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David Ayer was born on 18 January, 1968 in Champaign, Illinois, U.S., is an American filmmaker. Discover David Ayer's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old?

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Occupation Film director · film producer · screenwriter
Age 56 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 18 January 1968
Birthday 18 January
Birthplace Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality United States

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David Ayer Height, Weight & Measurements

At 56 years old, David Ayer height is 1.89 m .

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Who Is David Ayer's Wife?

His wife is Mireya Ayer (m. 2002-2017)

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Wife Mireya Ayer (m. 2002-2017)
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Children 4

David Ayer Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is David Ayer worth at the age of 56 years old? David Ayer’s income source is mostly from being a successful Film director. He is from United States. We have estimated David Ayer's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
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Source of Income Film director

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Timeline

1968

David Ayer (born January 18, 1968) is an American filmmaker known for making crime films that are set in Los Angeles and deal with gangs and police corruption.

Ayer was born in Champaign, Illinois, on January 18, 1968, and grew up in Bloomington, Minnesota, and Bethesda, Maryland, where he was kicked out of his house by his parents as a teenager.

Ayer lived with his cousin in Los Angeles, California, where his experiences in South Central Los Angeles became the inspiration for many of his films.

Ayer dropped out of high school and painted houses for a living.

Ayer enlisted in the United States Navy as a submarine sonar technician (STS) aboard the USS Haddo (SSN-604)

Ayer's screenplay, U-571 was based on his experiences as a submariner in the US Navy.

2001

His screenplays include Training Day (2001), The Fast and the Furious (2001), and S.W.A.T. (2003).

Ayer collaborated on the screenplay for The Fast and the Furious in 2001.

Ayer wrote the screenplay for crime drama Dark Blue, and it was his research into the Los Angeles Police Department that led to his most prominent screenplay, Training Day.

Ayer signed a contract to write a screenplay for S.W.A.T., which was based on his original story pitch.

2003

The film was directed by Clark Johnson and released in 2003.

2005

He has also directed Harsh Times (2005), Street Kings (2008), End of Watch (2012), Sabotage (2014), and The Beekeeper (2024).

2006

In 2006, screenwriter David Ayer admitted that U-571 had distorted history, and said that he would not do it again.

He told BBC Radio 4's The Film Programme that he "did not feel good" about suggesting that Americans, rather than the British, had captured the naval Enigma cipher: "It was a distortion ... a mercenary decision ... to create this parallel history in order to drive the film for an American audience. Both my grandparents were officers in the Second World War, and I would be personally offended if somebody distorted their achievements."

Ayer's directorial debut was with the film Harsh Times, an action-drama set on the streets of South Central Los Angeles, showing how drug use and past military experiences affects people's attempts to lead normal lives.

2008

He went on to direct the action thriller Street Kings, which was released in 2008.

Ayer later wrote and directed End of Watch, an action thriller about the daily lives of two South Central Los Angeles policemen, played by Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña.

2012

The film was released in the fall of 2012 to profitable box-office returns and favorable reception from critics, with Roger Ebert naming it as the fourth-best film of 2012, hailing it as "one of the best police movies in recent years".

2014

He has twice collaborated with actor Shia LaBeouf: first with the World War II drama Fury (2014), then the crime thriller The Tax Collector (2020).

He has also collaborated with his friend Cle Shaheed Sloan who has appeared in four of his films.

His next film was the action thriller Sabotage, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger; the film was released on March 28, 2014.

He wrote and directed the World War II-set action film, Fury, starring Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf and Logan Lerman; the film was released in October 2014.

2016

In 2016, he directed the superhero movie Suicide Squad from the DC Extended Universe, and then the urban fantasy film Bright (2017) for Netflix.

Ayer wrote and directed the film adaptation of the comic book Suicide Squad, which was released on August 5, 2016.

The film, along with Ayer's directing, received negative reviews, though it became his most commercially successful film to date.

Ayer also directed Bright, "a contemporary cop thriller, but with fantastical elements", starring Will Smith and Joel Edgerton with a script penned by Max Landis that Ayer rewrote.

Netflix picked up the film for a $90 million deal.

On December 13, 2016, Ayer was brought on board to direct the spin-off of Suicide Squad, Gotham City Sirens, which evolved into Birds of Prey, directed by Cathy Yan, and starring Margot Robbie reprising her role of Harley Quinn.

Gotham City Sirens remained in development, but as of April 2021, Gotham City Sirens has been put on pause.

He was also contracted by Universal Pictures to direct a remake of Scarface starring Diego Luna, but was let go because his script was too violent.

2017

The film was released on December 22, 2017.

2018

On January 3, 2018, Netflix confirmed they were moving ahead with the sequel for Bright, with Smith and Edgerton reprising their roles and Ayer directing and writing the script with Evan Spiliotopoulos, the filming of which began in March 2019.

Ayer established Cedar Park Entertainment on January 4, 2018, with former head of programming at Audience Network, Chris Long.

On June 21, 2018, it set a first look deal with Entertainment One, and it will cover television series, both scripted and unscripted.

In May 2022, Ayer signed on to direct action thriller The Beekeeper for Miramax, written by Kurt Wimmer and starring Jason Statham, with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer later acquiring domestic distribution rights.

The film is set to be released in theatres on January 12, 2024.

In October 2023, it was announced that Ayer and Statham would reunite to work on Levon's Trade, from a screenplay by Sylvester Stallone, based on the novel of the same name by Chuck Dixon, with production expected to begin in March 2024.

Cameo roles

2020

This ultimately did not happen due to Will Smith's schedule, and on May 5, 2020, he was replaced with Louise Leterrier as David Ayer wanted to focus on The Dirty Dozen for Warner Brothers.

Primarily established to produce films and television shows, the first film Cedar Park produced was 2020's The Tax Collector, Ayer's second collaboration with actor Shia LaBeouf.