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name: "Robert Yannetti"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "30 May 1953"
died: "15 April 2011"
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updated: "2026-09-17T00:13:44.072742+00:00"
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# Robert Yannetti

Director. Born 30 May 1953 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. Died 15 April 2011.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 30 May 1953, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 15 April 2011
- **Also known as:** Bob Yannetti

## Biography

Robert Yannetti (also credited as Bob Yannetti) was an American television director and assistant director. He was born in the Bronx, New York, on 30 May 1953 and died on 15 April 2011.

He graduated from Fox Lane High School in 1971 and earned an MFA in Theatre Arts from UCLA in 1978. Yannetti joined the Directors Guild of America as a first assistant director in 1982 and began directing episodic television in 2002.

He directed eight episodes of *Boston Legal* (2006–2008) and three episodes of *Boston Public* (2002–2003). Earlier in his career he worked as a second assistant director on films including *The Witches of Eastwick* (1987), *Body Double* (1984) and *The River* (1984).

*Sources: imdb.com, legacy.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Boston Legal* (2004), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/boston-legal.md)

## Also known for

- *The Witches of Eastwick* (1987), Second Assistant Director
- *Body Double* (1984), Second Assistant Director
- *The River* (1984), Second Assistant Director
- *Boston Public* (2000), Director

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