IVAN REITMAN
Name: Ivan Reitman
Born: 27 October 1946 Komárno, Czechoslovakia
Ivan Reitman (born October 27, 1946 in Komárno in Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia)
is a Slovakian-born Canadian film actor, producer, and director. He is best
known for the comedies he has directed and produced, especially in the 1980s and
1990s.
Reitman worked on a number of films after graduating from McMaster University in
Hamilton, Ontario. He produced two films for director David Cronenberg,
Shivers/They Came from Within/The Parasite Murders (1974) and Rabid (1976). His
big break came when he produced National Lampoon's Animal House in 1978 and
directed Meatballs in 1979. From there, he directed and produced a number of
comedies including Stripes (1981), Ghostbusters (1984), Legal Eagles (1986),
Twins (1988), Ghostbusters II (1989), Kindergarten Cop (1990), Dave (1993),
Junior (1994), Six Days Seven Nights (1998), Evolution (2001) and My Super Ex-Girlfriend
(2006).
In the early 1990s, Reitman began to direct fewer films, but increased his role
as a producer and executive producer. He helped to produce the animated film
Heavy Metal (1981), Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983),
Beethoven (1992), Beethoven's 2nd (1993), Space Jam (1996), Private Parts (1997),
Road Trip (2000), Old School (2003) Eurotrip (2004) and Trailer Park Boys: The
Big Dirty (2006)
Reitman was working on a remake of The Pink Panther in 2005 but backed out. He
will next produce the comedy I Love You, Man (2009), starring Paul Rudd and
Jason Segel.
Name: Ivan Reitman
Born: 27 October 1946 Komárno, Czechoslovakia
Ivan Reitman (born October 27, 1946 in Komárno in Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia)
is a Slovakian-born Canadian film actor, producer, and director. He is best
known for the comedies he has directed and produced, especially in the 1980s and
1990s.
Reitman worked on a number of films after graduating from McMaster University in
Hamilton, Ontario. He produced two films for director David Cronenberg,
Shivers/They Came from Within/The Parasite Murders (1974) and Rabid (1976). His
big break came when he produced National Lampoon's Animal House in 1978 and
directed Meatballs in 1979. From there, he directed and produced a number of
comedies including Stripes (1981), Ghostbusters (1984), Legal Eagles (1986),
Twins (1988), Ghostbusters II (1989), Kindergarten Cop (1990), Dave (1993),
Junior (1994), Six Days Seven Nights (1998), Evolution (2001) and My Super Ex-Girlfriend
(2006).
In the early 1990s, Reitman began to direct fewer films, but increased his role
as a producer and executive producer. He helped to produce the animated film
Heavy Metal (1981), Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983),
Beethoven (1992), Beethoven's 2nd (1993), Space Jam (1996), Private Parts (1997),
Road Trip (2000), Old School (2003) Eurotrip (2004) and Trailer Park Boys: The
Big Dirty (2006)
Reitman was working on a remake of The Pink Panther in 2005 but backed out. He
will next produce the comedy I Love You, Man (2009), starring Paul Rudd and
Jason Segel.