Faiman was born in Melbourne. for about six years of its eight-and-a-half-year run. He also produced a show hosted by
Bert Newton and one by
Ernie Sigley. Faiman directed the 1986 blockbuster film
Crocodile Dundee, and the 1991 American
comedy Dutch, which was a
box office disappointment. He also produced the 1992 animated feature
FernGully: The Last Rainforest. Since returning to Australia in 2002, he has been a program consultant for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, acting as a consulting producer on
Strictly Ballroom,
Spicks and Specks and
The Pet Show. Faiman also helped conceptualise the Webby Award-winning multi-platform project SkillsOne. ==References==