Brad Furman

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Brad Furman
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Furman in 2021
Born
Brad Evan Furman

Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania, United States
Occupation(s)Film director, producer, writer

Brad Furman is an American film and music video director, producer, and writer. [1]

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Career

Furman grew up in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania. He is Jewish [2] and attended Friends' Central School. He later went on to study at New York University (NYU) where he earned a BFA in film and TV from the Tisch School of the Arts. He also played Division III basketball for NYU. [3]

Furman directed The Lincoln Lawyer , which starred Matthew McConaughey and was released in 2011. [4] His next feature film was Runner Runner , which starred Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck. Furman also directed the music video for "What Do You Mean?" by the singer Justin Bieber in 2015. [5]

In 2016, Furman directed Bryan Cranston in The Infiltrator . The film is based on the autobiography of the same name by Robert Mazur, a U.S. Customs special agent, who in the 1980s helped bust Pablo Escobar's money-laundering organization by going undercover as a corrupt businessman.

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "The New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on March 25, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  2. ↑ Stern (2016). "Mother-Son Duo 'Infiltrate' Summer Box Office". Philadelphia Jewish Exponent.
  3. ↑ "The guy who directed Bryan Cranston's new movie is a Philly sports nut". Billy Penn. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  4. ↑ "The Lincoln Lawyer Review". Entertainment Weekly . March 23, 2010. Archived from the original on March 18, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Justin Bieber's 'What Do You Mean?' Video: See a Behind-the-Scenes Clip". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
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