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[[Image:Lynchreznor.jpg|thumb|David Lynch and Trent Reznor]]'''David Keith Lynch''' (January 20, 1946 - January 15, 2025) was an influential American filmmaker, artist , and musician who worked with [[Trent Reznor]] and [[Nine Inch Nails]]. He was most well-known for films such as ''Eraserhead'', ''Blue Velvet'', ''Mulholland Drive'', and for the television series ''Twin Peaks''. He directed ten feature films and a large number of short films, as well as working in TV commercials, music videos, web series, and more.

Lynch was born in Montana and grew up all around the United States as his father, a research scientist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, needed to relocate frequently. His idyllic upbringing and fascination with small-town America would inform much of his work. He became interested in art at an young age and continued to draw and paint alongside his career in cinema. His work was characterized by its surrealist and disorienting style and , sometimes violent and disturbing imagery, as well as subtle and quirky humor. His films often carried recurring themes and devices, and their sound design was frequently tantamount to their visuals. The term "Lynchian" was coined to to describe things that are simultaneously onimous and mundane, referring to his film style.

He began making films as a student at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and his , eventually getting a grant from the American Film Institute. His first major film, ''Eraserhead'', gained him a cult following in the late seventies, but his breakthrough wouldn't come until 1986 with ''Blue Velvet''. He later helmed the TV series ''Twin Peaks'' with Mark Frost, which brought him to a much more mainstream audience and also proved highly influential on many other television shows in its wake. The popularity of his films after this point began to decline, but he had a return to form with ''Mulholland Drive'' in 2001. A continuation of ''Twin Peaks'' under the title ''Twin Peaks: The Return'' was brought back to TV in 2017. Lynch also recorded two albums, ''Crazy Clown Time'' and ''The Big Dream'', as well as several collaborative albums, and was an accomplished photographer and furniture builder. His artwork and photography was featured in several exhibitions and was published in several books.