T. Rafael Cimino

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T. Rafael Cimino
Born
Todd Rafael Cimino

(1963-06-04) June 4, 1963 (age 58)
Wayne, New Jersey, USA
NationalityAmerican
OccupationNovelist, screenwriter
AgentInternational Creative Management

Todd Rafael Cimino (born June 4, 1963)[citation needed] is an American novelist and screenwriter.

Early life and education[]

Cimino was born in Wayne, New Jersey,[citation needed]. At age six his family moved to Key Largo in the Florida Keys.[citation needed] He attended Key Largo Elementary School and the Island Christian School until graduation from high school in 1981.[citation needed] He would go on to attend the University of Florida, Florida Atlantic University and Georgetown University Law School.[citation needed] He has Asperger syndrome.[1]

Publishing[]

Cimino authored or co-authored multiple books, including:

  • Mid Ocean (2009), a novel about drug smugglers and the federal agents who chase them. It is set in the Florida Keys in the mid 1980s[2] and was listed as one of the top 20 novels to read before being made into a film.[3]
  • Table 21 (2011), a fictional story set at the turn of the millennium in New York City, involving the relationship between an underworld crime boss and an A-list television celebrity. Table 21 was later re-released as The Heir Apparent (2015), featuring 11,000 additional words and an alternative ending.[4]
  • Heavy (2014), the sequel to Mid Ocean, co-written with George Jung,[5] who was the subject of the biopic Blow. (2001),[6] Parts of Heavy take place on Norman's Cay in the Bahamas.[citation needed] In June 2015, it was announced that a movie deal to adapt Heavy had been struck with Denis Leary and Apostle Films.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Torres, Ruben. "Episode 8 // Todd Rafael Cimino - Connected with Todd Rafael Cimino". Connected with Ruben Torres. Retrieved 6 September 2021. Todd shares some misconceptions about Asperger's syndrome and how it has actually helped him with his writing skills!
  2. ^ Rafael Cimino, T. (24 June 2009). Mid Ocean: T. Rafael Cimino: 9780615305738: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN 978-0615305738.
  3. ^ Mejia, Lisette. "Books Being Made Into Movies in 2012 and 2013 | POPSUGAR Celebrity Australia". Popsugar.com.au. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  4. ^ "The Heir Apparent". Trcimino.com. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  5. ^ "George Jung Wrote 'Blow' Sequel in Jail". TMZ.com. 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  6. ^ Simunek, Chris (2015-08-05). "The HIGH TIMES Interview: George Jung". High Times. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  7. ^ "Book, Movie Deal Mark One-Year Anniversary Of Ex-Cocaine Kingpin George Jung's Release From Prison « CBS San Francisco". Sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com. 2015-06-03. Retrieved 2015-09-05.

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