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Yani Gellman

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  • Writer
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Yani Gellman at an event for The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003)
Two sisters, vacationing in Mexico, are trapped in a shark cage at the bottom of the ocean, with less than an hour of oxygen left and great white sharks circling nearby.
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Yani Gellman was born in Miami, Florida, USA. He is an actor, known for Jason X (2001), The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003) and 47 Meters Down (2017). He is also the writer/director of the award winning short Greetings, from the Planet Krog! (2020). He has Sephardic ancestry and is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
BornSeptember 27
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BornSeptember 27
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      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Greetings, from the Planet Krog! (2020)
    Greetings, from the Planet Krog!
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2020
    Hilary Duff in The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003)
    The Lizzie McGuire Movie
    5.6
    • Paolo
    • 2003
    Lexa Doig and Kane Hodder in Jason X (2001)
    Jason X
    4.5
    • Stoney
    • 2001
    Mandy Moore and Claire Holt in 47 Meters Down (2017)
    47 Meters Down
    5.6
    • Louis
    • 2017

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    Actor

    • Jordan Just Needs to Relax
      • Max
      • Completed
      • Short
      • 2025
    • A Bestselling Kind of Love (2024)
      A Bestselling Kind of Love
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Tom Gibbs
      • 2024
    • Ireon Roach and Ignacio Diaz-Silverio in Departing Seniors (2023)
      Departing Seniors
      5.7
      • Mr. Arda
      • 2023
    • Kaniehtiio Horn and Vanessa Matsui in Ghost BFF (2018)
      Ghost BFF
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Gellman
      • 2020
    • Titus Welliver in Bosch (2014)
      Bosch
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Jose Esquivel Jr.
      • 2019
    • Grant Show, Daniella Alonso, Robert Christopher Riley, Elizabeth Gillies, Rafael de la Fuente, and Sam Adegoke in Dynasty (2017)
      Dynasty
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Manuel
      • 2018
    • Catherine Reitman, Juno Rinaldi, Dani Kind, and Jessalyn Wanlim in Workin' Moms (2017)
      Workin' Moms
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Julien
      • 2017
    • Eliza Dushku and Adam Rayner in The Saint (2017)
      The Saint
      4.9
      TV Movie
      • Doyle Cosentino
      • 2017
    • Mandy Moore and Claire Holt in 47 Meters Down (2017)
      47 Meters Down
      5.6
      • Louis
      • 2017
    • Yani Gellman, Chelsea Hobbs, Matthew Lawrence, and Charity Shea in The Psycho She Met Online (2017)
      The Psycho She Met Online
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • Tyler Hexley
      • 2017
    • Yani Gellman and Sofia Pernas in Transylvania (2016)
      Transylvania
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Cal
      • Wolfman
      • 2016
    • Patricia Arquette, Ted Danson, James Van Der Beek, Shad Moss, Hayley Kiyoko, and Charley Koontz in CSI: Cyber (2015)
      CSI: Cyber
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Jackson Richmond
      • 2015
    • Rose McIver in iZombie (2015)
      iZombie
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Gabriel
      • 2015
    • Daniel Gillies, Michael Shanks, and Erica Durance in Saving Hope (2012)
      Saving Hope
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Kyle Sawyer
      • 2015
    • Don Johnson, Amber Valletta, Chace Crawford, and Rebecca Rittenhouse in Blood & Oil (2015)
      Blood & Oil
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Driver
      • 2015
    • Jordan Hinson in Trigger Point (2015)
      Trigger Point
      4.3
      TV Movie
      • Jared Church
      • 2015

    Writer

    • Greetings, from the Planet Krog! (2020)
      Greetings, from the Planet Krog!
      Short
      • writer
      • 2020

    Director

    • Greetings, from the Planet Krog! (2020)
      Greetings, from the Planet Krog!
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
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    • Born
      • September 27
      • Miami, Florida, USA
    • Parents
        David Henry Gellman

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      He was named after a family friend, writer Jan Joors.

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