David Brent Heavener (born December 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, director, actor, composer, producer and writer, specialising in low-budget features and direct-to-video action films.

Early life

David was born on December 22, 1953, in

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. At the age of 17, he moved to

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to pursue his career as a country music singer and songwriter. Within a few years, David had written two top-ten hits and was writing music for hit shows such as ''Hee-Haw'' and ''The Tonight Show''.

Career

Within five years, with no film production education and little money, David had written, directed, produced and starred in a half-dozen films. That number now exceeds thirty films and rising. As a distributor, he has released hundreds of titles worldwide. David has directed Academy Award winner

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and nominees

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and

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. Other actors who have worked with David include

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. Many of his movies have aired on

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, Showtime, USA and network television. As an actor, he has also guest-starred on such TV series as ''Hunter'' and ''Days Of Our Lives''. He has been featured on Entertainment Tonight, Backstage West and Dr. Flim Flam's comedy hour. One of his most recent films, ''Dawn of the Living Dead'', remained on Wal-Mart's top-10 list of DVD sales for 12 consecutive weeks.

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distributes many of his films, including: ''Dragon Fury I, Dragon Fury II, Eye of the Stranger, Jurassic Women, Outlaw Prophet, Prime Target, Ragin' Cajun, Twisted Justice, and Vendetta''.Troma Entertainment (www.troma.com)

Filmography

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