Daniel Attias (born December 4, 1951) is an American television director and producer. He is also director of his only feature film ''

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'' from 1985, based on the novella by Stephen King. Attias' career has spanned four decades, during which he has directed a significant number of popular primetime television programs, including ''

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'' and ''

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''. He frequently works on series for HBO and has directed episodes of ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Six Feet Under'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Deadwood''. Attias has received two Emmy Award nominations for his directing of ''

''. He was a regular director for the espionage drama '' Alias''. He has also directed two episodes of '' Lost''. Being of

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descent, in August 2015 he signed – as one of 98 members of Los Angeles' Jewish community – an open letter supporting the proposed nuclear agreement between

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and six world powers led by the United States "as being in the best interest of the United States and Israel."

Isla Vista cases

In 2001, his son David killed five people with his vehicle in the

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and walked free in 2012 (after serving around 10 years in a mental institution). Several eyewitnesses said they heard his son shout "I am the Angel of Death" and other satanic phrases moments after the collision. A civil case was brought against Dan and his wife Diana, for recklessly permitting their son David to drive their 1991

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. That suit was settled confidentially in September 2003.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Attias, Dan 1951 births American television directors American people of Moroccan-Jewish descent American Mizrahi Jews American Sephardic Jews Living people People from Los Angeles Directors Guild of America Award winners