David Furnish - Executive Producer

David Furnish was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. He began his career in advertising and became a filmmaker in 1995, directing the BAFTA nominated documentary Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras.

With backing from the Walt Disney Company he set up the film production company Rocket Pictures, producing the independent films Women Talking Dirty and It’s A Boy/Girl Thing. In 2011 Rocket Pictures released its first major animated feature Gnomeo & Juliet. Gnomeo had the biggest February animated film box office opening weekend in North American history and was a Number One hit in the UK.

Rocket also produced the music television series Spectacle: Elvis Costello with..., which has been critically acclaimed and widely distributed.

David is also a Contributing Editor for British GQ, Chairman of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, and a Trustee for The Old Vic Theatre in London.

David is extremely proud of his association with Billy Elliot the Musical and has been involved in productions as they have rolled out across the world.