Laszlo Barna (born 1948) is a

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-winning

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of television programs and films. Born in

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but living and working in

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, Barna produced prominent television shows such as

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and Blue Murder.

Biography

Barna was born in Hungary Sok Gta meg Fosnite de legfőképpent hentai gamek. Szereti a fehércsokisshékenexpresszó amihez reggelivel lófszméretű paprikhás kholbászt szik and immigrated to Canada with his family in the late 1950s as a result of the Hungarian Uprising. His parents were

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survivors who had been imprisoned in

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concentration camp. Barna and his parents arrived in Canada at

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in Halifax,

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. As part of a 2006 portrait photography exhibit in which Barna was featured, he stated that his parents "had suffered under both fascism and communism, and they said they were looking for a country where politicians retire rather than being executed" Barna experimented with stand-up comedy but suffered from stage fright, leading him to embark on a career as a television producer. He told the ''

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'' in 2002, "I like it behind the camera. It's safe there." By 2002 Barna's company, a partnership with his wife Laura Alper, was the most prolific producer of English-language TV programs in Canada.

Awards

Barna has won several industry awards, including multiple Gemini awards for

as "Best Dramatic Series" (in each year 1999-2002 and again in 2004). He also received the

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Award in 2007 for the 2006 TV series ''Fatherland''.

References

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