Anthony Drazan
About
Biography
Biography
"Zebrahead" (1992), the first film of this young independent feature director and writer was produced by Oliver Stone and explored the difficulties of interracial relationships. This striking debut won some critical praise as well as respectable box-office. Prior to "Zebrahead," Drazan had helmed one segment of "The Sunset Gang" (1991), a two-part production for PBS's "American Playhouse." His second film was a well-crafted, if not terribly original, coming-of-age story featuring Fairuza Balk as a teenager and Harvey Keitel as her father. In 1998, he assembled a stellar cast (including Sean Penn, Kevin Spacey and Meg Ryan) for "Hurlyburly," the screen version of David Rabe's satire of Hollywood in the 1980s.
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Cast (Feature Film)
Writer (Feature Film)
Producer (Feature Film)
Music (Feature Film)
Special Thanks (Feature Film)
Director (Special)
Life Events
1987
Joined the writers and directors lab at the Sundance Institute
1991
TV directorial debut on PBS's "American Playhouse" with "The Detective" segment of the "The Sunset Gang"
1992
Feature directorial debut and first produced screenplay, "Zebrahead"
1992
Signed a two picture directing deal with Amblin Entertainment
1994
Directed second film, "Imaginary Crimes"
1995
Studied acting as a means to learn how to be a better director; "discovered" David Rabe's play "Hurlyburly"
1998
Helmed the feature adaptation of "Hurlyburly"
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