Peter Saraf is an American film producer whose feature film credits include '' Adaptation'' (2002), '' Little Miss Sunshine'' (2006), ''

Our Idiot Brother ''Our Idiot Brother'' is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Jesse Peretz and starring Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel and Emily Mortimer. The script was written by Evgenia Peretz and David Schisgall based on Jesse and Evge ...

'' (2011), and ''

The Kings of Summer ''The Kings of Summer'' is a 2013 American independent coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts and starring Nick Robinson, Moisés Arias, Gabriel Basso, and Nick Offerman. The film premiered under its original title ''Toy' ...

'' (2013). In 2004, he co-founded the film production company Big Beach with

Marc Turtletaub Marc Jay Turtletaub (born January 30, 1946) is an American film producer and former president and CEO of The Money Store. Early life and education Born in Lakewood, New Jersey, he grew up in Perth Amboy, New JerseyOrtner, Sherry, B''Not Holl ...

; the two ran the company and produce most of their films through it until Saraf left in 2021.

Filmography

''With all films listed, he was credited as "Producer" unless otherwise noted.''

Film

;Miscellaneous crew ;Thanks

Television

Personal life

Saraf is the son of the late film producer and director,

Irving Saraf Irving Saraf (1932 – December 26, 2012) was a Polish-born American film producer, film editor, film director and academic. Saraf won an Oscar for producing the 1991 documentary film, '' In the Shadow of the Stars''. In total, Saraf had more t ...

. Irving Saraf, who was born in

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

and raised in

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

, won an

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

for the documentary film, ''

In the Shadow of the Stars ''In the Shadow of the Stars'' is a 1991 American documentary film about the San Francisco Opera by the husband-and-wife team of Irving Saraf and Allie Light as it depicts the lives of the various members of the chorus, rather than the big name s ...

'', in 1991. Peter graduated from

Wesleyan University Wesleyan University ( ) is a private liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. Founded in 1831 as a men's college under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church and with the support of prominent residents of Middletown, the col ...

in 1988. He has a wife named Erika Greene and two children, Oscar and Olive. His daughter, Olive, is an incoming freshman at Oberlin College and current European History scholar.

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* 1965 births Living people American film producers American people of Polish descent Wesleyan University alumni American independent film production company founders {{US-film-producer-stub