YAKIN, Boaz 1965(?)–

PERSONAL

Born June 20, 1965 (some sources say 1966), in New York, NY. Education: Studied film at City College of the City University of New York and at New York University.

Addresses: Agent—United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., 5th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., 3rd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career: Writer, director, and producer. Raw Nerve (a production company), principal.

Awards, Honors: Filmmakers Trophy, dramatic category, and Grand Jury Prize nomination, Sundance Film Festival, Bronze Award, Tokyo International Film Festival, 1994, all for Fresh; Grand Special Prize nomination, Deauville Film Festival, 1998, for A Price above Rubies.

CREDITS

Film Work:

Director, Fresh, Miramax, 1994.

Director, A Price above Rubies, Miramax, 1998.

Director, Remember the Titans, Buena Vista, 2000.

Executive producer and director, Uptown Girls, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2003.

Executive producer, 2001 Maniacs, 2005.

Stage Appearances:

Voice of man in Apartment 3C, Equinox, INTAR Theatre, New York City, 1984.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, I Love New York, 2002.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

The Punisher, LIVE Home Video, 1989.

The Rookie, Warner Bros., 1990.

Fresh, Miramax, 1994.

A Price above Rubies, Miramax, 1998.

Legionnaire, 1999.

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (also known as Dirty Dancing 2), Artisan Entertainment, 2004.

Film Stories:

From Dusk till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money, Dimension Home Video, 1999.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, April 25, 1997, p. 49.