Jason Smilovic is an American

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and

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, as well as the creator of the

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Karen Sisco ''Karen Sisco'' is an American crime drama television series starring Carla Gugino in the title role. The series was created by novelist Elmore Leonard, based on a character who had appeared in several of his written works, as well as one film a ...

'', '' Kidnapped'', '' My Own Worst Enemy'', and ''

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''. He also wrote the film ''

Lucky Number Slevin ''Lucky Number Slevin'' (also known as ''The Wrong Man'' in Australia) is a 2006 black comedy neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Paul McGuigan and written by Jason Smilovic. The film stars Josh Hartnett, Lucy Liu, Bruce Willis, Stanley T ...

''. Smilovic graduated from the

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with a degree in political theory and philosophy. He has worked frequently with

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- producer

Michael Dinner Michael Dinner (born May 20, 1953) is an American director, producer, and screenwriter for television. Biography Prior to his TV career, Dinner was a singer-songwriter and recording artist for Fantasy Records, where he released two albums, ''The ...

. His production company is Dark & Stormy Entertainment, which in 2007, signed a deal with Universal.

Filmography

Films

Television

Personal life

Smilovic is

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."Crime Scribes Do First ‘Inside’ Job."
David Jaffee, Robert. ''Jewish Journal.'' ''jewishjournal.com'' Published March 23, 2006. Accessed May 10, 2021.

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* 20th-century American Jews American male screenwriters American television producers Living people 1975 births 21st-century American Jews {{US-screen-writer-1970s-stub