David Giammarco attends the Royal World Premiere of
“Quantum of Solace”
Odeon Leicester Square,
London.
David Giammarco is an award-winning print and broadcast journalist and the author of the best-selling book FOR YOUR EYES ONLY : BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE JAMES BOND FILMS. The National Archives in Washington requested his investigation into the espionage secrets of the Cold War be included into the historical collection of U.S. record and he’s often requested to speak on the topic for numerous radio, television and documentary programs.
David has written countless features for a wide array of North American and International magazines, contributing to such publications as Cigar Aficionado, The Hollywood Reporter Worldwide Special Editions, Playboy, Ocean Drive, Razor, Max, Cinefantastique, Cineplex Magazine, Radar, Hello!, Hola!, FilmMaker Magazine, Petra Magazine, Anna Magazine, Vanity Fair, and ELLE Magazine.
Also reporting regularly from around the world for Canada’s national newspapers The Globe and Mail, The Financial Post and The National Post, in addition to appearing in The Toronto Star, The Toronto Sun, The Miami Herald, The Sydney Times, The Sunday Telegraph, La Republicca, The Sunday Express, Le Monde, Scotland on Sunday and The Sunday Times of London.
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Having received his career start at age 14 courtesy of television legend Johnny Carson, David Giammarco quickly rose to prominence and worldwide syndication with his insightful interviews and invaluable access to Hollywood’s top movers and shakers.
Hugh Hefner and David Giammarco, Playboy Mansion West
Holmby Hills, California 1994
Photo: Copyright © Playboy Magazine, 1994.
Photograph by Elayne Lodge
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David Giammarco’s in-depth celebrity interviews have spanned multiple generations, including such luminaries as Clint Eastwood, Angelina Jolie, Sir Sean Connery, Johnny Depp, Tom Cruise, Al Pacino, Penélope Cruz, Harrison Ford, George Clooney, Gene Hackman, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Brad Pitt, Francis Ford Coppola, Sofia Coppola, Dustin Hoffman, Martin Scorsese, Robert DeNiro, Will Smith, Kirk Douglas, Robin Williams, Brian De Palma, Salma Hayek, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Halle Berry, Dan Aykroyd, Tom Hanks, Kevin Costner, Steven Spielberg, Jude Law, Oliver Stone, Drew Barrymore, Robert Duvall, Julia Roberts, Tim Burton, Jimmy Stewart, Pierce Brosnan, Paul Newman, Apple Founder Steve Jobs, Lorne Michaels, Mel Brooks, Jack Lemmon, Sir Michael Caine, Daniel Craig, Mel Gibson, Jennifer Aniston, Eddie Murphy, Sidney Lumet, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Peter Falk, Gary Oldman, Mark Wahlberg, Charlie Sheen, Peter Fonda, Alfonso Cuarón, Oprah Winfrey, Uma Thurman, Steve Martin, Blake Edwards, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Pixar Founder John Lasseter, Sir Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Jerry Seinfeld, Farrah Fawcett, Bo Derek, Jonathan Demme, Bob Newhart, Russell Crowe, Jodie Foster, Dennis Hopper, Robert Downey, Jr., Daniel Radcliffe, Richard Donner, Will Ferrell, Steve Allen, Heath Ledger, Cameron Diaz, Morgan Freeman, Christopher Nolan, Dick Van Dyke, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Jonathan Rhys-Myers, Raquel Welch, Sandra Bullock, Adam Sandler, David Brenner, Michael Bay, Dame Helen Mirren, Colin Farrell, Bob Hope, Ben Stiller, Robert Redford, Matthew McConaughey, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, David Lynch, Jerry Bruckheimer, Ewan McGregor, Nicolas Cage, Jane Fonda, Roy Disney, David Lynch, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Fallon, Ivan Reitman, Susan Sarandon, Barry Levinson, Pamela Anderson, Richard Gere, J.J. Abrams, Liam Neeson, Ron Howard, John Travolta, Norman Jewison, Matthew Perry, Christian Bale, Meryl Streep, Keanu Reeves, Michael Eisner, Cameron Crowe, Frank Oz, David Duchovny, Michael J. Fox, Keira Knightley, Baz Luhrmann, Diane Keaton, Anthony Minghella, Colin Firth, Don Rickles, Michael Mann, Ben Affleck, Sydney Pollack, Tina Fey, James Caan, Sam Mendes, Sir Ian McKellen, Amy Poehler, Robert Evans, MGM Chairman & CEO Gary Barber, Paramount & Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone, Bill Murray, Jeremy Irons, Cate Blanchett, Elmore Leonard, George Carlin, Hugh Hefner, Quentin Tarantino, James Ellroy, and Jack Nicholson.
David Giammarco with Penélope Cruz and Salma Hayek attending the Academy Awards® Governors Ball.
Photograph: A.M.P.A.S.®
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David Giammarco and Penélope Cruz pose for famed portrait photographer Peter Bregg. ( Hello! Magazine )
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Francis Ford Coppola with David Giammarco, New York City.
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Rod Stewart and David Giammarco celebrating the Celtic Football win.
