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NEW YORK-OCT 15: Esmail attends the DGA Honors Gala 2015 at the DGA Theater on October 15, 2015 in New York City, photo by Debby Wong<\/a>\/Bigstock.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Place of Birth: Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.<\/p>\n

Date of Birth: September 17, 1977<\/p>\n

Ethnicity: Egyptian<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sam Esmail is an American film and television director, writer, and producer. He created, was the showrunner of, and wrote and directed episodes for, the show Mr. Robot<\/em>, on which he also appeared; and directed the first season of the show Homecoming<\/em>. He also directed and wrote the films Comet<\/em> (2014) and Leave the World Behind<\/em>. He runs production company Esmail Corp. His works often touch on technology and alienation in the modern world.<\/p>\n

Sam’s parents are Egyptian Muslim immigrants. He is fluent in Arabic. He was raised in South Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina; and Sewell, New Jersey. Sam is married to actress, director, producer, singer, and songwriter Emmy Rossum<\/a>, with whom he has two children.<\/p>\n

Source:<\/strong> http:\/\/laist.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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