Producer
Bob Yari
65 years · Tehran, Iran · 32 films
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.
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Deep Water
2026 · Producer
On Philo
Protector
2026 · Producer
On Philo
Fireflies at El Mozote
2025 · Producer
Bride Hard
2025 · Producer
On Hulu
Papa Hemingway in Cuba
2015 · Director
On Plex
Possession
2009 · Producer
On Hoopla
The Maiden Heist
2009 · Producer
On fuboTV
Nothing But the Truth
2008 · Producer
On Plex
What Doesn't Kill You
2008 · Producer
On Plex
The Accidental Husband
2008 · Producer
On Plex
Assassination of a High School President
2008 · Producer
Resurrecting the Champ
2007 · Producer
On Plex
Kickin' It Old Skool
2007 · Producer
Even Money
2007 · Producer
Gray Matters
2007 · Producer
On Plex
The Painted Veil
2006 · Producer
The Hoax
2006 · Producer
On Hoopla
The Illusionist
2006 · Producer
On AMC+
First Snow
2006 · Producer
Find Me Guilty
2006 · Producer
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005 · Producer
Crash
2005 · Producer
Hostage
2005 · Producer
On fuboTV
Haven
2004 · Producer