Billy Elliot The Musical

DAVID FURNISH

David Furnish was born and raised in Toronto, Canada.  He began his career in advertising and became a filmmaker in 1995.  His first project was the BAFTA nominated documentary Elton John – Tantrums & Tiaras.  He set up the film production company Rocket Pictures with backing from Walt Disney Company.  Their first production was Women Talking Dirty starring Helena Bonham Carter and Gina McKee.  Rocket Pictures is currently in production with a major animated feature called Gnomeo & Juliet, a comic love story set in adjoining English gardens.  Spectacle: Elvis Costello with… will be hosted by its namesake and produced in conjunction with Rocket Pictures with David serving as a producer. David also enjoys writing and is a Contributing Editor for Interview Magazine and British GQ.  He is also a Director of the Elton John AIDS Foundation and a Trustee for the Old Vic Theatre.