Originally from West Bend, Wisconsin, David earned a Bachelor's Degree in English from the University of Wisconsin, graduating with honors from the school's Creative Writing program. After serving as Deputy Editor of The Madison Review, UW's nationally renowned literary journal, David redirected his classical narrative storytelling training to the new canvas of screen-writing, and moved to Los Angeles in 1999 to further pursue the craft. He has since written a number of original screenplays, including the critically praised, festival darling horror-satire Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006), directed by Scott Glosserman. Film opened in US theatres in March of 2007, and will be released on DVD June 26th.David is also one of three subjects in the upcoming Mercury Productions documentary Dreams on Spec (2007) , by filmmaker Daniel Snyder, which showcases the trials and tribulations of pursuing a screen-writing career in Hollywood.Upcoming projects cover a wide range of genres, including the bank heist drama "Days Like This," with producer Mark Yellen and director Alan White, a "grown up Christmas fable" entitled "The Night Before," as well as a possible sequel to "Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon."David currently resides in Hermosa Beach, California.
