---
name: "Dave Finkel"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dave-finkel"
fi1m_id: "dave-finkel"
imdb_id: "nm0277880"
tmdb_id: 1224201
wikidata_id: "Q500451"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "15 May 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-22T01:36:25.840752+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Dave Finkel

## Identity

Dave Finkel

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dave-finkel
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dave-finkel
- **IMDb ID:** nm0277880
- **TMDB ID:** 1224201
- **Wikidata ID:** Q500451
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Finkel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q500451, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0277880/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1224201

Writer and producer. Born 15 May 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 15 May 1970, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 2006–present
- **Also known as:** デイブ・フィンケル
- **Frequently works with:** [Brett Baer](https://film.one/person/brett-baer.md), [Alex Cuthbertson](https://film.one/person/alex-cuthbertson.md), [Erin O'Malley](https://film.one/person/erin-omalley.md), [Jason Winer](https://film.one/person/jason-winer.md), [Kay Cannon](https://film.one/person/kay-cannon.md), [Matt Fusfeld](https://film.one/person/matt-fusfeld.md), [Nina Pedrad](https://film.one/person/nina-pedrad.md), [Trent O'Donnell](https://film.one/person/trent-odonnell.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as writer, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 86 (1), 2010s 80 (1), 2020s 62 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 69 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Crime 1, Drama 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Finkel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q500451, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0277880/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1224201

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Bad Sisters*](https://film.one/tv/bad-sisters.md) (78), [*Brothers*](https://film.one/tv/brothers.md) (47)
- **Hulu:** [*30 Rock*](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md) (86)
- **Disney+:** [*New Girl*](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Dave Finkel (born 15 May 1970) is an American television writer and producer. Born in Los Angeles, California, he began his career writing for animated series such as *Animaniacs* and *Pinky and the Brain* in the 1990s.

He later contributed as a writer to live-action series including *Just Shoot Me!* (1997), *30 Rock* (2006), *United States of Tara* (2009), *New Girl* (2011) and *Bad Sisters* (2022), the latter of which he co-created. Finkel has frequently collaborated with writer Brett Baer and has also worked as a producer on multiple shows.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Brothers* (2026), Fi1m 47, Writer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/brothers.md)
- *Bad Sisters* (2022), Fi1m 78, Creator, Executive Producer, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/bad-sisters.md)
- *New Girl* (2011), Fi1m 80, Story, Teleplay, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md)
- *30 Rock* (2006), Fi1m 86, Writer, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)

## Complete filmography (10)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Bad Sisters* (2022), series, Teleplay, Executive Producer, Creator — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/bad-sisters.md)
- *New Girl* (2011), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Teleplay, Story — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md)
- *United States of Tara* (2009), series, Writer
- *Baby Mama* (2008), as Gay Couple
- *30 Rock* (2006), series, as 2nd AC, Husband · Writer, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)
- *Center of the Universe* (2004), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer
- *Joey* (2004), series, Co-Executive Producer
- *Dean Quixote* (2001), as Finkel
- *Just Shoot Me!* (1997), series, Writer
- *Pinky and the Brain* (1995), series, Writer

## Gallery

- ![Dave Finkel](https://film.one/media/person/101673/gallery-8f61255b464d.jpg) Dave Finkel — Genevieve719, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Dave_Finkel_at_Paleyfest_2012.jpg/1280px-Dave_Finkel_at_Paleyfest_2012.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Dave Finkel, Brett Baer, Elizabeth Meriwether, Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield, Lamorne Morris, Hannah Simone, Jake Kasdan, Katherine Pope (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/101673/gallery-0e10375c3559.jpg) Dave Finkel, Brett Baer, Elizabeth Meriwether, Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield, Lamorne Morris, Hannah Simone, Jake Kasdan, Katherine Pope (2012) — Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flickr_-_Genevieve719_-_Dave_Finkel%2C_Brett_Baer%2C_Elizabeth_Meriwether%2C_Zooey_Deschanel%2C_Jake_Johnson%2C_Max_Greenfield%2C_Lamorne_Morris%2C_Hannah_Simone%2C_Jake_Kasdan%2C_Katherine_Pope.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![The cast is fascinated by the big screen. (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/101673/gallery-2cab7f4e4a22.jpg) The cast is fascinated by the big screen. (2012) — Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Flickr_-_Genevieve719_-_Dave_Finkel%2C_Brett_Baer%2C_Elizabeth_Meriwether%2C_Zooey_Deschanel%2C_Jake_Johnson%2C_Max_Greenfield%2C_Lamorne_Morris.jpg/1280px-Flickr_-_Genevieve719_-_Dave_Finkel%2C_Brett_Baer%2C_Elizabeth_Meriwether%2C_Zooey_Deschanel%2C_Jake_Johnson%2C_Max_Greenfield%2C_Lamorne_Morris.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Dave Finkel, Brett Baer, Elizabeth Meriwether, Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/101673/gallery-4440ebf1f709.jpg) Dave Finkel, Brett Baer, Elizabeth Meriwether, Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield (2012) — Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Flickr_-_Genevieve719_-_Dave_Finkel%2C_Brett_Baer%2C_Elizabeth_Meriwether%2C_Zooey_Deschanel%2C_Jake_Johnson%2C_Max_Greenfield.jpg/1280px-Flickr_-_Genevieve719_-_Dave_Finkel%2C_Brett_Baer%2C_Elizabeth_Meriwether%2C_Zooey_Deschanel%2C_Jake_Johnson%2C_Max_Greenfield.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Dave Finkel, Brett Baer, Elizabeth Meriwether, Zooey Deschanel (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/101673/gallery-977039a45965.jpg) Dave Finkel, Brett Baer, Elizabeth Meriwether, Zooey Deschanel (2012) — Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Flickr_-_Genevieve719_-_Dave_Finkel%2C_Brett_Baer%2C_Elizabeth_Meriwether%2C_Zooey_Deschanel.jpg/1280px-Flickr_-_Genevieve719_-_Dave_Finkel%2C_Brett_Baer%2C_Elizabeth_Meriwether%2C_Zooey_Deschanel.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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