David Klawans

David Klawans (born September 10, 1968) is an American film producer. He is the executive producer of the movie , winner of the at the . Klawans has been described in the press as a 'story detective' and is known for developing obscure true stories into movies. 
==Early life and education==
Klawans was born in . He was raised in after his family moved to . He later returned to America and graduated from , where he was mentored by film producer (, ).
He started his career as a production coordinator for an LA-based Japanese television commercial company, and developed movie ideas in his spare time. In an interview with the , Klawans recalled how he was unable to afford a car, and rode to movie studios on a bicycle to pitch films based on "oddball, overlooked true-life stories."
==Career==
In 2002, Klawans discovered a true story about a priest who moonlighted as a Lucha Libre wrestler to raise money for his church orphanage. He developed the idea the 2006 Jack Black comedy Nacho Libre, a film that grossed $99,255,460 worldwide.
In 2003, he produced the independent documentary Togbe, the true story of an unemployed white Dutchman who was believe to be the reincarnated king of the nation of . It aired on and was screened at the .
Klawans has developed more than 30 feature projects at major studios, almost all based on true stories. The most notable is , a declassified true story Klawans discovered while scouring the quarterly journal 'Studies in Intelligence' in 1998. He then spent several years developing the project, which eventually became the 2012 -directed movie, which grossed $230 million at the box office.
He developed the true story of the fraud, which created one of the biggest bidding wars in history for a single magazine article, according to . The project sold to in August 2018, with attached to star and Ben Affleck attached to direct.
==Miscellaneous==
In 2007, Klawans was named by as one of ' most interesting people in their annual 'Best of LA People' issue.
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