Steven Zaillian
Steven Zaillian | |
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Born | Steven Ernest Bernard Zaillian January 30, 1953 Fresno, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | San Francisco State University |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, director, editor, producer |
Years active | 1977–present[1] |
Spouse | Elizabeth Zaillian |
Children | 2 |
Steven Ernest Bernard Zaillian[1] (born January 30, 1953) is an American screenwriter, director, film editor, and producer. He won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award for his screenplay Schindler's List (1993) and has also earned Oscar nominations for Awakenings, Gangs of New York, Moneyball and The Irishman. He was presented with the Distinguished Screenwriter Award at the 2009 Austin Film Festival and the Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement from the Writers Guild of America in 2011. Zaillian is the founder of Film Rites, a film production company. In 2016, he created, wrote and directed the HBO limited series The Night Of.
He is best known for his script in Steven Spielberg’s 1993 film Shindler’s list and for directing and writing the 1993 film Searching for Bobby Fischer.
Personal life
Steven Zaillian was born in Fresno, California, the son of Jim Zaillian, a radio news reporter. He is of Armenian descent.[2][3] He attended Sonoma State University, graduated from San Francisco State University in 1975 with a degree in Cinema.[1] He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Elizabeth and their two children.[4] In 2007, he in partnership with Mandate Pictures, signed a deal with Columbia Pictures.[5]
Filmography
Film
Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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1985 | The Falcon and the Snowman | No | Yes | No | |
1990 | Awakenings | No | Yes | No | |
1993 | Schindler's List | No | Yes | No | |
Searching for Bobby Fischer | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Jack the Bear | No | Yes | No | ||
1994 | Clear and Present Danger | No | Yes | No | |
1996 | Mission: Impossible | No | Yes | No | |
1998 | A Civil Action | Yes | Yes | executive | |
2001 | Hannibal | No | Yes | No | |
2002 | Gangs of New York | No | Yes | No | |
2005 | The Interpreter | No | Yes | No | |
2006 | All the King's Men | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2007 | American Gangster | No | Yes | executive | |
2011 | Moneyball | No | Yes | No | co-written with Aaron Sorkin |
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | No | Yes | executive | ||
2014 | Exodus: Gods and Kings | No | Yes | No | |
2018 | Red Sparrow | No | No | Yes | |
2019 | The Irishman | No | Yes | No | |
2021 | Deep Water | No | No | Yes | |
TBA | Those Who Wish Me Dead | No | No | Yes |
Television
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive Producer |
Notes |
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2016 | The Night Of | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
TBA | Ripley | Yes | Yes | Yes | In pre-production[6][7] |
Executive producer only
- Welcome to the Rileys (2010)
- The Cold Light of Day (2012)
- The Current War (2017)
- My Dinner with Hervé (2018)
Editor
- Breaker! Breaker! (1977)
- Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
- Starhops (1978)
Awards
References
- ^ a b c "Steven Zaillian". The New York Times. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
- ^ "Armenia's tragedy was long in coming to the movie screen". Los Angeles Times. November 18, 2002. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "A conversation with Steven Zaillian – Armen Sarvar Official Website". Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "Steven Zaillian biography". Tribute. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
- ^ Garrett, Diane; Garrett, Diane (May 1, 2007). "Zaillian signs deal with Columbia". Variety. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ Fleming Jr, Mike (April 2, 2019). "Showtime To Win Auction For Steve Zaillian Series On Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley Books". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ Malone, Michael (September 25, 2019). "Showtime to Turn Highsmith's 'Ripley' Novels Into Series". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
External links
- 1953 births
- Living people
- American film editors
- Film producers from California
- American male screenwriters
- Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award winners
- Best Adapted Screenplay BAFTA Award winners
- American writers of Armenian descent
- Writers from Fresno, California
- San Francisco State University alumni
- Writers Guild of America Award winners
- Film directors from California
- Best Screenplay Golden Globe winners
- Screenwriters from California