Bob Yari

Bob Yari (Persian: باب یاری‎; born May 30, 1961) is an Iranian-born American film producer.

Bob Yari
Born
Babar Yaghoubzadeh

(1961-05-30) May 30, 1961
Tehran, Iran
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
OccupationFilm Producer
Years active1989–present

Biography

Yari was born to a Jewish family[1][2] in Tehran, Iran. He grew up in New York City, and studied cinematography at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Producers of the film Crash won the Best Picture at the 78th Academy Awards. Although Yari received screen credit as one of the producers of Crash, the Producers Guild of America refused to designate him as a producer to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the purpose of nominating producers of the film for the Best Picture Oscar. Yari sued both the Academy and the Guild in the Los Angeles Superior Court and lost at the demurrer stage. The trial court's decision was affirmed by the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District on March 25, 2008.[3]

Film credits

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film
Year Film Credit Notes
1989Mind GamesExecutive producer
1998Gohar-e shab cheraghExecutive producerDirect-to-video
2001Perfect Fit
2003Agent Cody BanksExecutive producer
Where the Red Fern Grows
Devil's PondExecutive producerDirect-to-video
2004Employee of the Month
In Enemy HandsExecutive producer
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
Laws of AttractionExecutive producer
House of D
A Love Song for Bobby Long
Crash
Haven
Around the BendExecutive producer
2005ThumbsuckerExecutive producer
The ChumscrubberExecutive producer
The MatadorExecutive producer
Hostage
The L.A. Riot SpectacularExecutive producer
SueñoExecutive producer
Winter PassingExecutive producer
PrimeExecutive producer
2006The Illusionist
Find Me GuiltyExecutive producer
Even MoneyExecutive producer
First Snow
The Hoax
Gray Matters
The Painted Veil
Factory GirlExecutive producer
2007Resurrecting the Champ
Kickin' It Old Skool
Christmas in WonderlandExecutive producer
2008Assassination of a High School President
The Accidental Husband
Street KingsExecutive producer
Nothing but the Truth
What Doesn't Kill You
2009The Maiden Heist
Possession
2014The BarberExecutive producer
2015Papa: Hemingway in Cuba
2019Above SuspicionExecutive producer
TBA
Killing Pablo
As director
Year Film
1989Mind Games
2015Papa: Hemingway in Cuba

Television
Year Title Credit
2008−09CrashExecutive producer
2019YellowstoneExecutive producer

References
  1. "Having found success in U.S., Iranian Jews turn to show biz". JewishLight. Archived from the original on February 3, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2007.
  2. Jewish Telegraph Agency: "Arts & Culture Having Found Success in U.s., Iranian Jews Turn to Show Biz" June 29, 2006
  3. Yari v. Producers Guild of Am., 161 Cal. App. 4th 172 (2008).
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