Yakin, Boaz 1965(?)–
YAKIN, Boaz 1965(?)–
PERSONAL
Born June 20, 1965 (some sources say 1966), in New York, NY. Education: Studied film at City College of the City University of New York and at New York University.
Addresses: Agent—United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., 5th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., 3rd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
Career: Writer, director, and producer. Raw Nerve (a production company), principal.
Awards, Honors: Filmmakers Trophy, dramatic category, and Grand Jury Prize nomination, Sundance Film Festival, Bronze Award, Tokyo International Film Festival, 1994, all for Fresh; Grand Special Prize nomination, Deauville Film Festival, 1998, for A Price above Rubies.
CREDITS
Film Work:
Director, Fresh, Miramax, 1994.
Director, A Price above Rubies, Miramax, 1998.
Director, Remember the Titans, Buena Vista, 2000.
Executive producer and director, Uptown Girls, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2003.
Executive producer, 2001 Maniacs, 2005.
Stage Appearances:
Voice of man in Apartment 3C, Equinox, INTAR Theatre, New York City, 1984.
Television Appearances; Specials:
Himself, I Love New York, 2002.
WRITINGS
Screenplays:
The Punisher, LIVE Home Video, 1989.
The Rookie, Warner Bros., 1990.
Fresh, Miramax, 1994.
A Price above Rubies, Miramax, 1998.
Legionnaire, 1999.
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (also known as Dirty Dancing 2), Artisan Entertainment, 2004.
Film Stories:
From Dusk till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money, Dimension Home Video, 1999.
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals:
Entertainment Weekly, April 25, 1997, p. 49.
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