---
name: "David M. Israel"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-m-israel"
fi1m_id: "david-m-israel"
imdb_id: "nm0411448"
tmdb_id: 1213909
wikidata_id: "Q5236926"
roles: ["Writer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T01:25:36.400065+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."
---

# David M. Israel

## Identity

David M. Israel

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-m-israel
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-m-israel
- **IMDb ID:** nm0411448
- **TMDB ID:** 1213909
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5236926
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_M._Israel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5236926, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0411448/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1213909

Writer.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_M._Israel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5236926, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0411448/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1213909

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*About a Boy*](https://film.one/tv/about-a-boy-2014.md) (63)

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

## Biography

David M. Israel is an American television producer and writer. Before moving to Los Angeles, he worked as a writer, producer and editor for Major League Baseball Productions in New York, including projects such as This Week in Baseball and New York Mets highlight films.

He has produced and written for series including *3rd Rock from the Sun* (1996), *Grounded for Life* (2001), *The Tracy Morgan Show* (co-creator, 2003), *How to Rock* (creator, 2012), *About a Boy* (writer and co-executive producer, 2014) and *Dynasty* (2017). In 2005 he and his writing partner Jim O'Doherty signed a development deal with NBCUniversal. He founded David Israel Productions in 2016.

Israel is a graduate of George W. Hewlett High School (1980) and Syracuse University (1984). He has received Emmy and Golden Globe recognition for his work.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *About a Boy* (2014), Fi1m 63, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/about-a-boy-2014.md)

## Complete filmography (6)

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

- *Dynasty* (2017), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer
- *About a Boy* (2014), series, Writer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/about-a-boy-2014.md)
- *How to Rock* (2012), series, Producer
- *Grounded for Life* (2001), series, Producer
- *Pandora's Clock* (1996), series, Teleplay
- *3rd Rock from the Sun* (1996), series, Producer

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/david-m-israel