Oren Safdie
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Oren Safdie is a Canadian playwright and screenwriter, and the son of architect Moshe Safdie.
His plays include Jesus & Jews, Fiddler Sub-Terrain, Hyper-Allergenic, Broken Places, Laughing Dogs, La Compagnie and Private Jokes, Public Places. His most recent play, The Last Word, debuted Off-Broadway in New York City in January of 2007, with Daniel J. Travanti in the title role.
"La Compagnie" was later turned into "Fashion Avenue," a pilot for CBS.
Safdie also wrote the 1998 film You Can Thank Me Later, based on his play Hyper-Allergenic. It stars Ellen Burstyn, Amanda Plummer, and Genevience Bujold.
He co-wrote the 2007 Israeli film "Fresh Wrinkle" directed by Doron Benvenisti.
He is married to actress/playwright M. J. Kang.
