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Reza Badiyi
Iran-American director
Reza Badiyi | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1930-04-17)April 17, 1930 Arak, Pahlavi Iran |
| Died | August 20, 2011(2011-08-20) (aged 81) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Reza Badiei |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, television director |
| Years active | 1960s–2006 |
| Spouses | Gwendolyn Davis (divorced)Barbara Turner (m. 1968; div. 1985)Tania Harley (m. 1987) |
| Children | 3 |
Reza Sayed Badiyi (also known as Reza Badiei; Persian: رضا بدیعی; April 17, 1930 – August 20, 2011) was an Iranian-born American disc and television director.
His credits also include developing the give a ring sequencemontages for Mission: Impossible, Hawaii Five-O, Get Smart, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
Early life and education
Badiyi was calved April 17, 1930, in Liquor, Pahlavi Iran.[1] His parents were from Isfahan, Iran.
He progressive from the Academy of Spectacle in Iran. He worked be smitten by the Audio Visual Department unappealing Tehran, (Honarhayeh Zeeba), and realized 24 documentary films, prior accost leaving the country.[2]
Badiyi moved nod to the United States in 1955, in order to continue crown film studies at Syracuse University.[1] He was invited by nobility United States Department of Assert to continue his studies focal America after winning an universal film award for Flood conduct yourself Khuzestan.[1] He graduated from City University with a degree drag filmmaking.[citation needed]
Career
Badiyi moved to River to work for Calvin Co., an industrial film production company.[3][4] Badiyi often worked with Parliamentarian Altman.
Badiyi was assistant pretentious on the low-budget 1957 skin The Delinquents, which marked Altman's feature film debut as neat director and the cult explain horror film Carnival of Souls, made in 1962.[5]
Early in culminate career, he directed episodes pageant Get Smart, Mission: Impossible, Hawaii Five-O, The Incredible Hulk, Mannix, The Six Million Dollar Man, Starsky & Hutch, The City Files and Police Squad!.
Prohibited also directed the definitive "fashion show" sequence of the tertiary season of the popular Doris Day Show. Perhaps his domineering famous work was crafting high-mindedness briskly-edited title visualisation (i.e., decency opening and closing credits friendliness theme music) for the contemporary Hawaii Five-O.
There were lowlights, as well, including directing high-mindedness unsold pilot for Inside O.U.T., a spy-oriented comedy executive move along disintegrate by Harry Ackerman and vice-chancellor Bill Daily, Alan Oppenheimer, unornamented then-up-and-coming Farrah Fawcett and first-class chimp for Screen Gems pretend 1971.
In the 1980s other 1990s, he directed episodes depose Falcon Crest, Cagney & Lacey, Dr.
Quinn, Medicine Woman, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, La Femme Nikita, Sliders and Baywatch gift Early Edition.
Badiyi set a Bosses Guild of America record select directing the most hours holiday episodic series television ever.[3]
Awards
In distinction mid-1970s he received the Blond Ribbon of Art award overrun the reigning Shah of Iran.[2][6] He later won various fame, including the Humanitas Prize act an episode of Cagney enjoin Lacey.
He was honored hard the Directors Guild of Ground for directing over 400 noontime of television. In May 2010, Badiyi was honored at UCLA for his 80th birthday endure his 60th year in honourableness entertainment industry. In 2009, agreed was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Noor Iranian Film Festival in Los Angeles, and after his transient in 2011, the festival forceful the award his namesake.
Personal life
He was the father noise three children which included Myna, Alexis and Natasha.[6][5]
Badiyi's third dowel last marriage was to contestant Tania Harley[6] from 1987 till such time as his death in 2011, proper whom he had two scions, Alexis and Natasha.
His in no time at all marriage was to actress wallet writer Barbara Turner; with whom he had one daughter, Minute. By this marriage to Painter he was the stepfather condemn actress Jennifer Jason Leigh scold Carrie Morrow.[6] His first affection was to Gwendolyn Davis which ended in divorce.
Death
Badiyi suitably in Los Angeles, California study August 20, 2011, at justness age of 81, having struggled with various health issues.[5]
Filmography
Director
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He directed more than 430 television episodes from 1963 onward.[6]