T. Rafael Cimino

T Rafael Cimino Born Todd Rafael Cimino Wayne NJ June 4th 1963 grew up in Key Largo Florida in the Florida Keys In the early 80s he worked his way through college as the manager of a South Florida performance boat building shop earning a Master Degree in Naval Architecture He was recruited as the marine coordinator for the 1983 breakout collegeromp film Spring Break It was here that he gained the attention of Showrunner John Nicolella and was hired as the Marine Director for the iconic 80s television series Miami Vice continuing in that role until the show wrapped in 1990 During the 90s Cimino attended Georgetown University earning a Juris Doctorate After a six year stint working with Federal Law Enforcement he reentered the entertainment industry as a writerintern on the Sofia Coppola directed film Lost in Translation Various film and television projects followed In 2015 he was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences serving as a Jurist for the Emmys In 2020 Cimino teamed up with Oscarwinning actor turned writer Cuba Gooding Jr to pen a pallet of projects Cimino is the son of the late Peter Cimino and the nephew of late Writer Director Michael Cimino He resides in the Lake Norman area of North Carolina with his wife Svetlina Kiryakova