living and working in America. Davis Guggenheim net worth is estimated to be 2,5 billion dollars. The rich film and television producer and director Davis Guggenheim is well known for his work in films such as “Training Day“, Party of Five“ „The Shield“, „24“, „NYPD Blue“, „Alias“, „ER“ and „Deadwood“. Davis Guggenheim net worth is earned not only while producing films and television series but he is also involved in documentaries such as “The Road We’ve Traveled“, „Waiting for ‘Superman’“, „It Might Get Loud“, „An Inconvenient Truth“ and others.

Davis Guggenheim Net Worth $2.5 Billion

Philip Davis Guggenheim was born on 3rd November in 1963 in St. Louis, USA. His Christian mother was Marion Davis and father Jewish film producer and director Charles Guggenheim. Davis Guggenheim was learning in Potomac School, in Sidwell Friends School and graduated from Brown University in 1986.

Guggenheim started working with drama “Deadwood” in 2004 and stayed with the team during its first season. Davis Guggenheim directed some episodes, such as “Deep Water”, “Sold under Sin”, “The Unit” and others. Guggenheim net worth was increased with an arguable documentary about Al Gore and global warming „An Inconvenient Truth” which earned Academy Award in category the Best Documentary Feature. Davis Guggenheim gets across to Barack Obama as he has directed the 17 – minute film about the president. The film “Waiting for “Superman”” has lead to many discussions as the topic is relevant to each family. The documentary shows failures of publich educations in America. Despite controversial debate, the film won Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010. Another film of Davis Guggenheim ”From the Sky Down”, was shown at the opening of Toronto International Film Festival in 2011 and it presented the famous Dublin rock band U2. Famous work of Davis Guggenheim is the documentary “The dream is now” which is released in 2013. It shows the lives of four young people who cannot get citizenship in the country they call the only home. The goal of the film is to show the problematic side of immigration as well as to attract the attention of Congress which should fix the broken system and help millions Americans who have no documents.

Davis married Elisabeth Shue in 1994 and they have got three children: Stella Street, Miles Williams and Agnes Charles. His wife is an American actress having a net worth of 12,5 million dollars.

To sum up, Philip Davis Guggenheim is and influential film and television director as well as film and television producer having an impressive net worth of 2,5 billion dollars. The huge sum is earned throughout his long lasting career while producing successful films, TV series and documentaries. It is to mention that for the last eight years he has been the only movie maker who has released three especially profitable, and adding a lot to the not worth, documentaries which were positioned between the best 100 highest-paid documentaries of all time. These documentaries are „An Inconvenient Truth“, „It Might Get Loud“, and „Waiting for ‘Superman’“.


Full NameDavis Guggenheim
Net Worth$2.5 billion
Date Of BirthNovember 3, 1963
ProfessionScreenwriter, Television producer, Film producer, Film director, Cinematographer, Television Director
EducationSidwell Friends School, Brown University
NationalityAmerican
SpouseElisabeth Shue
ChildrenAgnes Charles Guggenheim, Miles William Guggenheim, Stella Street Guggenheim
ParentsMarion Guggenheim, Charles Guggenheim
SiblingsGrace Guggenheim, Jonathan Guggenheim
IMDBhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0346550
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Documentary Feature, Gotham Independent Film Audience Award, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Non-Fiction Film, National Board of Review Award for Best Documentary Film, Humanitas Prize for Documentaries - Special Awards Category, Sundance Film Festival Audience...
NominationsBAFTA Award for Best Documentary, Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Documentary, Grammy Award for Best Music Film, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Documentaries, Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize - U.S. Documentary, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Direc...
MoviesHe Named Me Malala, The Dream Is Now, From the Sky Down, Waiting for "Superman", It Might Get Loud, Gracie, An Inconvenient Truth, The First Year, Gossip, The Road We've Traveled, The Tower, A Mother's Promise: Barack Obama Bio Film, Breaking and Entering
#Fact
1Davis and Elisabeth became the parents of their third child, a girl named Agnes Charles Guggenheim, on June 18, 2006.
2While at Brown University, he was a member of the all-male a cappella group "The Brown Derbies".
3Two children with his wife, actress Elisabeth Shue: son Miles William was born [11 November 1997] and daughter, Stella Street, was born weighing 6 lb, 7 oz. [19 March 2001]
4Brother-in-law of actor Andrew Shue and Amy Robach.
5Younger brother of Grace Guggenheim and Jonathan Guggenheim.
6Son of Charles Guggenheim and Marion Guggenheim.

