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Eric Yellin(1966-2022)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Additional Crew
  • Actor
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A lost cell phone entangles three unsuspecting individuals in a bizarre love triangle in this sexually-charged comedy, set against an extravagant backdrop of New York nightlife.
Play trailer2:03
Tom's Phone (2009)
Eric Yellin was born on September 8, 1966 in Los Angles, California. He was a hugely successful assistant director, known for numerous TV series including; Sneaky Pete (2018), The Following (2015) and Royal Pains (2013) as well as many well known feature films such as; Fair Game, 27 Dresses and The Squid in the Whale. He leaves behind his wife, two children and many friends and family. He died after a long battle with cancer on January 10, 2022 in Newport Beach, California.
BornSeptember 8, 1966
DiedJanuary 10, 2022(55)
BornSeptember 8, 1966
DiedJanuary 10, 2022(55)
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

The Pepper Project (2015)
The Pepper Project
9.0
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 2015
Hayden Christensen in Jumper (2008)
Jumper
6.1
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(Ann Arbor)
  • 2008
Godzilla (1998)
Godzilla
5.5
  • Additional Crew(New York)
  • 1998
Candice Hillebrand, Kelly Overton, Marian Zapico, and Jon Foo in Tekken (2010)
Tekken
4.8
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 2010

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Search Party (2016)
    Search Party
    7.6
    TV Series
    • first assistant director
    • 2020
  • Paul Bettany and Sam Worthington in Manhunt (2017)
    Manhunt
    8.1
    TV Series
    • first assistant director
    • 2020
  • Shameik Moore, Joey Bada$$, Ashton Sanders, Siddiq Saunderson, T.J. Atoms, Johnell Young, and Dave East in Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019)
    Wu-Tang: An American Saga
    8.3
    TV Series
    • first assistant director
    • 2019
  • Arena (1975)
    Arena
    7.7
    TV Series
    • first assistant director
    • 2018
  • Giovanni Ribisi in Sneaky Pete (2015)
    Sneaky Pete
    8.0
    TV Series
    • first assistant director
    • 2017–2018
  • The Punisher (2017)
    The Punisher
    8.4
    TV Series
    • first assistant director
    • 2017
  • Bob Dylan, Ellen Kuras, Jennifer Lebeau, and Damian Rodriguez in Trouble No More (2017)
    Trouble No More
    6.7
    • first assistant director
    • 2017
  • Jim Caviezel and Michael Emerson in Person of Interest (2011)
    Person of Interest
    8.5
    TV Series
    • first assistant director
    • 2016
  • Judy Gold, Lawton Paseka, Bradford Scobie, and Samantha Fontana in Casting (2016)
    Casting
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director
    • 2016
  • Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy in The Following (2013)
    The Following
    7.4
    TV Series
    • first assistant director
    • 2015
  • Believe (2014)
    Believe
    7.1
    TV Series
    • first assistant director
    • 2014
  • John Goodman, Mark Consuelos, Clark Johnson, and Matt Malloy in Alpha House (2013)
    Alpha House
    7.5
    TV Series
    • first assistant director
    • 2013
  • Royal Pains (2009)
    Royal Pains
    7.2
    TV Series
    • first assistant director
    • second assistant director
    • 2010–2013
  • N.Y.C. Underground (2013)
    N.Y.C. Underground
    4.3
    Video
    • second assistant director
    • 2013
  • Meagan Good in Deception (2013)
    Deception
    6.6
    TV Series
    • first assistant director
    • 2013

Additional Crew

  • Ghost Stories (2009)
    Ghost Stories
    7.1
    TV Series
    • production assistant
    • 2009
  • Michigan vs. Ohio State: The Rivalry (2007)
    Michigan vs. Ohio State: The Rivalry
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • production assistant
    • 2007
  • Poster
    Town & Country
    4.5
    • key set production assistant: New York
    • 2001
  • Andy Garcia and Andie MacDowell in Just the Ticket (1998)
    Just the Ticket
    5.6
    • key production assistant
    • 1998
  • Diane Lane and Gena Rowlands in Grace & Glorie (1998)
    Grace & Glorie
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • key production assistant (uncredited)
    • 1998
  • The Siege (1998)
    The Siege
    6.4
    • set production assistant
    • 1998
  • Godzilla (1998)
    Godzilla
    5.5
    • production assistant: New York
    • 1998
  • Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
    Lulu on the Bridge
    6.2
    • key production assistant
    • 1998
  • Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Downey Jr., and Wesley Snipes in U.S. Marshals (1998)
    U.S. Marshals
    6.6
    • key production assistant: New York (uncredited)
    • 1998
  • Woody Allen, Demi Moore, Elisabeth Shue, Robin Williams, Kirstie Alley, Billy Crystal, Mariel Hemingway, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Richard Benjamin, Judy Davis, Amy Irving, Tobey Maguire, and Stanley Tucci in Deconstructing Harry (1997)
    Deconstructing Harry
    7.3
    • production assistant (uncredited)
    • 1997
  • Brad Pitt and Harrison Ford in The Devil's Own (1997)
    The Devil's Own
    6.2
    • production assistant
    • 1997
  • Jeff Bridges and Barbra Streisand in The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)
    The Mirror Has Two Faces
    6.6
    • production assistant
    • 1996
  • Christian Slater and Mary Stuart Masterson in Bed of Roses (1996)
    Bed of Roses
    6.1
    • production assistant
    • 1996
  • Harrison Ford in Sabrina (1995)
    Sabrina
    6.3
    • production assistant (uncredited)
    • 1995
  • Money Train (1995)
    Money Train
    5.7
    • production assistant: second unit
    • 1995

Actor

  • Tom's Phone (2009)
    Tom's Phone
    • Tom
    • 2009
  • Glenn Close and Rose Byrne in Damages (2007)
    Damages
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Mail Deliverer
    • 2009
  • Richard Gere in The Hoax (2006)
    The Hoax
    6.6
    • Man in Blue Jeans
    • 2006

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  • Born
    • September 8, 1966
    • Encino, California, USA
  • Died
    • January 10, 2022
    • Newport Beach, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Rosadel? - January 10, 2022 (separated, 2 children)
  • Other works
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