Actor

Steven Zaillian

Writing

Career Snapshot

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

1.8

Low visibility

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Movies: 32Series: 2Crew credits: 32

TMDB ID: 2260

IMDb ID: nm0001873

Known for: Writing

Born: January 30, 1953

Age: 73

Place of birth: Fresno, California, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1977 - 2024

Years active: 48

Average TMDB rating: 6.85

Wikidata: Q291141

Also known as

Steven Ernest Bernard Zaillian

Other jobs

Screenplay (12)Executive Producer (7)Editor (4)Producer (3)Director (2)Thanks (2)Story (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

Steven Zaillian (born January 30, 1953) is an Armenian-American screenwriter, film director, film editor, producer, and founder of Film Rites, a film production company. He won an Academy Award for his screenplay for Schindler's List and he has been nominated two times for Awakenings and Gangs of New York. The Times called him "the most artful and subtle screenwriter Hollywood has had since Robert Towne." Zaillian was born in Fresno, California, the son of Jim Zaillian, a radio news reporter. He attended Sonoma State University, graduated from San Francisco State University and lives in Los Angeles.