David Ahearn

 

 

 

David Ahearn started his career performing stand-up comedy at clubs across the country.  He has appeared at such premiere clubs in Los Angeles as The Laugh Factory, The Improvisation and The Comedy Store.  In 1997, he co-founded and began hosting Four Day Weekend.  After more than 12 years, the business thrives in downtown Fort Worth having performed more than 3,000 shows for the general public and Fortune 500 companies. 

 

Ahearn wrote and directed Four Day Weekend's television pilot, Get Lost Ahearn is also an accomplished filmmaker.  His second short film, "burning the grump", was named a finalist in the USA Film Festival and won the Special Jury Prize at The Northhampton Film Festival.  He was recently named "Best Filmmaker" by the Fort Worth Weekly and was featured in the publication's filmmakers series which can be read here.  Ahearn recently completed the script for his next feature film entitled "Run" which will be produced in 2009 by his film production company Amaranth Pictures.

 

In 2005, Ahearn, along with his business partners David Wilk and Frank Ford, were named finalists in Clear Channel’s Entrepreneurs of the Year for small businesses.  In addition, he travels around the world on speaking engagements for Fortune 500 companies.