From the world of music, David has interviewed and toured with such top talent and legends as The Rolling Stones, The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Sheryl Crow, Sting, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Rod Stewart, Aerosmith, Chuck Berry, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Nickelback, Stone Temple Pilots, Lenny Kravitz, Bryan Adams, Brian Wilson & Mike Love, Steely Dan, Jimmy Page & Robert Plant, Tina Turner, Rush, Christina Aguilera, Harry Connick Jr., Britney Spears, Elvis Costello, Motley Crüe, Jennifer Lopez, Randy Newman, Joss Stone, Quincy Jones, The Guess Who’s Burton Cummings & Randy Bachman, Billy Joel, David Foster, Marianne Faithfull, Steven Van Zandt, Duran Duran, Whitney Houston, Steppenwolf’s John Kay, Diana Krall, Robert Palmer, Crowded House, Lionel Richie, Debbie Harry & Blondie, Clive Davis, Alanis Morissette, Tom Cochrane, Phil Collins, Iggy Pop, Robbie Robertson, INXS, Robbie Krieger and Ray Manzerek of The Doors, Bon Jovi, Neil Young, and U2.
David Giammarco with Steven Tyler and Joe Perry on the Aerosmith tour.
As well, David has interviewed Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono, Olivia Harrison, Cynthia Lennon, Pete Best, Julian Lennon, Sir George Martin, Giles Martin, and contributed to the landmark Beatles reunion in Las Vegas for the Cirque Du Soleil production of The Beatles LOVE.
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Don Henley and David Giammarco
Eagles World Tour
Los Angeles
Don Henley and David Giammarco
Eagles World Tour
Los Angeles
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In 2003, David Giammarco became a Senior Reporter and Host for the CTV Television Network, including the primetime entertainment newsmagazine E Talk Daily and the national morning show Canada AM, as well as the network’s 24-hour national news channel CTV NewsNet.
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“E TALK” Cast: Senior Entertainment Reporter David Giammarco with fellow hosts Tanya Kim, Jacintha Wesselingh and Ben Mulroney in cast promo adverts for CTV’s national entertainment newsmagazine “E Talk”.
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David Giammarco
Host & Senior Reporter
CTV
As well, David’s MTV Show e2 featured his in-depth interviews with the top talent from the world of film, television, and music. David has also anchored live coverage of such events as The Academy Awards, The Emmy Awards, The Grammy Awards, The American Music Awards, The Juno Awards, The MTV Music Awards, The Golden Globes, and numerous Royal Premieres from London. David also co-hosted the Canadian portion of the historic “Live 8” concert broadcast worldwide to 182 television networks, featuring such legendary performers as Pink Floyd, U2 , The Who, Paul McCartney, Madonna, Green Day, Annie Lennox, Sting, Elton John, and Coldplay.
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David has also contributed as a writer for the productions of the James Bond films The World Is Not Enough and Die Another Day and also shared his Cold War espionage expertise for the Ian Fleming docudrama True Bond, which was broadcast in Britain on ITV and in North America on The History Network. True Bond earned the Best Documentary Award from the New York Television Festival in 2008.
[ Photo Caption ] : David Giammarco and Daniel Craig, along with Steven Saltzman and Hilary Saltzman ( son and daughter of original James Bond producer Harry Saltzman alongside Albert “Cubby” Broccoli ) attend the Royal World Premiere of the 50th Anniversary James Bond film “Skyfall” at Royal Albert Hall and after-party celebrations at the Tate Modern, London.
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As well, the November/December 2008 issue of Cigar Aficionado was a special James Bond edition written by
David Giammarco, featuring an extensive 20-page feature on the making of Quantum of Solace from his exclusive interviews on location with Daniel Craig, Gemma Arterton, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, director Marc Forster, and producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson. This tribute issue of the upscale magazine also featured Giammarco’s in-depth profile of 007 author Ian Fleming and the 46-year history of the Bond films. The James Bond edition of Cigar Aficionado became the magazine’s biggest-selling issue.
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David Giammarco and Clint Eastwood celebrating the Best Director and Best Picture Oscars at the Academy Awards®
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Additionally, David has also travelled around the world with director Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise as the Host, Writer, and Producer for Paramount’s War of the Worlds television special. The following year, David was invited back by Tom Cruise to work on Mission: Impossible III with director J.J. Abrams, where they travelled to Rome, Tokyo, Mexico City, London, Paris, Marseilles, Berlin, and Madrid for filming.
David Giammarco and Tom Cruise on their world tour stopover at the Odeon Leicester Square in London for “Mission Impossible: 3”.
David Giammarco filming on location in Santa Clarita and Mystery Mesa, California for “War of The Worlds” with Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise.
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Amongst his other numerous film and television roles, David has also acted opposite Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Kelsey Grammer and Nathan Lane in the political comedy Swing Vote; battled horror icon Freddy Krueger in the film Freddy Vs. Jason; and played the game in the romantic comedy The Pitcher & The Pin-Up.
“Ghostbusters II” filming : Harold Ramis, David Giammarco, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, and Ernie Hudson.
Cast still photographed on set by Director Ivan Reitman.
Los Angeles. (1989)
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Kevin Costner and David Giammarco during filming of “Open Range”, on location in Alberta, Canada.
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Kevin Costner and David Giammarco rehearsing a scene for the political comedy “Swing Vote”, on location in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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David Giammarco has also served as Juror on a number of Canadian and American Film Festivals. At the San Diego World Film Festival, where legendary director John Frankenheimer was presented the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, Giammarco conducted a rare Q&A session with Frankenheimer about his most controversial films: The Manchurian Candidate (1962) and Seven Days in May (1964).
David Giammarco, on location at the Casino de Monte Carlo, Monaco.
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY: BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE JAMES BOND FILMS BY DAVID GIAMMARCO 