Abdi Nazemian

Abdi Nazemian spent his childhood in a series of exciting locations Tehran Paris Toronto New York but could usually be found in his bedroom watching old movies and reading Abdi was a staff writer for NBCs THE VILLAGE and has written five produced films THE ARTISTS WIFE upcoming MENENDEZ BLOOD BROTHERS Lifetime 2017 THE QUIET Sony Pictures Classics 2006 CELESTE IN THE CITY ABC Family 2004 and BEAUTIFUL GIRL ABC FAMILY 2003 He also wrote directed and produced the short film REVOLUTION 2012 He is proud to say that his words have been spoken by the likes of Carmela Soprano The Nanny and The Girl With The Most Cake Abdis first novel THE WALKIN CLOSET was awarded Best Debut at the Lambda Literary Awards He has written two young adult novels both published by Balzer Bray HarperCollins THE AUTHENTICS 2017 and LIKE A LOVE STORY 2019 an Indie Next Pick As Head of Development for Waters End Productions Abdi has been an executive producer or associate producer on numerous films including CALL ME BY YOUR NAME IT HAPPENED IN LA THE PRICE THE HOUSE OF TOMORROW and LITTLE WOODS Abdi has been interviewed by HuffPost Live and Fox News and has written for numerous websites including The Advocate and W He lives in Los Angeles with his two children and his fiancé and holds dual citizenship between the United States and Canada Abdi is not the inspiration for Madonnas childrens book The Adventures of Abdi though he will forever insist that he is