David Furnish

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David Furnish Wiki Biography

David James Furnish was born on 25 October 1962, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a filmmaker, producer, director and former advertising executive, best known for being married to Elton John. He created the documentary “Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras”. All of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.

How rich is David Furnish? As of mid-2017, sources estimate a net worth that is at $50 million, mostly earned through success in his numerous endeavors. He regularly contributes to various publications and also does a lot of charity work. He’s also created many films and as he continues his career, it is expected that his wealth will also continue to increase.

David’s father is Jack Furnish, director at Bristol-Myers pharmaceutical company. David is the middle child between two siblings.

David attended Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute, and matriculated in 1981. Afterwards, he attended the Richard Ivey School of Business, at the University of Western Ontario, graduating with a degree in Business Administration, and was then recruited by the advertising agency Oglivy & Mather. He worked there for many years which increased his net worth significantly. Eventually, he transferred to England and became part of the company’s board.

He’s since forayed into other endeavors, including filmmaking, creating Rocket Pictures alongside Elton John. One of his first films was the documentary “Tantrums and Tiaras” which was created in 1997 about Elton John, and included interviews as well as concert footage – a large part of the documentary featured a performance in Rio de Janeiro. The documentary won a Chris Award given by the Columbus Film and Video Festival, and was later re-released with extra material as a “Director’s Cut”. Other projects David has worked on include “Kofi Annan: Center of the Storm” which is about the Ghanaian diplomat and UN Secretary-General. He also worked as a producer of the 2011 film “Gnomeo & Juliet” which is an animated film based on the Shakespeare play, and was released through Disney and Touchstone Pictures – the two title characters are voiced by Emily Blunt and James McAvoy. Furnish has also worked on television and theatre projects, most notably being the executive producer of “Billy Elliot the Musical”. All of these projects have also helped in elevating his net worth.

Aside from his film work, David is a regular columnist for GQ and Interview magazine, and is also the contributing editor of Tatler magazine. In 2015, he was named as one of GQ’s 50 best dressed British men.

For his personal life, it is known that Furnish started a relationship with singer Sir Elton John in 1993, and proposed to him in 2005. They entered into civil partnership later in that year, and they had a surrogate son in 2010. In 2013, they had another son born through the same surrogate. The following year same-sex marriage became legal in England, and they married after nine years of civil partnership.

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David Furnish Quick Info

Full Name David Furnish
Net Worth $50 Million
Date Of Birth October 25, 1962
Place Of Birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Profession Actor, Filmmaker
Education University of Western Ontario
Nationality American
Spouse Elton John
Children Elijah Joseph Daniel Furnish-John, Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John
Parents Gladys Furnish, Jack Furnish
Siblings John Furnish, Peter Furnish
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidfurnish/
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0299050/
Awards Gemini Award for Best Talk Series
Nominations Tony Award for Best Play, British Academy Television Award for Best Single Documentary
Movies Billy Elliot the Musical Live, Gnomeo & Juliet, It’s a Boy Girl Thing, Women Talking Dirty, Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras

David Furnish Quotes

  • I think it’s so ironic that quite a lot of Queen’s fans probably had no idea that Freddie Mercury was gay whatsoever, even though he embraced so many iconographic images and what gay men were supposed to look like, and the band was called Queen. The “I Want to Break Free” video took that and pushed it to another level. I think it was a very brave thing for them to do because it was acknowledging a side of the group that a lot of their fans probably hadn’t considered at the time.
  • [on Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)] When Elton (John) and I work on things, we want to invest out time, creativity and energy in things that hopefully bring the world closer together, not further apart. The movie’s message essentially says it doesn’t matter if you’re a red or a blue. At the end of the day parents should love their children and want what’s best for them. Elton and I try not be judgmental people. We are not advocates in the placard-carrying way. We just try to live our life by example.

