Alan Di Fiore (sometimes Alan DiFiore) is a Canadian

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and producer of film and television, best known for his work on ''

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'' and the thriller film ''

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'', starring

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and

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Early life

DiFiore co-founded Pagliacci's Restaurant, located in

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, Canada, with his friend, Howard Siegel. His mother was the creator of most of Pagliacci's Restaurant's outstanding menu items.

Career

DiFiore has worked extensively across film and television since the early 1990s. His numerous

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credits include the CTV movie '' The Life'' and ''

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'', which won eight Geminis; the

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''Vendetta'' and episodes of ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2005, he won his third

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for his work on the ''

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'' television show. DiFiore also wrote and served as producer on the

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series '' The Handler''. In 2010, Di Fiore created '' The Bridge''. The series was inspired by former

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police union head,

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. It's a procedural drama about a union leader fighting criminals on the street, his bosses, and corruption on the force. Di Foire

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it alongside

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, Bromell,

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and Adam J. Shully. He also worked on the fantasy police procedural drama television series ''Grimm'' (co-created by

Jim Kouf Jim Kouf (born July 24, 1951) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He received the 1988 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay for his work on ''Stakeout (1987 film), Stakeout'' (1987). Filmography Film *''The Boogens ...

, whom Di Fiore has worked with on several projects) as a writer and producer. In 2016, ''

'' was released, directed by

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. Di Fiore and Kouf wrote the original script of the film. On July 25, 2014,

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won the rights to finance and release the film, whose latest draft was written by Jamie Linden.

Filmography

References

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