David Henry Chase is an American screenwriter, showrunner, director, and producer. He is best known for writing and producing the HBO drama
The Sopranos which aired for six seasons between 1999 and 2007. Chase has also produced and written for such shows as
The Rockford Files,
I'll 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. Chase's 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.