Bob Yari ( fa, باب یاری; born May 30, 1961) is an

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ian-born

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film producer and director.

Biography

Yari was born to a

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family in Tehran, Iran. He grew up in New York City, and studied film in Santa Barbara. Yari has produced numerous award winning films, including

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and The Illusionist. His directorial credits include Papa Hemingway in Cuba, and

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. Yari has also produced numerous televisions series, including

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, and

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. Bob Yari began his film career in the 1980s working for film and television producer

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. In 1989, he directed and produced his first film,

. Yari left the film industry in the 1990s and spent the next decade developing large scale commercial real estate projects, including

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in Houston Texas. In the early 2000s, Yari returned to film and began developing, financing and producing films under four labels, including

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(Stratus Film), Employee of the Month (Bull’s Eye Entertainment),

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(El Camino Pictures), and

(Bob Yari Prods). Over the next decade, Yari is credited with producing over forty features, including The Painted Veil, Street Kings, Prime and the

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series. He also produced the feature documentaries Tyson, Dave Chapelle’s Block Party and Can’t Stand Losing You: Surviving the Police. In 2016, Bob Yari returned to the director’s chair to helm the biopic Papa Hemingway in Cuba, which won the jury prize for Best World Feature at the Sonoma International Film Festival. The film was the first U.S. production in over five decades to be shot on location in Havana. Bob Yari first began producing for television in 2008 with the series

, a spinoff of the Oscar winning film. Yari later partnered with 101 Studios to produce the

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Western series "

," and its prequel "

," as well as "

." In 2022, Paramount announced that Yari would executive produce an additional slate of series, including: "1923," another chapter in the "Yellowstone" franchise starring

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and

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, "Land Man," starring

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, "Lioness" starring

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, "

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", and the limited series "Bass Reeves," starring

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. In 2021, Bob Yari published his first book, ''The Human Condition: A Pathway to Peace and Fulfillment,'' exploring a pathway to happiness rooted in a balanced lifestyle and attitude. The following year, Yari published ''On Creation and the Origins of Life: An Exploration of Intelligent Design,'' an exploration of the various possibilities and theories on the start of life on our planet.

Film credits

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

As director

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yari, Bob 1961 births Living people American film producers Iranian film producers American people of Iranian-Jewish descent Iranian Jews University of California, Santa Barbara alumni Iranian diaspora film people American independent film production company founders