Bob Yari
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- May 30, 1961 (age 65)
- Birthplace
- Tehran, Iran
Biography
Bob Yari (born Babar Yaghoubzadeh, 30 May 1961, Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian-born American film producer and director who immigrated to the U.S. around 1979. He studied at UCSB and the Brooks Institute. He is best known as the primary financier of Crash (2004), which won the Best Picture Oscar despite him being denied official producer credit by the Producers Guild. He co-founded Stratus Film with Mark Gordon and has produced over 40 features including The Illusionist (2006), Street Kings (2008), and Employee of the Month (2006). As a television executive producer he is a key figure behind the Yellowstone franchise (1883, 1923), Tulsa King, Mayor of Kingstown, and Landman. He directed Mind Games (1989) and Papa: Hemingway in Cuba (2015). In 2024 he founded Magenta Light Studios. He has also published two books and won a BAFTA and an Independent Spirit Award.
Known For
Filmography
Untitled Sackler Family Drama
Movie · Executive Producer
Summerhouse
Movie · Producer
Twilight of the Dead
Movie · Producer
Garden City
Movie · Producer
Laird
TV · Executive Producer · 1 ep
Deep Water
Movie · Producer
Protector
Movie · Producer
The Madison
TV · Executive Producer · 6 eps
The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey
TV · Executive Producer · 8 eps
Marshals
TV · Executive Producer · 22 eps
Frisco King
TV · Executive Producer · 8 eps
Dutton Ranch
TV · Executive Producer · 9 eps
Fireflies at El Mozote
Movie · Producer
Surviving Ohio State
Movie · Executive Producer
Bride Hard
Movie · Producer
MobLand
TV · Executive Producer · 20 eps
5-Star
TV · Executive Producer · 8 eps
Strange Darling
Movie · Executive Producer
Jewel of the Desert
Movie · Executive Producer
Landman
TV · Executive Producer · 20 eps
The Agency
TV · Executive Producer · 20 eps
Finestkind
Movie · Executive Producer
Lioness
TV · Executive Producer · 24 eps
Waco: The Aftermath
TV · Executive Producer · 5 eps
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
TV · Executive Producer · 8 eps
George & Tammy
TV · Executive Producer · 6 eps
Tulsa King
TV · Executive Producer · 39 eps
1923
TV · Executive Producer · 15 eps
1883
TV · Executive Producer · 10 eps
Mayor of Kingstown
TV · Executive Producer · 48 eps
Above Suspicion
Movie · Executive Producer
Yellowstone
TV · Executive Producer · 44 eps
The Maiden Heist
Movie · Producer
Possession
Movie · Producer
What Doesn't Kill You
Movie · Producer
Assassination of a High School President
Movie · Producer
Tyson
Movie · Executive Producer
Nothing but the Truth
Movie · Producer
The Accidental Husband
Movie · Producer
Crash
TV · Executive Producer · 26 eps
Gray Matters
Movie · Producer
Resurrecting the Champ
Movie · Producer
Even Money
Movie · Producer
Kickin' It Old Skool
Movie · Producer
The Hoax
Movie · Producer
Find Me Guilty
Movie · Producer
The Painted Veil
Movie · Producer
First Snow
Movie · Producer
The Illusionist
Movie · Producer
Winter Passing
Movie · Executive Producer
Factory Girl
Movie · Executive Producer
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Movie · Producer
Thumbsucker
Movie · Executive Producer
Hostage
Movie · Producer
The Matador
Movie · Executive Producer
The Chumscrubber
Movie · Executive Producer
Crash
Movie · Producer
Silent Partner
Movie · Executive Producer
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
Movie · Executive Producer
Prime
Movie · Executive Producer
Laws of Attraction
Movie · Executive Producer
Employee of the Month
Movie · Producer
Haven
Movie · Producer
A Love Song for Bobby Long
Movie · Producer
Around the Bend
Movie · Executive Producer
House of D
Movie · Producer
In Enemy Hands
Movie · Executive Producer
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
Movie · Producer
Agent Cody Banks
Movie · Executive Producer
Where the Red Fern Grows
Movie · Producer
Devil's Pond
Movie · Executive Producer
Perfect Fit
Movie · Producer
Mind Games
Movie · Executive Producer