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
An Inconvenient Truth II2017Documentary executive producer post-production
He Named Me Malala2015Documentary producer
Spent: Looking for Change2014Documentary short executive producer
From the Sky Down2011Documentary producer
The Defenders2010-2011TV Series executive producer - 18 episodes
Melrose Place2009TV Series executive producer - 1 episode
The Tower2008TV Movie executive producer
It Might Get Loud2008Documentary producer
Carissa2008Documentary short executive producer
Gracie2007producer
The Making of 'An Inconvenient Truth'2006Video documentary short producer
3 lbs.2006TV Series executive producer - 1 episode
An Inconvenient Truth2006Documentary executive producer
Deadwood2004TV Series producer - 12 episodes
Teach2001Short producer
The First Year2001TV Movie documentary producer
Training Day2001executive producer
The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them1992co-producer
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead1991associate producer

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Waiting for 'Superman'2010Documentary
Melrose Place2009TV Series 1 episode
The Tower2008TV Movie
It Might Get Loud2008Documentary
A Mother's Promise: Barack Obama Bio Film2008Documentary
Gracie2007
3 lbs.2006TV Series 2 episodes
The Unit2006TV Series 2 episodes
An Inconvenient Truth2006Documentary
Wanted2005TV Series 1 episode
Numb3rs2005TV Series 1 episode
Deadwood2004TV Series 4 episodes
The Shield2003TV Series 1 episode
Push, Nevada2002TV Series 1 episode
Alias2002TV Series 1 episode
242002TV Series 2 episodes
Teach2001Short
The First Year2001TV Movie documentary
Gossip2000/I
The Art of Norton Simon1999Documentary short
The Visitor1997TV Series 1 episode
C-16: FBI1997TV Series 1 episode
ER1996TV Series 1 episode
NYPD Blue1995-1996TV Series 3 episodes
Relativity1996TV Series 1 episode
Sisters1995-1996TV Series 2 episodes
Party of Five1996TV Series 1 episode
Charlie Grace1995TV Series 1 episode
Breaking and Entering1992Short
He Named Me Malala2015Documentary
Teach2013TV Movie documentary
The Dream Is Now2013Documentary short
Obama 2012 Convention Film2012Short
The Road We've Traveled2012Documentary short
Widow Detective2012TV Movie
From the Sky Down2011Documentary
The Defenders2010TV Series 2 episodes

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Teach2013TV Movie documentary concept
The Dream Is Now2013Documentary short written by
Waiting for 'Superman'2010Documentary written by
Gracie2007story

Cinematographer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
An Inconvenient Truth2006Documentary
Teach2001Short
The First Year2001TV Movie documentary

Camera Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Waiting for 'Superman'2010Documentary camera operator
An Inconvenient Truth2006Documentary camera operator

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them1992Pitcher

Music Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them1992music supervisor

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Sex, Lies, and Videotape1989production coordinator: Los Angeles

