In high school, David Lynch was student council treasurer.
A Montana native, born in Missoula, Lynch was an Eagle Scout at the Kennedy inaugural in 1961, and he still exudes a disarming heartland earnestness. He has yet to outgrow his upbeat boyish lingo (&ldquo;you betcha,&rdquo; &ldquo;neat,&rdquo; &ldquo;cool.&rdquo;) He dresses like an overgrown schoolboy, in khakis, cap and long-sleeved shirts buttoned to the neck &amp;#8212; a look that almost never varies, even though by 9&amp;#160;A.M. it&amp;#8217;s nearly 100 degrees in the San Fernando Valley. (&ldquo;I have an eerie kind of feeling about my collarbone,&rdquo; he once said, explaining the buttoned-up look. &ldquo;Just a breeze on it is sometimes too much for me.&rdquo; &amp;#8212;People, September 3, 1990

Recommended viewing:
David Lynch&rsquo;s &ldquo;Hotel Room&rdquo;: The complete miniseries
Lynch discusses TM and highlights his filmmaking career
A conversation with David Lynch and Mike Figgis
The essential documentaries on David Lynch


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