Dave Becky is an American comedy

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and producer. He works with

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and has more than 100 production credits. He has received nine

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nominations for his work as an executive producer on the

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series ''

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'' and various productions with comedian

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He has shared in two

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s for his work as an executive producer on two FX series, ''

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'' (2012) and '' Better Things'' (2016). Becky also serves as an executive producer on ''

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'' on

and ''

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'' on

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. Becky's comedy clients include

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and

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. Former clients include

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and

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Career

Becky is an executive producer on ''

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'' due to his representation of Poehler, as well as an executive producer on '' Making It'', '' Better Things'', ''

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'', ''

'', and ''

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''. He was also executive producer of

series ''

,'' co-created by Ansari'','' and numerous productions with then-client

, including the FX television shows ''

'' (credited 2013-2015) and '' Better Things'' (co-created by C.K. and Adlon) and comedy specials ''Louis C.K.: Live At The Beacon Theater'' (released on FX in 2012), ''Louis C.K.: Oh My God'' (2013,

), ''Louie C.K.: Live at the Comedy Store'' (2015, released through C.K.'s website), and ''Louis C.K. 2017'' (Netflix). He was a producer on the 2017

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comedy film ''

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''. Regarding his management style, Becky said in a 2012 interview that he chooses clients "based on the strength of their original voice and whether that voice excites me". He further stated that his most successful clients all shared certain qualities, saying that "they are hard-working, dedicated good people, inside and out".

Sexual misconduct allegations against Louis C.K.

In November 2017, comedian and Becky client

was accused by five women of

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in an exposé by ''

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'', allegations C.K. later confirmed. In the initial ''Times'' story, comedians Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov accused Becky of telling them, via their managers, not to speak about their experience of C.K. exposing himself and masturbating in front of them after a show in 2002; given Becky's influence in comedy, the then-early-career comedians feared professional reprisal. 3 Arts Entertainment subsequently dropped C.K. as a client and Becky issued a statement apologising "for not listening to and not understanding what happened to Dana and Julia", saying he had initially perceived some of the harassment allegations as a "matter of

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" and not as sexual misconduct. Publications such as ''

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'' and ''

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'' called for Becky's dismissal from 3 Arts Entertainment.

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, a client of Becky, stood by him, calling Becky "one of the great people I've met in this business".

, until then a client of Becky, severed ties with him and 3 Arts following the scandal. In C.K.'s apology for the incidents, he expressed regret "that this has brought negative attention to my manager Dave Becky who only tried to mediate a situation that I caused".

Personal life

Becky is married to talent manager Lainie Sorkin Becky. She also worked at 3 Arts Entertainment until 2005 when she joined 360 Management; as of 2013, her clients at 360 Management included

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and

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. She became a partner in 2013. The couple have three children and reside in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Awards and nominations

Becky has nine

nominations as an

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: two for ''

'' (2016 and 2017), and seven for projects with

(2012–2017). Becky has shared in two

s: in 2012, with six fellow members of the cast and crew of ''Louie'' and in 2016 with 14 other members of the cast and crew of ''Better Things''.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Becky, Dave Living people American television producers Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Talent managers