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7 unusual facts about Mamet


Mamet

Milton Mamet, a fictional character from the American television series The Walking Dead (portrayed by Dallas Roberts)

David Mamet, an American playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and film director

Zosia Mamet, an American actress who has appeared in various television series

Lynn Mamet, an American theatre director, playwright, screenwriter, and television producer

Edham Mamet, a Uyghur refugee best known for the more than seven years he spent in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba

Playwright

Perhaps the most Aristotelian of contemporary playwrights is David Mamet.

On Broadway, this has happened in the past year with Martin McDonagh's "Behanding in Spokane" and Mamet's "Race" although these shows were packaged with stars (Christopher Walken in the former) and with playwrights who are well established in the profession.


Lakeboat

Joe Mantegna, well-versed in the world of Mamet, made his directorial debut with the feature.

Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz

Outside of his legal career, Rosenkranz has produced several Broadway productions including David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow, David Mamet's Race, and Tom Stoppard's Arcadia.

Psirens

Jenny Agutter plays another Psiren, this time an illusion of Kryten's creator Professor Mamet.

Rebecca Pidgeon

Pidgeon has had starring roles in several of Mamet's films, including The Spanish Prisoner (1997), The Winslow Boy (1999), State and Main (2000), and Heist (2001).

The Cryptogram

The production was directed by David Mamet with a cast that featured Shelton Dane (John), Ed Begley, Jr. (Del) and Felicity Huffman (Donny).

William Boyer

A graduate of the Drama Centre London, Boyer has appeared in plays written by Shakespeare, Molière, Odettes, Miller, Mamet, and others.


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