Ezra Edelman
| Ezra Edelman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ezra Benjamin Edelman August 6, 1974 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Residence | Brooklyn, New York |
| Occupation | A television director and television producer |
Ezra Benjamin Edelman (born August 6, 1974) is a made-for-television producer and director.
Early life and education
He is the son of children's rights activist Marian Wright Edelman and Georgetown University law professor Peter B. Edelman. He has two brothers, Joshua, an educational administrator, and Jonah, co-founder and CEO of Stand for Children. Edelman graduated from Sidwell Friends School in Washington D.C. during July 1992,[1] before going on to acquire his baccalaureate from Yale University.
Directing and producing
He is best known as the director of the 2010 HBO Sports documentary Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals and the Emmy Award-winning Brooklyn Dodgers: Ghosts of Flatbush.[2] He did a special on the former Big East Conference called Requiem for the Big East.[3] Edelman also wrote and directed a five-part documentary series on O.J. Simpson titled "O.J.: Made in America" for ESPN's 30 for 30.[4]
Personal life
Edelman lives in Brooklyn, New York.
References
- ↑ Malloy, Courtland (July 26, 1992). "Two Worlds Under a Cap and Gown". Washington Post. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 6, 2008. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ↑ Steinberg, Dan (March 12, 2014). "Ezra Edelman and ESPN’s ‘Requiem for the Big East’". Washington Post. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ Marcus, Stephanie; Strachan, Maxwell (April 27, 2016). "Everyone Is About To Know Ezra Edelman’s Name". The Huffington Post. Retrieved April 28, 2016.