- Daniel Attias won the DGA's 2009 best drama directing award for The Wire (2002) (episode: "Transitions"). He has also been nominated three other times in that category for episodes of The Sopranos (1999) ("46 Long"), Six Feet Under (2001) ("Back to the Garden"), and "Homeland" (2015)_ ("13 Hours in Islamabad:). In both 2006 and 2008, he was nominated for Emmy Awards for comedy directing for Entourage (2004) (episodes: "Oh Mandy," and "No Cannes Do").
After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from UC Berkeley, he studied acting in Los Angeles for three years before enrolling at UCLA where he received an MFA in film production. He is a graduate of the DGA's Assistant Directors Training Program and has worked as an assistant director for Steven Spielberg, Francis Coppola, Wim Wenders and Samuel Fuller.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous - Daniel Attias won the DGA's 2009 best drama directing award for The Wire (2002) (episode: "Transitions"). His new book, "Directing Great Television: Inside TV's New Golden Age," is published by MWP press. Dan has been nominated for the DGA award for best directing four additional times for episodes of The Sopranos (1999) ("46 Long"), Six Feet Under (2001) ("Back to the Garden"), Homeland (2015)_ ("13 Hours in Islamabad:), and, in the comedy category, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2020) (episode: "It's the Sixties, Man!"). In both 2006 and 2008, he was nominated for Emmy Awards for comedy directing for Entourage (2004) (episodes: "Oh Mandy," and "No Cannes Do").
Dan studied acting in Los Angeles for three years before enrolling at UCLA where he received an MFA in film production. He is a graduate of the DGA's Assistant Directors Training Program and has worked as an assistant director on "E.T. the Extra-terrestrial," "Airplane!," "One From the Heart," and several other feature films. Dan has taught acting and directing workshops in the United States and has conducted master classes in Italy, Greece, Brazil, Mexico, and Canada. He has also mentored many young directors, several of whom have gone on the successful careers in television.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous - Daniel Attias won the DGA's 2009 best drama directing award for The Wire (2002) (episode: "Transitions"). His new book, "Directing Great Television: Inside TV's New Golden Age," is published by MWP press. Dan has been nominated for the DGA award for best directing four additional times for episodes of The Sopranos (1999) ("46 Long"), Six Feet Under (2001) ("Back to the Garden"), Homeland (2015) ("13 Hours in Islamabad:), and, in the comedy category, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2020) (episode: "It's the Sixties, Man!"). In both 2006 and 2008, he was nominated for Emmy Awards for comedy directing for Entourage (2004) (episodes: "Oh Mandy," and "No Cannes Do").
Dan studied acting in Los Angeles for three years before enrolling at UCLA where he received an MFA in film production. He is a graduate of the DGA's Assistant Directors Training Program and has worked as an assistant director on "E.T. the Extra-terrestrial," "Airplane!," "One From the Heart," and several other feature films. Dan has taught acting and directing workshops in the United States and has conducted master classes in Italy, Greece, Brazil, Mexico, and Canada. He has also mentored many young directors, several of whom have gone on the successful careers in television.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
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- In 2002, his son David, went on a vehicular rampage on the Streets of Isla Vista, a college town near the campus of the University California Santa Barbara, killing 4 people and injuring numerous others. The incident was captured on video tape. On June 12, 2002, he was found guilty of four counts of second-degree murder by a jury; however, he was ruled legally insane and sentenced to be placed in a mental institution instead of receiving a jail sentence.
- His student film, "Leon's Case," won the Chicago, San Francisco, and Aspen film festivals.
- Awarded 2008 Filmmaker of the Year by the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
- His wife, Diana, a former assistant to Gary Kurtz, producer of Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), edited Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) novelization, "The Making of The Empire Strikes Back," "The Empire Strikes Back Sketchbook," and various children's books based on "Star Wars" characters. She also worked for the American Film Institute and edited a serious of "factfiles" on various film and television topics.
- Has helped to fund research into the causes and treatment of mental illness through the Attias Family Foundation.
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