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

His plays include Jesus & Jews, 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. Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions. ... New York, NY redirects here. ... Daniel J. Travanti (born March 7, 1940 in Kenosha, Wisconsin) is an actor best known for his starring role in the television drama Hill Street Blues. ...

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. Ellen Burstyn (born December 7, 1932 as Edna Rae Gillooly in Detroit, Michigan) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Amanda Michael Plummer (born March 23, 1957 in New York, New York) is an Emmy and Tony Award-winning American actress. ... Genevieve Bujold as Nicole Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager Geneviève Bujold (born July 1, 1942 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actress. ...

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

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