Description:
Steven Zaillian was born on 30 January 1953 in Fresno, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993), The Irishman (2019) and A Civil Action (1998). He is married to Elizabeth Zaillian. They have two children.
Birthday
January 30, 1953
Born In
Fresno, California, USA
Alternative names
Steve Zaillian
, Steve Zalian
Height
175 cm
Spouse/Ex-
Elizabeth Zaillian ? - present (2 children)
Parents
Jim Zaillian
Children
Anthony James Zaillian
Relatives
Marcia Ann Zaillian (Sibling)
Trivia
A veteran go-to script doctor in the industry, Steven Zaillian has contributed uncredited to screenplays on a number of projects over the years. They include Patriot Games (1992), Crimson Tide (1995), Twister (1996), Primal Fear (1996), Amistad (1997), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Black Hawk Down (2001), Road to Perdition (2002) and Body of Lies (2008). He was also called upon in post-production to rewrite some scenes for re-shoots of Salt (2010).
Quotes
The similarity between the big directors I've worked with is that they allow the writer to find a way of doing what they want done without saying 'do it this way.' They describe what they want, then let the writer figure out a way to do it.
