Farhad Safinia
| فرهاد صفینیا Farhād Safīnīyā |
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| Born | 1975 (age 48–49) Tehran, Iran |
| Occupation | Producer and screenwriter |
| Spouse(s) | Laura Regan (2007–present) |
Farhad Safinia (Persian: فرهاد صفینیا Farhād Safīnīyā; born 1975) is an Iranian-American screenwriter and film/TV producer, best known for Apocalypto and Boss.
Personal life
Farhad Safinia was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1975. He left Iran with his family at the age of four to live in Paris, then London. He studied at Charterhouse School and then at King's College, Cambridge, where he studied Economics. While at King's he directed and acted in a number of stage productions for the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club and other theatre companies. After graduating, he moved to New York City where he studied film at the New School University and at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.[1] In the summer of 2007 he married actress Laura Regan in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is the grandson in law of John Harrison, son in law of Gerald Regan and Siblings in law of Geoff Regan, Kelly Regan and Nancy Regan.
Hollywood
Apocalypto (2006), which he co-wrote with director/producer Mel Gibson, is his first feature-length screenplay. Safinia met Gibson serving as his assistant during postproduction and promotion of The Passion of the Christ two years earlier.[2] He was also the creator, writer and executive producer of the Starz TV series Boss. He currently lives in Los Angeles.[3]
See also
References
External links
- Farhad Safinia at the Internet Movie Database
- Farhad Safinia filmography at NY Times
- Apocalypto official movie page – Includes brief bio on Safinia
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