Bob Yari

Bob Yari (; born May 30, 1961) is an Iranian-born American film producer and director.

Biography Yari was born to a Jewish family in Tehran, Iran. He grew up in New York City, and studied film in Santa Barbara. Yari has produced numerous award winning films, including Crash and The Illusionist. His directorial credits include Mind Games and Papa: Hemingway in Cuba. Yari has also produced numerous televisions series, including Yellowstone, 1883, and Mayor of Kingstown.

Yari began his film career in the 1980s working for film and television producer Edgar Scherick. In 1989, he directed and produced his first film, Mind Games. Yari left the film industry in the 1990s and spent the next decade developing large scale commercial real estate projects, including Greenspoint Mall in Houston, Texas. In the early 2000s, Yari returned to film and began developing, financing and producing films under four labels, including Laws of Attraction (Stratus Film), Employee of the Month (Bull's Eye Entertainment), A Love Song for Bobby Long (El Camino Pictures), and Crash (Bob Yari Prods).

In 2016, Yari directed the biopic Papa: Hemingway in Cuba, which won the jury prize for Best World Feature at the Sonoma International Film Festival. The film was the first U.S. production in over five decades to be shot on location in Havana.

Yari first began producing for television in 2008 with the series Crash, a spinoff of the Oscar-winning film. Yari later partnered with 101 Studios to produce the Paramount Western series Yellowstone, and its prequel 1883, as well as Mayor of Kingstown. In 2022, Paramount announced that Yari would executive produce an additional slate of series, including: 1923, another chapter in the Yellowstone franchise starring Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford, Land Man, starring Billy Bob Thornton, Lioness starring Zoe Saldaña, Tulsa King, and the limited series Bass Reeves, starring David Oyelowo.

In 2021, Yari published his first book, The Human Condition: A Pathway to Peace and Fulfillment, exploring a pathway to happiness rooted in a balanced lifestyle and attitude. The following year, Yari published On Creation and the Origins of Life: An Exploration of Intelligent Design, an exploration of the various possibilities and theories on the start of life on our planet.

Film credits He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film Year Film Credit 1989 Mind Games Executive Producer 1998 Gohar-e shab cheragh Executive producer 2000 Perfect Fit 2003 Agent Cody Banks Executive producer Where the Red Fern Grows Devil's Pond Executive producer 2004 Employee of the Month In Enemy Hands Executive producer Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London Laws of Attraction Executive producer House of D A Love Song for Bobby Long Crash Haven Around the Bend Executive producer 2005 Thumbsucker Executive producer The Chumscrubber Executive producer The Matador Executive producer Hostage The L.A. Riot Spectacular Executive producer Sueño Executive producer Winter Passing Executive producer Prime Executive producer 2006 The Illusionist Find Me Guilty Executive producer Even Money Executive producer First Snow The Hoax Gray Matters The Painted Veil Factory Girl Executive producer 2007 Resurrecting the Champ Kickin' It Old Skool Christmas in Wonderland Executive producer 2008 Assassination of a High School President The Accidental Husband Street Kings Executive producer Nothing but the Truth What Doesn't Kill You 2009 The Maiden Heist Possession 2014 The Barber Executive producer 2015 Papa: Hemingway in Cuba 2017 The Current War Executive producer 2019 Above Suspicion Executive producer 2020 The War with Grandpa Executive producer 2023 Finestkind Executive producer Strange Darling Executive producer 2025 Bride Hard Executive Producer Fireflies at El Mozote Executive producer

As director Year Film 1989 Mind Games 2015 Papa: Hemingway in Cuba

Television Year Title Credit 2008−09 Crash Executive producer 2019 The Last Cowboy Executive producer 2019−2024 Yellowstone Executive producer 2021 Under the Influence Executive producer 2021−present Mayor of Kingstown Executive producer 2021−22 1883 Executive producer 2022−23 George & Tammy Executive producer 2022−present Tulsa King Executive producer 2023−25 1923 Executive producer 2023 Waco: The Aftermath Executive producer Lawmen: Bass Reeves Executive producer 2023−present Special Ops: Lioness Executive producer 2024 Landman Executive producer 2025 MobLand Executive producer 6666 Executive producer The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey Executive producer