River Town

T Rafael Cimino born Todd Rafael Cimino, June 4th, 1963 Wayne, NJ, USA is an American novelist and screenwriter He grew up in Key Largo, Florida in the Florida Keys, attending the Island Christian School in Islamorada, Florida where he graduated from in 1981 He then attended the University of Florida and the Florida Atlantic University where he graduated with a Master s degree in Naval Architecture While in South Florida, Cimino was heavily involved in water sports, including offshore powerboat racing In 1982, Cimino became the youngest competitor to win the coveted APBA American Powerboat Association Offshore U S National Championship He later won numerous National and World Championships Cimino is the son of Peter Cimino and the nephew of American film writer director Michael Cimino He has one daughter, Stephanie Cimino, born in 1987 In April 2010 he married long time girlfriend, Bulgarian prima ballerina, Svetlina Kiryakova Film CareerWith his experience in ocean powerboat racing, Cimino was hired as the Marine Director for the 1983 feature motion picture Spring Break which was filmed on location in Fort Lauderdale, Florida He went on to join television producer director John Nicolella and the production team as a marine director for the 1984 television series Miami Vice where he was given the opportunity to write as an adjunct contributor Cimino s career in film continued with his contributions to the feature projects, Lost in Translation , A love Song for Bobby Long, and The Other Boleyn Girl where he developed a script style and character arcs for A list actress Scarlett Johansson.In 2006 Cimino was given the opportunity to contribute to the television series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip which was created by Arron Sorkin Cimino continued until the series was cancelled by NBC in May of 2007.In 2009 Cimino signed a five year agreement with Akula Films to produce his novel Table 21 as a feature motion picture Cimino is also affiliated with Miramax Films, Nu Image Millennium Films and the Nu Boyana Film Studios in Sofia, Bulgaria.FilmographySpring Break 1983 Marine DirectorLost in Translation 2002 Contributing Writer ProducerA Love Song for Bobby Long 2005 Contributing Writer ProducerThe Other Boleyn Girl 2008 Contributing Writer Associate ProducerTable 21 Pre production 2010 Writer ProducerMid Ocean Pre production 2010 Writer ProducerTelevisionMiami Vice 1984 1989 Writer Marine DirectorStudio 60 on the Sunset Strip 2006 2007 Contributing WriterPublishingIn 2009 Cimino published Mid Ocean, his first novel, to critical acclaim The New York Times described Mid Ocean as Miami Vice meets Goodfellas referencing Cimino s earlier work and the iconic Martin Scorsese mob ensemble thriller Cimino also penned the novels Table 21 and River Town In 2011 he is scheduled to release Delta Echo Alpha as a sequel to Mid Ocean Political ActivismIn 2004 Cimino joined the American Civil Liberties Union ACLU where he serves as an executive member In 2008 he joined the Democratic campaign to elect Barack Obama President of the United States It was here that he served as a member of the campaign s subcommittee for healthcare policy development.