Gregory Charles Yaitanes (born June 18, 1970) is an American
television
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and
film director. He is also an
angel investor in
Twitter
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.
Early life
Yaitanes grew up in
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Wellesley () is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Wellesley is part of Greater Boston. The population was 29,550 at the time of the 2020 census. Wellesley College, Babson College, and a campus of Massachusetts Bay Communit ...
,
where he directed his first film, ''Salad Bar: The Movie''. At the age of 18, Yaitanes moved to Los Angeles and attended the University of Southern California Film School. By 23, he landed his first directorial job.
Career
Yaitanes has directed and produced shows including ''
Damages
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'', ''
Lost
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Geography
*Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland
* Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US
History
*Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...
'', ''
Prison Break'', ''
Heroes
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* Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good
Film
* ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama
* ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film
Gaming
* ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...
,'' ''
Banshee
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'', ''
Grey's Anatomy
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'', and ''
House of the Dragon
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''. His
Emmy Award came in 2008 as result of his work on ''
House, M.D.
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''.
He also directed the 2003 miniseries ''
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
''Frank Herbert's Children of Dune'' is a three-part science fiction miniseries written by John Harrison and directed by Greg Yaitanes, based on Frank Herbert's novels '' Dune Messiah'' (1969) and ''Children of Dune'' (1976). First broadcast i ...
''.
Yaitanes is one of
Twitter
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's original investors
and a frequent guest speaker at the company.
Active in the Greek community, Yaitanes helped produce Greek America Foundation's Gabby Awards and directed the opening of the 2011 Gabby Awards on Ellis Island.
Personal life
Yaitanes was married to Kosas founder Sheena Zadeh, who competed on Season 1 of the American version of ''
MasterChef
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'' in 2010 and finished in 13th place, from 2012 until 2019. They have one daughter, Electra.
Yaitanes splits his time between New York and Los Angeles and has two boys.
References
External links
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1970 births
Film producers from Massachusetts
American television directors
Living people
People from Wellesley, Massachusetts
American people of Greek descent
Primetime Emmy Award winners
USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni
Film directors from Massachusetts