Daniel Sadek was born in 1969 in Lebanon. Raised in France, Sadek eventually moved to the United States. He is most notable as the producer and writer of the film Redline.

He personally funded the $26 million dollars used to make the film, as well as all marketing expenses. Before his career in the film industry, he started a mid-sized mortgage company currently located in Costa Mesa, California. Before, he worked as a car salesman, eventually selling more and more expensive cars as his career progressed. Prior to the film Redline, He owned 23 exotic cars. Though born in Lebanon and raised in France, Sadek was steeped in US pop culture. Leaving behind his first car (a Fiat 850 sport coupe) in France, Sadek's first job in the US was at a Unocal 76 station in Cypress, California.

In 1991, Sadek began selling new Dodges. As sales went up he began moving on to bigger and more expensive car brands: Honda, Toyota then Mercedes Benz. However, his fortune was grossed from Quick Loan Funding, a mortgage company Sadek founded, based in Costa Mesa, California. Sadek reportedly has 15 percent ownership stake [stock] in the Swedish car company Koenigsegg. Currently, Sadek is plannning to create the first Koenigsegg dealership in North America. It will be located in Newport Beach, California.

Following the general decline of the subprime mortgage industry, Quick Loan Funding contracted sharply. At its height, the company was lending 218 million dollars per month. In May 2006 it lent only 30 million, and has downsized from 700 employees to 125. In various lawsuits, ex-employees have accused the company of forging borrowers' signatures on loan documents, inaccurately disclosing fees to be paid by customers, and other mortgage fraud. Sadek reports that he is in debt, and has sold his cars, but expects to recover.[676]

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