[1] Saraf received a Bachelor of Arts in motion pictures from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
[1] In 1995, Light and Saraf were jointly nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy for their work on the PBS show, Dialogues with Madwomen.
[1] Irving Saraf died of complications from three years of ALS at his home in San Francisco on December 26, 2012, at the age of 80.
[1] He was survived by his second wife of 38 years, Allie Light; six children – Peter, Michal, Ilana, Alexis, Charles and Julia; and eight grandchildren.
[1] Peter Saraf is an Academy Award nominated producer whose credits include Adaptation (2002), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), and Our Idiot Brother (2011).