David Furnish Important Facts

  • Although he is married to musician Elton John and his husband has a knighthood, he is not entitled to call himself Sir David Furnish in the way a woman would have been able to call herself Lady had she married John.
  • Furnish and his husband, Elton John, welcomed their second son Elijah Joseph Daniel on Friday January 11, 2013.
  • His son, Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John, with husband Elton John, was born via surrogate on 25th December 2010.
  • Was friends with Mike Myers in high school.
  • Godfather of Brooklyn Beckham along with his husband Elton John.
  • Was among the guests at Pamela Anderson’s and Kid Rock’s wedding
  • Registered his civil partnership with long-term partner Elton John at Windsor Town Hall on December 21, 2005, the first day that civil unions between homosexuals were legal in England and Wales. The ceremony was performed by Registrar Clair Williams, who also presided over the union between Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles. In December 2014, they upgraded their relationship to a marriage following the legalization of homosexual marriage earlier in the year.

David Furnish Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Gnomeo & Juliet: Sherlock Gnomes 2018 producer pre-production Producer
Virtuoso 2015 TV Movie executive producer Producer
Billy Elliot 2014 executive producer Producer
Gnomeo & Juliet 2011 producer Producer
Spectacle: Elvis Costello with… 2008-2010 TV Series executive producer – 20 episodes Producer
It’s a Boy Girl Thing 2006 producer Producer
Desert Flower 1999 producer Producer
Women Talking Dirty 1999 producer Producer
Kofi Annan: Eye of the Storm 1998 TV Movie documentary executive producer Producer
Top Buzzer 2004 TV Series Barman Actor
The Nanny 1997 TV Series David Furnish Actor
Spectacle: Elvis Costello with… 2009 TV Series presenter – 1 episode Miscellaneous
Inside Elton’s World 2005 TV Movie documentary director: South Africa sequences Miscellaneous
Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras 1997 TV Movie documentary Director
Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras 1997 TV Movie documentary Cinematographer
The Union 2011 Documentary special thanks Thanks
One of Those Days 2008 Short very special thanks Thanks
The Real ‘Billy Elliot’ Diaries 2005 Video documentary short special thanks Thanks
Kids Rights 2014 Documentary Himself Self
Today 2014 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
ITV Lunchtime News 2014 TV Series Himself – Speaking on NBC’s Today Show Self
Any Given Tuesday 2013 Short Himself Self
Stephen Fry: Out There 2013 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself Self
CNBC Meets 2011 TV Series documentary Himself Self
20/20 2011 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Breakfast 2011 TV Series Himself – Producer Self
Daybreak 2011 TV Series Himself Self
Live from Studio Five 2009 TV Series Himself Self
Spectacle: Elvis Costello with… 2008-2009 TV Series Himself – Announcer Self
Entertainment Tonight 2009 TV Series Himself Self
Xposé 2008 TV Series Himself Self
Guest of Cindy Sherman 2008 Documentary Himself Self
Concert for Diana 2007 TV Special documentary Himself – Audience Member (uncredited) Self
How Gay Sex Changed the World 2007 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
E! True Hollywood Story 2007 TV Series documentary Himself – Family Friend Self
Perfect Night In 2007 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Happy Birthday Elton! From Madison Square Garden, New York 2007 TV Movie Himself Self
Comic Relief: The Apprentice 2007 TV Movie Himself Self
The 100 Greatest Pop Videos 2005 TV Movie Himself Self
Corazón de… 2005 TV Series Himself Self
This Morning 2005 TV Series Himself Self
The Real ‘Billy Elliot’ Diaries 2005 Video documentary short Himself Self
The Morning After Show 2005 TV Series Himself Self
77th Annual Academy Awards – UK 2005 TV Special Himself Self
The Ultimate Pop Star 2004 TV Movie Himself Self
Will on Will & Grace 2003 TV Movie documentary Audience Member Self
Being Victoria Beckham 2002 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
An Audience with Elton John 1997 TV Special Himself (uncredited) Self
Diana: The Nation’s Farewell 1997 TV Movie Himself Self
Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras 1997 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Very Important Pennis 1997 TV Series Himself Self

David Furnish Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2010 Gemini Gemini Awards Best Talk Series Spectacle: Elvis Costello with… (2008) Won
2010 Gemini Gemini Awards Best Talk Series Spectacle: Elvis Costello with… (2008) Nominated