Bob Yari

About

Bob Yari (born Babar Yaghoubzadeh, 30 May 1961, Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian-born American film producer and director who immigrated to the U.S. around 1979. He studied at UCSB and the Brooks Institute. He is best known as the primary financier of Crash (2004), which won the Best Picture Oscar despite him being denied official producer credit by the Producers Guild. He co-founded Stratus Film with Mark Gordon and has produced over 40 features including The Illusionist (2006), Street Kings (2008), and Employee of the Month (2006). As a television executive producer he is a key figure behind the Yellowstone franchise (1883, 1923), Tulsa King, Mayor of Kingstown, and Landman. He directed Mind Games (1989) and Papa: Hemingway in Cuba (2015). In 2024 he founded Magenta Light Studios. He has also published two books and won a BAFTA and an Independent Spirit Award.

Known for

MobLandSeries • 2025Tulsa KingSeries • 2022LionessSeries • 2023YellowstoneSeries • 2018MarshalsSeries • 2026Mayor of KingstownSeries • 2021LandmanSeries • 2024Dutton RanchSeries • 20261923Series • 2022The AgencySeries • 20241883Series • 2021Deep WaterMovie • 2026The MadisonSeries • 2026Lawmen: Bass ReevesSeries • 2023ProtectorMovie • 2026Frisco KingSeries • 2026Waco: The AftermathSeries • 2023CrashMovie • 2005Bride HardMovie • 2025Strange DarlingMovie • 2024PrimeMovie • 2005Fireflies at El MozoteMovie • 2025George & TammySeries • 2022The IllusionistMovie • 2006