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Gunfighter2014Short special thanks
Berga: Soldiers of Another War2003Documentary special thanks
Very Bad Things1998special thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Film '722015TV SeriesHimself - Interviewee
Good Morning America2015TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Last Call with Carson Daly2015TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Special Look2015TV SeriesHimself
TakePart Live2013TV SeriesHimself - Guest
MSNBC Live2013TV SeriesGuest - Himself
Doc Talk2010-2013TV SeriesHimself
The Hour2010-2011TV SeriesHimself
The Talk2011TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Charlie Rose2010TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Colbert Report2010TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition2010TV SeriesHimself
Tavis Smiley2009-2010TV SeriesHimself
In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber2010TV SeriesHimself
Moving Pictures Live!2010TV SeriesHimself
Up Close with Carrie Keagan2007TV SeriesHimself
The 79th Annual Academy Awards2007TV SpecialHimself - Winner: Best Documentary Feature
The Making of 'An Inconvenient Truth'2006Video documentary shortHimself
Making 'Deadwood': The Show Behind the Show2004TV Short documentaryHimself

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2015Audience AwardSan Diego Film FestivalBest Gala FilmHe Named Me Malala (2015)
2011Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsBest DocumentaryWaiting for 'Superman' (2010)
2011Critics Choice AwardBroadcast Film Critics Association AwardsBest Documentary FeatureWaiting for 'Superman' (2010)
2010AAFCA AwardAfrican-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)Best DocumentaryWaiting for 'Superman' (2010)
2010Audience AwardGotham AwardsWaiting for 'Superman' (2010)
2010NTFCA AwardNorth Texas Film Critics Association, USBest DocumentaryWaiting for 'Superman' (2010)
2010Festival AwardSan Diego Film FestivalBest DocumentaryWaiting for 'Superman' (2010)
2010Audience AwardSan Diego Film FestivalBest DocumentaryWaiting for 'Superman' (2010)
2010Audience AwardSundance Film FestivalDocumentaryWaiting for 'Superman' (2010)
2007OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Documentary, FeaturesAn Inconvenient Truth (2006)
2006Humanitas PrizeHumanitas PrizeDocumentaries - Special Awards CategoryAn Inconvenient Truth (2006)
2006Humanitas PrizeHumanitas PrizeDocumentaries - Special Awards CategoryAn Inconvenient Truth (2006)
2006LAFCA AwardLos Angeles Film Critics Association AwardsBest Documentary/Non-Fiction FilmAn Inconvenient Truth (2006)
2006Audience AwardSão Paulo International Film FestivalBest Foreign DocumentaryAn Inconvenient Truth (2006)
2002Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsBest FilmTraining Day (2001)
2002Jury AwardDoubleTake Documentary Film FestivalThe First Year (2001)
2002Audience AwardWashington DC Independent Film FestivalBest Documentary Short FormTeach (2001)
2001Certificate of MeritSan Francisco International Film FestivalFilm & Video - Society & Culture U.S.The First Year (2001)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2016Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Directing for Nonfiction ProgrammingHe Named Me Malala (2015)
2016BAFTA Film AwardBAFTA AwardsBest DocumentaryHe Named Me Malala (2015)
2016Gold Derby AwardGold Derby AwardsDocumentary FeatureHe Named Me Malala (2015)
2015Foxtel Movies International AwardAdelaide Film FestivalBest DocumentaryHe Named Me Malala (2015)
2015Political Film AwardHamburg Film FestivalHe Named Me Malala (2015)
2013GrammyGrammy AwardsBest Long Form Music VideoFrom the Sky Down (2011)
2011EDA AwardAlliance of Women Film JournalistsBest Documentary Feature FilmWaiting for 'Superman' (2010)
2011Cinema Eye Audience Choice PrizeCinema Eye Honors Awards, USWaiting for 'Superman' (2010)
2011DGA AwardDirectors Guild of America, USAOutstanding Directorial Achievement in DocumentaryWaiting for 'Superman' (2010)
2010Grand Jury PrizeSundance Film FestivalDocumentaryWaiting for 'Superman' (2010)
2009Music Documentary AwardInternational Documentary AssociationIt Might Get Loud (2008)
2006EDA Special Mention AwardAlliance of Women Film JournalistsDon't Stick Your Head in the SandAn Inconvenient Truth (2006)
2006Gotham Independent Film AwardGotham AwardsBest DocumentaryAn Inconvenient Truth (2006)
2002OFTA Television AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Direction in a Drama Series24 (2001)

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