Brad Furman is an American film and

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director, producer, and writer.

Career

Furman grew up in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania. He is Jewish and attended Friends' Central School. He later went on to study at

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(NYU) where he earned a BFA in film and TV from the

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. He also played Division III basketball for NYU. Furman directed '' The Lincoln Lawyer'', which starred

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and was released in 2011. His next feature film was '' Runner Runner'', which starred

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and

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. Furman also directed the music video for " What Do You Mean?" by the singer

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in 2015. In 2016, Furman directed

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in '' The Infiltrator''. The film is based on the autobiography of the same name by Robert Mazur, a U.S. Customs special agent, who in the 1980s helped bust

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's money-laundering organization by going undercover as a corrupt businessman.

Filmography

*'' The Take'' (2007) *'' The Lincoln Lawyer'' (2011) *'' Runner Runner'' (2013) *'' The Infiltrator'' (2016) *'' City of Lies'' (2018) *''

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'' (2025) *''People Not Places'' (TBA)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Furman, Brad Living people Film directors from Pennsylvania Year of birth missing (living people) Friends' Central School alumni