Travel Man who inspired ‘The Terminal’ dies at Paris airport where he lived for nearly 2 decades November 12, 2022November 13, 2022 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY Comments Off on Man who inspired ‘The Terminal’ dies at Paris airport where he lived for nearly 2 decades Political refugee Mehran Karimi Nasseri lived at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport for 18 years. His story inspired Steven Spielberg's "The Terminal."