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Greg Yaitanes | |
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| Born | Gregory Charles Yaitanes June 18, 1970 Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States |
| Occupation | Television director, film director |
| Awards | 2008 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series |
Gregory Charles Yaitanes (born June 18, 1970) is an American television and film director. He is also an angel investor in Twitter. [1]
Yaitanes grew up in Wellesley, Massachusetts, [2] where he directed his 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.[ citation needed ]
Yaitanes has directed and produced shows including Damages , Lost , Prison Break , Heroes, Banshee , Grey's Anatomy , and House of the Dragon . His Emmy Award came in 2008 as result of his work on House, M.D. . [3] He also directed the 2003 miniseries Frank Herbert's Children of Dune . [4]
Yaitanes is one of Twitter's original investors [2] and a frequent guest speaker at the company. [1]
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.[ citation needed ]
Yaitanes was married to Kosas founder Sheena Zadeh, who competed on Season 1 of the American version of MasterChef in 2010 and finished in 13th place, from 2012 until 2019. They have one daughter, Electra. [5] Yaitanes splits his time between New York and Los Angeles and has two boys.[ citation needed ]
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