Greg Yaitanes
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- June 18, 1970 (age 56)
- Birthplace
- Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
Greg Yaitanes is an American television and film director. He is also an angel investor in Twitter. Emmy Award-winning television and film director Greg Yaitanes is one of the most recognized names in Hollywood, directing and producing top shows including Damages, Lost, Prison Break, Heroes and Grey's Anatomy. His Emmy Award came in 2008 as result of his work on House, M.D., the most popular show worldwide. Yaitanes grew up in Wellesley, Massachusetts, where he directed his very first film, Salad Bar: The Movie. At the age of 18, Yaitanes moved to Los Angeles and attended the University of Southern California Film School. By 23, he landed his first directorial job. Yaitanes was so persistent that he once waited seven hours for a 10-minute meeting with action film producer Joel Silver. After screening Yaitanes' work, Silver signed him for his second feature. Since then, Yaitanes' artistic talent and dedication have led him to a successful career in the director's chair in television. Though he is well known in Hollywood for his work on several top-watched shows, his technological entrepreneurship has also made him a respected name in Silicon Valley. His investments in start-up companies such as Twitter have earned him a reputation for foresight in technology. Yaitanes is one of Twitter's original investors and a frequent guest speaker at the company. Active in the Greek community, Yaitanes helped produce Greek America Foundation's Gabby Awards and directed the opening of the 2011 Gabby Awards on Ellis Island. Greg resides between New York and Los Angeles and has two boy.
Known For
Filmography
State of Emergency
Movie · Director
Marshals
TV · Director · 2 eps
Dutton Ranch
TV · Director · 2 eps
Spider-Noir
TV · Director · 2 eps
Lucky
TV · Director · 2 eps
Your Friends & Neighbors
TV · Director · 3 eps
Presumed Innocent
TV · Director · 5 eps
Citadel
TV · Director · 2 eps
The Old Man
TV · Director · 2 eps
House of the Dragon
TV · Director · 3 eps
The Twilight Zone
TV · Director · 1 ep
Castle Rock
TV · Director · 3 eps
Manhunt
TV · Director · 8 eps
Snowfall
TV · Director · 1 ep
Quarry
TV · Director · 8 eps
Underground
TV · Director · 1 ep
Banshee: Origins
TV · Director · 21 eps
Banshee
TV · Director · 9 eps
Ray Donovan
TV · Director · 1 ep
Women's Murder Club
TV · Director · 1 ep
Drive
TV · Director · 2 eps
Damages
TV · Director · 2 eps
Southern Comfort
Movie · Director
Heroes
TV · Director · 4 eps
Bones
TV · Director · 3 eps
Commander in Chief
TV · Director · 1 ep
Grey's Anatomy
TV · Director · 2 eps
Prison Break
TV · Director · 3 eps
Empire
TV · Director · 6 eps
The Closer
TV · Director · 1 ep
Over There
TV · Director · 1 ep
House
TV · Director · 31 eps
CSI: NY
TV · Director · 2 eps
Lost
TV · Director · 3 eps
Hotel
Movie · Director
Nip/Tuck
TV · Director · 1 ep
Cold Case
TV · Director · 2 eps
Las Vegas
TV · Director · 2 eps
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
TV · Director · 3 eps
Black Sash
TV · Director · 1 ep
Plan B
Movie · Director
Fastlane
TV · Director · 1 ep
CSI: Miami
TV · Director · 3 eps
Alias
TV · Director · 1 ep
Cleopatra 2525
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Invisible Man
TV · Director · 4 eps
Martial Law
TV · Director · 1 ep
V.I.P.
TV · Director · 10 eps
Double Tap
Movie · Director
Soldier of Fortune, Inc.
TV · Director · 3 eps
Nash Bridges
TV · Director · 2 eps
Hard Justice
Movie · Director