David Jacobs

Quick Facts

Full Name	David Jacobs
Occupation	Screenwriter
Date Of Birth	Aug 12, 1939(1939-08-12)
Age	85
Date Of Death	2008-06-05
Birthplace	Baltimore
Country	United States
Birth City	Maryland
Horoscope	Leo

David Jacobs Biography

David Jacobs is one of the most popular and richest Screenwriter who was born on August 12, 1939 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Television writer who gained fame for his work on the soap opera Dallas and Knots Landing. The year 2005 was the time he published Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again.

He was the writer of the show Dallas that was a starring role for He wrote the series Dallas, which starred Barbara Bel Geddes…

On May 1, 2008, Jacobs was sentenced to three years’ probation and fined $25,000 after pleading guilty the previous year in federal court to conspiring to possess anabolic steroids with intent to distribute. He gained notoriety after choosing to cooperate with NFL officials in their investigation regarding use of steroids by players. On May 21, 2008, Jacobs met with NFL representatives and gave them a list of players he claimed had bought steroids from him. Jacobs said he sold tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of performance-enhancing drugs to former Dallas Cowboys offensive offensive lineman Matt Lehr in 2006 and 2007; Lehr denied this. “[I]f what Jacobs alleged is true,” wrote Dallas Morning News columnist Kevin Sherrington, “the NFL has a BALCO case on its hands.”

David Jacobs (c. 1973 – June 5, 2008) was an American personal trainer, convicted steroid dealer and informant.

There was a child called Alben along with his wife Lynn, before they split up.

David Jacobs Net Worth

David Jacobs is one of the richest Screenwriter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Jacobs 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He relocated from New York to work on Grolier’s Encyclopedia after he graduated with an BFA at The Maryland Institute College of Art.

He composed, produced, and directed and wrote the show Paradise which ran from 1988 until 1991.

On June 5, 2008, police discovered Jacobs, along with his “on-again, off- again” girlfriend, prominent fitness model Amanda Earhart-Savell, both dead of multiple gunshot wounds from a .40-caliber Glock handgun. Police shortly thereafter began characterizing their investigation as consistent with a murder–suicide. Police had been alerted to possible foul play after friends of Savell had reported she had been missing for several days, and officers were sent to check on their welfare at Jacobs’s house located in Plano, Texas. Also found in his house were “146 vials of steroids, 10 syringes, scales, bags with steroids and marijuana, a computer, and a .22 semi-automatic gun with ammunition.”

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is David Jacobs Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

David Ranked on the list of most popular Screenwriter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. David Jacobs celebrates birthday on August 12 of every year.

Who is David Jacobs?

David Jacobs (born August 12, 1939 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a television writer best known as the creator of and writer for the long-running CBS-TV nightime soap opera/drama series Dallas and Knots Landing, as well as the executive producer and writer of the 1986 CBS-TV movie Dallas: The Early Years.

Who is the superhuman athlete?

David Jacobs (born March 3, 1942) is a retired American trampoline gymnast. During the 1960s, he won several top-level trampolining medals.

What did David Jacobs do?

David Jacobs (born August 12, 1939) is an American television writer, producer and director. He is most well known as the creator of the CBS primetime series Dallas, Knots Landing, and Paradise.

Where Are They Now David Jacobs?

Death. Jacobs died at home at the age of 87 on 2 September 2013 , surrounded by his family. He had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease and had also been treated for liver cancer since at least 2011.

Where did David Jacobs live?

Tributes have been paid to broadcaster David Jacobs, who has died aged 87. Mr Jacobs, who lived in East Preston near Littlehampton , died after suffering with Parkinson’s disease and liver cancer.