{"id":9055,"date":"2019-11-21T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T16:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/?p=9055"},"modified":"2019-10-31T13:29:29","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T20:29:29","slug":"nicholas-tana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/leaders\/nicholas-tana","title":{"rendered":"Trendsetter to Know: Nicholas Tana"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"750\"  height=\"596\"  class=\"wp-image-9056 pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/24094030\/Nicholas-Tana-750x596.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/24094030\/Nicholas-Tana-750x596.jpg 750w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/24094030\/Nicholas-Tana-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/24094030\/Nicholas-Tana-1024x813.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/24094030\/Nicholas-Tana-768x610.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/24094030\/Nicholas-Tana-380x302.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/24094030\/Nicholas-Tana-800x635.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/24094030\/Nicholas-Tana-1160x921.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/24094030\/Nicholas-Tana-80x64.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/24094030\/Nicholas-Tana-620x492.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/24094030\/Nicholas-Tana-850x675.jpg 850w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/24094030\/Nicholas-Tana.jpg 1500w\" ><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Nicholas Tana<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicholastana\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nicholas.tana\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nicholastana\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nicholastana.com\"><strong>Website<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Age:\u00a0<\/strong>Old enough, yet, young enough, too.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Title:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newclassicsbooks.com\">Writer<\/a>, Producer, Director, Actor, Musician, Lover of Pies (especially, apple).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Married\/Single:\u00a0<\/strong>Single, technically (because we believe marriage is better as a matter of the heart; not a matter of law or economics) however, I have lived with my chosen life partner for eleven years now. She and I just had our first child!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Kids:<\/strong> one, Catalina.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>City you live in:\u00a0<\/strong>I divide my time between my home in Tempe, Arizona and my apartment in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>A typical day in my life includes\u2026\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>writing, lots, and changing diapers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>I was born\u2026\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>in<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>New Jersey, along with Frank Sinatra, Bon Jovi, and the Toxic Avenger.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>My favorite thing about Arizona\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>is the wide open desert sky line, especially at night, which makes you feel like anything\u2019s possible.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>I&#8217;m listening to\u2026\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>my mother because I\u2019m Italian and so is she.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>My family\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>is like the blood inside my veins; they keep me going.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>If I could have dinner with anyone, it would be\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Dr. Suess because I\u2019d like to see him eat green eggs and ham for real.<strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>One thing I cannot live without\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>pizza, my guitar, and apple pie.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>When I was younger, I wanted to be\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>an archeologist, but that\u2019s only because I liked Indian Jones. I also wanted to be like Stephen Spielberg and make movies, which I\u2019ve done, and I still do. I suppose one out of two isn\u2019t bad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>I&#8217;m inspired by\u2026<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>those who show real compassion for others in everything that they do.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>The one person who motivates me is\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>my daughter Catalina because I want to be the best that I can be when I\u2019m around her and hopefully make the world a better place for her too.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>If I could change anything in the world, it would be\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>to make compassion currency.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>The perfect day would be\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>somewhere on an island, near the ocean, with family, friends, good food, books, my guitar, and happy children laughing.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>My first job was\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>as a buss boy for a golf club restaurant, which was only good for the free food.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>My favorite escape\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>writing. Playing guitar, reading books and watching movies are all close behind.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>My life\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>is perfect, when I\u2019m not complaining.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>I&#8217;m currently working on\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>several TV and film projects, a documentary on animal rights, and several children\u2019s books because I like to keep busy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Always\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>follow your dreams or your dreams may follow you.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Never\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>crane your neck to stare at road kill when riding into the sunset.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Favorite Quote\u2026\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t\u2019 fit it when you are born to stand out\u201d by Dr. Suess. However, I also really like this one by him too: \u201cIn my world, everyone\u2019s a pony and they all eat rainbows and poop butterflies!\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Biggest Dream\u2026<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>to make billions of people happy through my stories (especially, children).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>My Pet Peeve(s)\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>people that don\u2019t signal when driving, a missed opportunity for clear communication, which can be downright dangerous; it\u2019s selfish and rude \u2013 illegal, too!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>More about Nicholas\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>award-winning writer Nicholas Tana has been hired as a consultant for Disney, Twentieth Century Fox and NFL in addition to managing his own production and consulting company, Smart Media. In 2009, Tana created the successfully-zany children\u2019s animation show, <em>The Adventures of Bony Macaroni<\/em>, distributed by Bejuba! 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