Anthony Drazan

{{short description|American film director and screenwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox person | name = Anthony Drazan | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | othername = | birth_date = | birth_place = United States | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = | occupation = Film director, screenwriter | years_active = 1991–present | spouse = | website = }}

'''Anthony Drazan''' is an American film director and screenwriter. He grew up in Rockville Centre, New York.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news|last1=Schoemer|first1=Karen|title=FILM; A Director Crosses the Line Into a Reality of . . . More Lines|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/25/movies/film-a-director-crosses-the-line-into-a-reality-of-more-lines.html|accessdate=16 May 2015|work=New York Times|date=October 25, 1992}}</ref>

He is best known for writing and directing the 1992 film ''Zebrahead'', his film writing and directing debut.<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|work=The New York Times|title=Zebrahead (1992) Review/Film Festival: Zebrahead; A Racial Chameleon In a Hidebound World|first=Janet|last=Maslin|author-link=Janet Maslin|date=October 8, 1992|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E0CE5D91030F93BA35753C1A964958260}}</ref> The film was produced by Chuck Mitchell.<ref name="nytimes"/>

His other film directing credits include ''Imaginary Crimes'' starring Harvey Keitel and ''Hurlyburly'' starring Sean Penn. He also directed episodes of the television series ''Trinity'' and ''The West Wing''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/531464/Anthony-Drazan |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130906221111/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/531464/Anthony-Drazan |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-09-06 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide |title=Anthony Drazan - About This Person - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com |accessdate=2013-09-06}}</ref> His last directing credit was the 2003 television pilot ''E.D.N.Y.''

From 2011 to 2014, Drazan performed on stage in scripted one-man shows including an Off-Broadway production of ''The Leak, The Nod''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theater.nytimes.com/show/87901/The-Nod/overview |title=The Nod-2012 - Nytimes.com |publisher=Theater.nytimes.com |accessdate=2013-09-06}}</ref>

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