Tedi Sarafian

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Tedi Sarafian
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Occupation Screenwriter, producer, film director, CEO of Barefoot Sound
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Relatives Robert Altman (uncle)

Tedi Sarafian is an American screenwriter. [1] He was a co-writer of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003). [2] He is the son of Richard C. Sarafian, and the brother of Richard Sarafian Jr. and Deran Sarafian and the nephew of Robert Altman. He is also co-owner of Barefoot Sound, manufacturer of high-end recording monitors.

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