| Dave Bonawits | |
| Known For: | FishCenter Live |
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Dave Bonawits (or David Bonawits[1]) is an American actor, filmmaker, and editor. He was one of the hosts of FishCenter Live, from the show's start on Adult Swim's website in 2014 to its cancellation in 2020.
Bonawits directed Pleasant People (2011). In 2011, Pleasant People had its world premiere at the 2011 Slamdance Film Festival.[2] He also edited the 2015 film Female Pervert.[3] [4] [5] [6] He is also Jiyoung Lee's creative partner.[7]
While working at Adult Swim, he hosted the American web television series FishCenter Live alongside Andrew Choe, Matt Harrigan, Christina Loranger, and Max Simonet.[8] [9] [10] [11] The show ran from 2014 to 2020, ending following layoffs, which included Dave. During that time, Dave Bonawits also hosted a crossword solving show with Max Simonet for Adult Swim from 2015 to 2020, which later became known as Bloodfeast. Bloodfeast later received two animated television spin-offs, Tender Touches and Gēmusetto, with Dave co-creating the former and voice acting in both.
Bonawits is also the bassist for the band Antbrain.[12]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Pleasant People | Camera operator, cinematographer, digital effects, director, editor, producer, sound editor, writer | ||
| 2010 | Everything Is in Everything | Camera operator, cinematographer, sound editor/sound mixer | ||
| 2010 | I Remember Dying on Halloween | Actor | ||
| 2010 | Please Please Pick Up | Cinematographer, editor, sound editor | ||
| 2011 | Egg in Pig's Ear | Cinematographer | ||
| 2011 | Pleasant People | Director, Executive Producer, Writer | ||
| 2011 | Satanic Panic: Band Out of Hell | Actor (Conflicted Male) | ||
| 2013 | The Allergic Reaction | Director, writer | ||
| 2013 | Moral Sleeze | Assistant Editor, Cinematographer | ||
| 2014-2020 | FishCenter Live | Host | ||
| 2014 | Satanic Panic 2: Battle of the Bands | Actor (Connie TV Show Cameraman), Cinematographer | ||
| 2014 | Westbound | Cinematographer, editor | ||
| 2014 | Yoga Bro | Cinematographer | ||
| 2015 | Female Pervert | Editor | ||
| 2017-2020 | Tender Touches | Actor (Curtis), Co-creator | [13] | |
| 2019–2020 | Gēmusetto | Actor, composer |