David Jablin

David Jablin
Occupation	Producer/Director

David Jablin is an award winning comedy producer and director and one of the pioneers of original television programming for Pay Television. In 1981 he created and produced the innovative comedy anthology series Likely Stories for HBO/Cinemax, which featured the directing debuts of Rob Reiner, Danny DeVito, Christopher Guest, and Billy Crystal.

Peter Chernin, then head of programming for Showtime, contacted Jablin to discuss future projects. This began Jablin’s long-term association with the cable network, where he continued to produce and direct unique comedy films and specials that achieved both critical and ratings successes for the premium channel.

He conceived the story for and produced the network’s very first original film, The Ratings Game, which starred Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman. The critically acclaimed project marked DeVito’s feature length directing debut, as well as garnering a WGA Award for Best Original TV Comedy Movie, and an International TV Movie Festival Award for Best Comedy.

Public Enemy #2 was nominated for 4 CableACE Awards, including Best Director for Jablin. The film won a Golden Eagle Award, and was selected by Time Magazine as one of the Ten Best of TV for the year—the only cable production to make that year's distinguished list.

Larry Gelbart’s Mastergate was nominated for a CableACE Award, a Casting Society of America Award, and was named the Best Television Movie of 1993 by Entertainment Weekly.

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