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Farhad Safinia (Persian: فرهاد صفینیا Farhād Safīnīyā; born 1975) is an Iranian-American screenwriter, film/TV producer and director, best known for Apocalypto, Boss, and The Professor and the Madman.
Farhad Safinia was born in 1975 in Tehran, Iran. He is a writer and producer, known for Apocalypto (2006), The Professor and the Madman (2019) and Boss (2011). He has been married to Laura Regan since 2007.
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- Tehran, Iran
May 10, 2019 · A biographical drama about the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary and the relationship between its compiler James Murray and a patient Dr. William Minor. Farhad Safinia is the writer and director of the film, starring Mel Gibson and Sean Penn.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Farhad Safinia
- 2019-05-10
Farhad Safinia, born 1975 in Tehran, Iran, is a motion picture writer and producer. He is the creator and head writer of Boss. He also wrote the film Apocalypto (2006).
The Professor and the Madman is a 2019 biographical drama film directed by Farhad Safinia (under the pseudonym P. B. Shemran), from a screenplay by Safinia and Todd Komarnicki based on the 1998 book The Surgeon of Crowthorne (published in the United States as The Professor and the Madman) by Simon Winchester.
Aug 16, 2012 · Farhad Safinia is the creator and executive producer of Boss, a Starz series starring Kelsey Grammer as a ruthless Chicago mayor with a brain disorder. He talks about his inspirations, his creative choices, and his vision for the show.
Aug 17, 2012 · As the second season begins tonight, how does series creator Farhad Safinia feel about the great expectations for the show? How does he see some elements of comedy in the show?
