Sanford Bookstaver

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Sanford Bookstaver
Born (1973-09-01) September 1, 1973 (age 50)
Occupation(s)Film/television director
television producer
Years active1999–present
Spouses
(m. 2003;div. 2017)
(m. 2024)
Children1

Sanford Bookstaver (born September 1, 1973) is an American film, television director and television producer.

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Early life

In 1995, Bookstaver graduated from the USC School of Cinema-Television. [1] In 1999, he directed the film Scriptfellas.

Television

As a television director, some of Bookstaver's episodic credits include Prison Break , The O.C. , Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Dawson's Creek , One Tree Hill , House , Harper's Island , Jericho , White Collar , Fastlane and Bones . [2]

Personal life

Bookstaver married actress Rena Sofer in 2003. On August 5, 2005, the couple's first child together, Avalon Leone, was born in Los Angeles. Bookstaver and Sofer eventually divorced in 2017. In 2019, Sofer announced they had reconciled, and in April she announced their engagement. [3]

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References

  1. In Motion Spring 2006 - USC School of Cinematic Arts Archived 2011-11-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Sanford Bookstaver, Yahoo! TV
  3. SOD (April 29, 2019). "B&B's Rena Sofer to Re-Wed". Soap Opera Digest . United States: American Media, Inc. Retrieved April 29, 2019.