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'''David Furnish''' (born October 25, 1962) is a [[Canadian]] [[filmmaker]], former advertising executive, and now a film director and producer most famous for his documentary ''[[Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras]]''. He is the [[husband]] of [[United Kingdom|British]] [[entertainer]] [[Sir Elton John]] |
'''David Furnish''' (born October 25, 1962) is a [[Canadian]] [[filmmaker]], former advertising executive, and now a film director and producer most famous for his documentary ''[[Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras]]''. He is the [[husband]] of [[United Kingdom|British]] [[entertainer]] [[Sir Elton John]] |
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==Life and career== |
==Life and career== |
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David Furnish was born in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] to Jack Furnish (retired, former director of Bristol-Myers) and Gladys Furnish (retired, homemaker). He has an older brother, John, and a younger brother, Peter. David graduated in 1981 from the [[Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute]] in Scarborough - now part of the City of Toronto. He received an Honours Business Administration undergraduate degree from the [[Richard Ivey School of Business]] at the [[University of Western Ontario]] in 1985, was recruited by the advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather, eventually transferred to the London office and was appointed to their Board. |
David Furnish was born in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] to Jack Furnish (retired, former director of Bristol-Myers) and Gladys Furnish (retired, homemaker). He has an older brother, John, and a younger brother, Peter. David graduated in 1981 from the [[Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute]] in Scarborough - now part of the City of Toronto. He received an Honours Business Administration undergraduate degree from the [[Richard Ivey School of Business]] at the [[University of Western Ontario]] in 1985, was recruited by the advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather, eventually transferred to the London office and was appointed to their Board. |
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David Furnish | |
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| Born | David Furnish |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse | Elton John (2005–) |
David Furnish (born October 25, 1962) is a Canadian filmmaker, former advertising executive, and now a film director and producer most famous for his documentary Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras. He is the husband of British entertainer Sir Elton John
Life and career
David Furnish was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Jack Furnish (retired, former director of Bristol-Myers) and Gladys Furnish (retired, homemaker). He has an older brother, John, and a younger brother, Peter. David graduated in 1981 from the Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute in Scarborough - now part of the City of Toronto. He received an Honours Business Administration undergraduate degree from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario in 1985, was recruited by the advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather, eventually transferred to the London office and was appointed to their Board.
A mutual friend of Furnish and Elton John left a message for Furnish inviting him to a dinner party at Elton John's house on October 30, 1993. Initially fearing that the dinner would be unpleasant, or that John would be boring, he instead found John to be interesting and engaging. Both were attracted to each other; John asked for his phone number and the two had a private dinner the following night.
Furnish resigned from his position in 1994 after finding it increasingly difficult to balance the position's demands with the demands of his new life with John.
With a keen interest in film, Furnish enrolled in courses at the British Film Institute. He is currently co-chief of Rocket Pictures along with John.
Furnish is a contributing editor for Tatler magazine and also is a regular columnist for Interview and GQ.
Furnish currently serves on the board of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, attending fundraisers and other events in support of that cause.
Elton John proposed to David Furnish in May 2005 at a dinner party with friends and family at their home in Old Windsor. John and Furnish entered into a civil partnership on December 21, 2005, the first day that civil partnerships could be performed in England, in the town of Old Windsor.
Movies
- Tantrums and Tiaras; director (1997)
- Women Talking Dirty; producer (1999)
- Desert Flower; co-producer (1999)
- Kofi Annan: Center of the Storm; executive producer (2002)
- Fame and Fashion: Inside Gucci - Sex and Fashion; director, script writer (2002)
- Fame and Fashion: Inside Versace - Fame and Fashion; director, script writer (2002)
- It's a boy girl thing; producer (2006)
- Pride and Predator; producer (announced 2009)
- Gnomeo and Juliet; producer (scheduled 2010)
Television
- 'Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...'; producer (2008)
Theater
- Billy Elliot; executive producer (March 2005)
Trivia
 | This article contains a list of miscellaneous information. (September 2008) |
- Went to high school with Mike Myers (from Mike Myers on the Late Show with David Letterman 14 May 2007).
- Also attended high school with Eric McCormack[citation needed]
References
- "Elton's Rocket Man". (Sept. 1, 2001). observer.guardian.co.uk/.
- "Elton and David to tie the knot". (Nov. 25, 2005). iAfrica.com.
- "An Ideal Husband". (March 2006). torontolife.com.
- "Wherefore art thou 'Gnomeo'?". (Aug 20, 2008) hollywoodreporter.com.
