Daniel Minahan first broke into feature films as the co-author (with director Mary Harron) of "I Shot Andy Warhol" (1996), a loose biopic of Valerie Solanas whose major claim to fame was her assassination attempt of the famed artist. He solidified his standing though, with "Series 7" (2001), a dead-on satire of "reality" television he wrote and directed that revolved around a selected group of contestants who literally have to kill one another to survive.Raised in Danbury, Connecticut, Minahan is the latest in a long line of graduates of SUNY, Purchase to make his mark in the world of
Began career working on TV documentaries for the BBC and Channel Four
Moved to Fox TV; worked as a segment producer on "tabloid" shows
1988
Credited as segment producer of the "Aesthetics and/or Transportation" section of the omnibus documentary "Infermental7 - Buffalo, NY Edition: Sexuality or Gender"
1991
Directed the "Hart Island Chronology" segment for the PBS anthology series "New Television"
