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After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from UC-Berkeley, Dan Attias studied acting in Los Angeles for three years before enrolling at UCLA where he received an MFA in film production. He is a graduate of the DGA's Assistant Directors Training Program and has worked as an assistant director for Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Wim Wenders and Samuel Fuller.
Attias won the DGA's 2009 best drama directing award for "The Wire - Bajo escucha" (2002) (episode: "Transitions"). He was also nominated twice before in that category for episodes of "Los Soprano" (1999) ("46 Long") and "A dos m
After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from UC-Berkeley, Dan Attias studied acting in Los Angeles for three years before enrolling at UCLA where he received an MFA in film production. He is a graduate of the DGA's Assistant Directors Training Program and has worked as an assistant director for Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Wim Wenders and Samuel Fuller.
Attias won the DGA's 2009 best drama directing award for "The Wire - Bajo escucha" (2002) (episode: "Transitions"). He was also nominated twice before in that category for episodes of "Los Soprano" (1999) ("46 Long") and "A dos metros bajo tierra" (2001) ("Back to the Garden"). In both 2006 and 2008, he was nominated for Emmy Awards for comedy directing for "El séquito" (2004) (episodes: "Oh Mandy," and "No Cannes Do").
In 2002, his son David, went on a vehicular rampage on the Streets of Isla Vista, a college town near the campus of the University California Santa Barbara, killing 4 people and injuring numerous others. The incident was captured on video tape. On June 12, 2002, he was found guilty of four counts of second-degree murder by a jury; however, he was ruled legally insane and sentenced to be placed in a mental institution instead of receiving a jail sentence.
Awarded 2008 Filmmaker of the Year by the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
He has taught acting classes throughout Los Angeles at various schools and theaters.
His wife, Diana, a former assistant to Gary Kurtz, producer of El imperio contraataca (1980), edited El imperio contraataca (1980) novelization, "The Making of The Empire Strikes Back," "The Empire Strikes Back Sketchbook," and various children's books based on "Star Wars" characters. She also worked for the American Film Institute and edited a serious of "factfiles" on various film and television topics.
His student film, "Leon's Case," won the Chicago, San Francisco, and Aspen film festivals.
Has helped to fund research into the causes and treatment of mental illness through the Attias Family Foundation.
Keynote Speaker at the 2012 View Conference in Turin, Italy on the subject "Storytelling -- Making the Written Word Come Alive.".
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