David Heavener

David Brent Heavener^[1] (born December 22, 1953)^[2] is an American singer, songwriter, director, actor, composer, producer and writer, specialising in low-budget features and direct-to-video action films.^[3]

Early life

David was born on December 22, 1953, in Louisville, Kentucky. At the age of 17, he moved to Nashville to pursue his career as a country music singer and songwriter. Within a few years, David had written two top-ten hits and was writing music for hit shows such as Hee-Haw and The Tonight Show.

Career

Within five years, with no film production education and little money, David had written, directed, produced and starred in a half-dozen films. That number now exceeds thirty films and rising. As a distributor, he has released hundreds of titles worldwide.

David has directed Academy Award winner Martin Landau and nominees Tony Curtis, Sally Kirkland and Karen Black. Other actors who have worked with David include Erik Estrada, Joe Estevez, Robert Reed, Marc Singer, Margot Kidder, Oliver Reed, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Ernest Borgnine.

Many of his movies have aired on HBO, Showtime, USA and network television. As an actor, he has also guest-starred on such TV series as Hunter and Days Of Our Lives. He has been featured on Entertainment Tonight, Backstage West and Dr. Flim Flam's comedy hour.

One of his most recent films, Dawn of the Living Dead, remained on Wal-Mart's top-10 list of DVD sales for 12 consecutive weeks.

Troma Entertainment distributes many of his films, including: Dragon Fury I, Dragon Fury II, Eye of the Stranger, Jurassic Women, Outlaw Prophet, Prime Target, Ragin' Cajun, Twisted Justice, and Vendetta.^[4]

Filmography

Movies

Year	Title	Note
1985	Border of Tong (aka Massacre)	Production Manager, Star
1987	The Fighter	Producer
1988	Outlaw Force	Director, Producer, Star, Writer
1989	Deadly Reactor	Director, Producer, Star, Writer
1990	Kill Crazy	Director, Sound-track Writer, Producer, Star, Writer
1990	Twisted Justice	Director, Producer, Star, Writer
1991	For Hire (aka Lethal Ninja)	Director, Producer, Star, Writer
	Ragin' Cajun	Director, Sound-track Writer, Producer, Star, Writer
	Prime Target	Director, Producer, Star, Writer
1993	Eye of the Stranger	Director, Sound-track Writer, Producer, Star, Writer
	Kill or Be Killed	Producer, Star
	L.A. Goddess	Star
	Twisted Fate	Star
1995	Dragon Fury	Director, Producer, Star, Writer
1996	Dragon Fury II	Executive Producer
	Jurassic Women	Producer, Writer
	Out of the Darkness	Star
	Fugitive X	Director, Producer, Star, Writer
	Vendetta	Executive Producer
1997	Guns of Chupacabra	Star
	Hollywood Cops	Star
	Kiss the Girls Goodbye (aka Fatal Abduction)	Executive Producer
1999	Atlanta Blue	Director, Producer, Star, Writer
2000	The Catcher	Star
2001	Outlaw Prophet	Director, Producer, Star, Writer
2002	Angel Blade	Director, Producer, Star, Writer
2003	Rock n' Roll Cops 2	Star
2004	Evil Grave: Curse of the Maya (aka Dawn of the Living Dead)	Director, Producer, Star, Writer
2006	Psycho Weene	Director, Producer, Star, Writer
2008	Confessions of an Exorcist	Star
2009	Memphis Rising: Elvis Returns	Star
2011	Legion: The Final Exorcism	Director, Sound-track Writer, Producer, Star, Writer
2020	Drac Von Stoller's Horrifying Tales from the Dead	Director, Producer, Star, Writer

References

^ "Weddings". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, KY. November 3, 1991.
^ Kentucky, U.S., Birth Index, 1911-1999
^ "David Heavener - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
^ Troma Entertainment (www.troma.com)

External links

[1] "Weddings". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, KY. November 3, 1991.

[2] Kentucky, U.S., Birth Index, 1911-1999

[3] "David Heavener - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.

[4] Troma Entertainment (www.troma.com)

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