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David Furnish (born October 25, 1962) is a Canadian filmmaker who is the civil partner of British entertainer Elton John. Furnish is a former advertising executive who is now a film director and producer most famous for his documentary Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras.

Contents 1 Life and career 2 Movies 3 Theater 4 References 5 External links

David Furnish was born in Toronto Ontario, Canada to Jack Furnish (retired, former director of Bristol-Myers) and Gladys Furnish (retired, homemaker). He has an older brother, John, and a younger brother, Peter. David graduated in 1981 from the Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute in the Scarborough Region of Toronto. He graduated from the business program at the University of Western Ontario in 1985, was recruited by the advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather, eventually transferred to the London office and was appointed to their Board.

A mutual friend of Furnish and Elton John left a message for Furnish inviting him to a dinner party at Elton John's house on October 30, 1993. Initially fearing that the dinner would be unpleasant, or that John would be boring, he instead found John to be interesting and engaging. Both were attracted to each other; John asked for his phone number and the two had a private dinner the following night.

Furnish resigned from his position in 1994 after finding it increasingly difficult to balance the position's demands with the demands of his new life with John.

With a keen interest in film, Furnish enrolled in courses at the British Film Institute. He is currently co-chief of Rocket Pictures along with John.

Furnish is a contributing editor for Tatler magazine and also is a regular columnist for Interview and GQ.

Furnish currently serves on the board of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, attending fundraisers and other events in support of that cause.

Elton John proposed to David Furnish in May 2005 at a dinner party with friends and family at their home in Windsor. John and Furnish entered into a civil partnership on December 21, 2005, the first day that civil partnerships could be performed in England, in the royal town of Windsor.

• Tantrums and Tiaras; director (1997)
• Women Talking Dirty; producer (1999)
• Desert Flower; co-producer (1999)
• Kofi Annan: Center of the Storm; executive producer (2002)
• Fame and Fashion: Inside Gucci - Sex and Fashion; director, script writer (2002)
• Fame and Fashion: Inside Versace - Fame and Fashion; director, script writer (2002)
• It's A Boy Girl Thing; producer (2006)
• Gnomeo and Juliet; producer (scheduled 2008)

• Billy Elliot; executive producer (March 2005)

• "Elton's Rocket Man". (Sept. 1, 2001). observer.guardian.co.uk/.

• "Elton and David to tie the knot". (Nov. 25, 2005). iAfrica.com.

• "An Ideal Husband". (March 2006). torontolife.com.

• Billy Elliot the Musical Fansite
• David Furnish at the Internet Movie Database
• Billy Elliot the Musical Fan Forum