Biography

David Gelb (born October 16, 1983) is an American director of film and television. He is most known for his documentary work on the subject of food and cuisine, including the 2011 film Jiro Dreams of Sushi, the Netflix series Chef's Table and Street Food, and the 2021 film Wolfgang. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Gelb, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

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American Horror Stories

(2021) Director

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Trial by Media

(2020) Executive Producer

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Chef's Table: Legends

(2025) Creator

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Chef's Table

(2015) Creator

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Marvel's 616

(2020) Director

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Sketchbook

(2022) Executive Producer

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Street Food: Latin America

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Street Food: Asia

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2021	Self	Ramen Fever 2021-10-02 Movie
2002	Prometheus	Lethargy 2002-02-02 Movie
1997	Danny	1999 1997-09-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2025	Executive Producer	Chef's Table: Legends 2025-04-28 TV Show
2024	Executive Producer	Chef's Table: Noodles 2024-10-02 TV Show
2023	Producer	Stan Lee 2023-06-10 Movie
2022	Executive Producer	Chef's Table: Pizza 2022-09-07 TV Show
	Producer	Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return 2022-09-07 Movie
	Executive Producer	Street Food: USA 2022-07-26 TV Show
	Executive Producer	Sketchbook 2022-04-27 TV Show
	Executive Producer	OLIVIA RODRIGO: driving home 2 u (a SOUR film) 2022-03-25 Movie
	Producer	More Than Robots 2022-03-14 Movie
2021	Producer	A Spark Story 2021-09-24 Movie
2020	Executive Producer	Marvel's 616 2020-11-20 TV Show
	Executive Producer	Street Food: Latin America 2020-07-21 TV Show
	Executive Producer	Trial by Media 2020-05-11 TV Show
2019	Executive Producer	Street Food: Asia 2019-04-26 TV Show
2016	Executive Producer	Chef's Table: France 2016-09-02 TV Show
2015	Executive Producer	Chef's Table 2015-04-26 TV Show
2011	Executive Producer	Jess + Moss 2011-01-23 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Creator

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2025	Creator	Chef's Table: Legends 2025-04-28 TV Show
2024	Creator	Chef's Table: Noodles 2024-10-02 TV Show
2022	Creator	Street Food: USA 2022-07-26 TV Show
2020	Creator	Chef's Table: BBQ 2020-09-02 TV Show
	Creator	Street Food: Latin America 2020-07-21 TV Show
2019	Creator	Street Food: Asia 2019-04-26 TV Show
2016	Creator	Chef's Table: France 2016-09-02 TV Show
2015	Creator	Chef's Table 2015-04-26 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2025	Director	VIP: Yankee Stadium 2025-04-04 Movie
2023	Director	Stan Lee 2023-06-10 Movie
2022	Director	Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return 2022-09-07 Movie
	Director	Poached 2022-04-24 Movie
2021	Director	American Horror Stories 2021-07-15 TV Show
	Director	Wolfgang 2021-06-25 Movie
2020	Director	Marvel's 616 2020-11-20 TV Show
2015	Director	A Faster Horse 2015-10-08 Movie
	Director	The Lazarus Effect 2015-01-29 Movie
2011	Director	Jiro Dreams of Sushi 2011-06-11 Movie
2009	Director	The Hold Steady: A Positive Rage 2009-04-07 Movie
2002	Director	Lethargy 2002-02-02 Movie
	Director	Chef's Table, Volume 7 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2011	Director of Photography	Jiro Dreams of Sushi 2011-06-11 Movie
2009	Director of Photography	The Hold Steady: A Positive Rage 2009-04-07 Movie
2005	Director of Photography	Cymbals 2005-05-12 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2002	Writer	Lethargy 2002-02-02 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv