BIO

A NATIVE OF TEXAS, JOEL DAAVID MOVED TO LOS ANGELES IN 1993 TO ATTEND THE PRESTIGIOUS AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE TO STUDY CINEMATOGRAPHY. WHILE THERE HE RECEIVED THE BLUM-KOVLER SCHOLARSHIP AND WAS NOMINATED FOR THE KODAK SCHOLARSHIP IN CINEMATOGRAPHY. JOEL WENT ON TO SHOOT FEATURE FILMS, SHORT FILMS AND COMMERCIALS ON A FREELANCE BASIS. HE IS NOW AN AWARD WINNING THEATER DIRECTOR/DESIGNER. HE HAS BEEN AWARDED WITH THE OVATION, NAACP THEATER AWARD, THE LA WEEKLY THEATER AWARD AND THE LADCC THEATRE AWARDS. HE WAS RECENTLY AWARDED AN LADCC CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. HIS MOST RECENT ACCOLADE WAS AN OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR DIRECTING AND LIGHTING DESIGN FOR "THE MIRACLE WORKER" AND SET DESIGN OF THE YEAR FOR "JUST 45 MINUTES FROM BROADWAY FROM STAGESCENE LA.

JOEL HAS ALSO DIRECTED AND DESIGNED NUMEROUS THEATRICAL, MUSICAL AND OPERATIC SHOWS IN TEXAS AND CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING THE RECENT SUCCESSFUL RUN OF "THE MIRACLE WORKER" TO CRITICAL AND AUDIENCE ACCLAIM. HE WILL BEGIN WORK ON HIS LATEST STAGE PRODUCTION OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS' "BABY DOLL" SET TO OPEN AT THE LILLIAN THEATRE IN HOLLYWOOD NOVEMBER 2011.