David Chase

David Henry Chase born August 22 1945 is an American writer producer and director He is best known for being the creator head writer and executive producer of the HBO drama The Sopranos which aired for six seasons between 1999 and 2007 Chase has also produced and written for shows such as The Rockford Files Ill Fly Away and Northern Exposure He created the original series Almost Grown which aired for 10 episodes in 1988 and 1989 He has won seven Emmy Awards Chases film debut came in 2012 with Not Fade Away followed by The Many Saints of Newark 2021 a prequel film to the TV series The Sopranos