Oren Safdie

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Oren Safdie is a Canadian playwright and screenwriter, and the son of architect Moshe Safdie.

His plays include Jews & Jesus, Fiddler Sub-Terrain, Hyper-Allergenic, Broken Places, Laughing Dogs, La Compagnie and Private Jokes, Public Places. His most recent play, The Last Word, debuted Off-Broadway in New York City in January of 2007, with Daniel J. Travanti in the title role.

La Compagnie was later turned into Fashion Avenue, a pilot for CBS.

Safdie also wrote the 1998 film You Can Thank Me Later, based on his play Hyper-Allergenic. It stars Ellen Burstyn, Amanda Plummer and Geneviève Bujold.

He co-wrote the 2007 Israeli film Fresh Wrinkle, directed by Doron Benvenisti.

He is married to actress/playwright M. J. Kang.