- According to M. Night Shyamalan, the movie The Sixth Sense (1999) was inspired by an episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990) directed by David Winning in which lead characters are ignored by everyone not realizing that they are dead until the final moment. In The Tale of the Dream Girl, a brother discovers that only his sister can see him.
- Began making films in 1971, at age ten. Favorite directors are Stanley Kubrick, John Carpenter, the Coen Brothers and Quentin Tarantino.
- Storm (1985). Director, Winning, appears in two cameos in the film; as Young Jim in 1946 flashbacks and also as the Man in the Wilderness in Lowell's opening nightmare sequence.
- Became a US Citizen on 17 September 2003. Holds Dual passports; with Canada.
- He was the very first recipient of the DGC National Director's Guild Team Award for Best Dramatic Series Director presented in 2002 and was nominated again in 2006.
- Is the voice of the ad campaign for The Liberty Science Center's presentation of Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit in Jersey City. Produced by Sygma.
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