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 |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1977–present[1] |
Spouse | Elizabeth Zaillian |
Children | 2 |
Steven Ernest Bernard Zaillian
He has also created, written and directed the limited series The Night Of (2016) and Ripley (2024).
Early life
Steven Zaillian was born in
Personal life
He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Elizabeth Zaillian; they have two sons together.[4]
Career
Steven Zaillian is known for writing screenplays that often deal with tragedy and drama. Zaillian has written screenplays for many notable films. Zaillian wrote the screenplay for the 1990 film
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
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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 | Story | 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 |
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 | 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 | |
2024 | Ripley | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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 "Blue" Gene Tyranny (2015). "Steven Zaillian". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 5, 2015. 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.
- ^ Setencich, Eli (March 23, 1994). "'Schindler's' screenwriter goes back to dad's vision". Fresno Bee. p. B1. Retrieved July 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Steven Zaillian biography". Tribute. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
- ^ Garrett, Diane (May 1, 2007). "Zaillian signs deal with Columbia". Variety. Retrieved January 7, 2021..