T. Rafael Cimino
T. Rafael Cimino | |
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Born | Todd Rafael Cimino June 4, 1963 Wayne, New Jersey, USA |
🏳️ Nationality | American |
💼 Occupation | Novelist, screenwriter |
Agent | International Creative Management |
Todd Rafael Cimino (born June 4, 1963)[citation needed] is an American novelist and screenwriter.
Early life and education[edit]
Cimino was born in Wayne, New Jersey,[citation needed]. At age six his family moved to Key Largo in the Florida Keys.[citation needed] He attended Key Largo Elementary School and the Island Christian School until graduation from high school in 1981.[citation needed] He would go on to attend the University of Florida, Florida Atlantic University and Georgetown University Law School.[citation needed]
Publishing[edit]
Cimino authored or co-authored multiple books, including:
- Mid Ocean (2009), a novel about drug smugglers and the federal agents who chase them. It is set in the Florida Keys in the mid 1980s[1] and was listed as one of the top 20 novels to read before being made into a film.[2]
- Table 21 (2011), a fictional story set at the turn of the millennium in New York City, involving the relationship between an underworld crime boss and an A-list television celebrity. Table 21 was later re-released as The Heir Apparent (2015), featuring 11,000 additional words and an alternative ending.[3]
- Heavy (2014), the sequel to Mid Ocean, co-written with George Jung,[4] who was the subject of the biographical film Blow. (2001),[5] Parts of Heavy take place on Norman's Cay in the Bahamas.[citation needed] In June 2015, it was announced that a movie deal to adapt Heavy had been struck with Denis Leary and Apostle Films.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ Rafael Cimino, T. (24 June 2009). Mid Ocean: T. Rafael Cimino: 9780615305738: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN 978-0615305738. Search this book on
- ↑ Mejia, Lisette. "Books Being Made Into Movies in 2012 and 2013 | POPSUGAR Celebrity Australia". Popsugar.com.au. Retrieved 2015-09-05.[dead link]
- ↑ "The Heir Apparent". Trcimino.com. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ↑ "George Jung Wrote 'Blow' Sequel in Jail". TMZ.com. 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ↑ Simunek, Chris (2015-08-05). "The HIGH TIMES Interview: George Jung". High Times. Retrieved 2015-09-05.[dead link]
- ↑ "Book, Movie Deal Mark One-Year Anniversary Of Ex-Cocaine Kingpin George Jung's Release From Prison « CBS San Francisco". Sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com. 2015-06-03. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
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