David Lynch

David Lynch is an American screenwriter, filmmaker, and author that has made a name for himself for his mind-bending and uniquely disturbing visual and artistic work. His films usually juxtapose the shockingly macabre with the cheerfully mundane to defy explanation. Lynch was born to a US Forest Service research scientist, which meant that the family was often moving across the country during his childhood. He has lived in the likes of Spokane, Washington, Idaho, Sandpoint, Montana, and Missoula as his father was often sent to different places by the US Department of Agriculture. This part of his life is also refracted and reflected in his novels such as “Twin Peaks” and “Blue Velvet.” He came into the limelight when he made the very original film “Eraserhead” in 1977 which would go on to become a huge hit. Since then, he has received nominations for the Academy Awards for the films “Blue Velvet” and “The Elephant Man.” “Twin Peaks” mania would sweep the country in 1990 after it started airing on ABC before “Wild at Heart” got the Palme d’Or award. Lynch has also established himself as one of the wittiest artists with tremendous amounts of humor. He made his writing debut with the publishing of “Catching the Big Fish,” a novel about transcendental meditation.