David Nicksay

DAVID NICKSAY (Producer) previously co-produced the comedy hit Legally Blonde for MGM. He also executive produced the Martin Lawrence and Danny DeVito comedy What’s The Worst That Could Happen? and Antitrust starring Tim Robbins and Ryan Philippe.

As executive producer, Nicksay’s credits include the comedy The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle and The Negotiator, in addition to such hit films as Robin Williams’ Flubber and Addams Family Values. He also produced the critically acclaimed Up Close & Personal.

A native of Massachusetts, he attended Hampshire College in Amherst and later moved to Los Angeles to train with the Directors Guild of America. Honing his skills in various aspects of motion picture production, Nicksay went on to produce the features Lucas and Mrs. Soffel. He also produced the multiple Emmy-nominated miniseries Little Gloria…Happy At Last and the two-hour telefilm pilot for the series Call to Glory.

Subsequently Nicksay became senior vice president of production at Paramount Pictures, executive producing a wide variety of critical and box office hits, including Ghost, Coming to America, The Untouchables, Scrooged, Star Trek V, The Two Jakes, and many others.

From 1989 to 1992, Nicksay was president and head of production for Morgan Creek Productions. He also served as executive producer for six of the company’s films, including Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Pacific Heights and Young Guns ll.

He is a member of both the Motion Picture and Television Academies, the Directors Guild of America, and the American Film Institute Education and Training Advisory Board.