Ivan Reitman (1946–2022)


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Canadian producer and director Ivan Reitman created many of American cinema's most successful and best loved feature film comedies and worked with Hollywood's acting elite. Reitman produced such hits as the ground-breaking sensation National Lampoon's Delta-jengi (1978), which introduced John Belushi to American filmgoers, and the family features ... See full bio »

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Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 11 nominations. See more awards »

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Up in the Air Producer
(2009)
Heavy Metal Producer
(1981)
(1998)

Filmography

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  Stripes (TV Series) (executive producer) (announced)
  Besties (producer) (pre-production)
  Juliet (producer) (pre-production)
  Summer of Love (producer) (pre-production)
  Triplets (producer) (pre-production)
 2021 Ghostbusters: Afterlife (producer - produced by, p.g.a.)
 2021 Space Jam 2: Uusi legenda (executive producer)
 2020 Godmothered (executive producer)
 2017 Father Figures (producer)
 2017 Baywatch (producer - produced by)
 2016 Ghostbusters (producer - p.g.a.)
 2014/I Draft Day (producer - produced by, p.g.a.)
 2012 Hitchcock (producer)
 2011/I Näin ystävien kesken (producer)
 2009 Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day (executive producer)
 2009 Chloe (producer)
 2009/I Up in the Air (producer)
 2009 Vastavalmistunut (producer)
 2009 I Love You, Man (executive producer)
 2009 The Uninvited (executive producer)
 2009 Koirahotelli (executive producer)
 2008 Atom TV (TV Series) (producer - 5 episodes)
- Episode #1.12 (2008) ... (producer - segment "Border Patrol")
- Episode #1.11 (2008) ... (producer - segment "Border Patrol")
- Episode #1.7 (2008) ... (producer - segment "Border Patrol")
- Episode #1.6 (2008) ... (producer - segment "Border Patrol")
- Episode #1.4 (2008) ... (producer - segment "Border Patrol")
 2007 Paranoia (executive producer)
 2006 That Guy (TV Movie) (executive producer) / (producer)
 2006 Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (executive producer)
 2004 EuroTrip (executive producer)
 2003 Old School (executive producer)
 2001-2002 Alienators: Evolution Continues (TV Series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
- Year of the Genus (2002) ... (executive producer)
- To Carthage Then I Came (2002) ... (executive producer)
- Roman Holiday (2002) ... (executive producer)
- Dead Wayne Cells (2001) ... (executive producer)
- Runaway Strain (2001) ... (executive producer)
 2002 Pimeyden syli (executive producer)
 2001 Evoluutio (producer)
 2000 Road Trip (executive producer)
 1999 The First Gentleman (TV Movie) (executive producer)
 1998 6 päivää 7 yötä (producer)
 1998 Mummies Alive! The Legend Begins (Video) (executive producer)
 1997 Metropolitan Hospital (TV Movie) (executive producer)
 1997 Mummies Alive! (TV Series) (executive producer - 42 episodes)
- The Prince and the Presley (1997) ... (executive producer)
- High Nuhn (1997) ... (executive producer)
- Show Me the Mummy! (1997) ... (executive producer)
- We've Got One! (1997) ... (executive producer)
- The Heart's Arrow (1997) ... (executive producer)
 1997 Isänpäivä (producer - produced by)
 1997 Jumalten hylkäämä (executive producer)
 1997 Private Parts (producer)
 1996 Space jam (producer)
 1996 The Late Shift (TV Movie) (executive producer)
 1994 Beethoven (TV Series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
- Trash Island/The Long Weekend (1994) ... (executive producer)
- Scent of a Mutt/Down on the Farm (1994) ... (executive producer)
- The Big One/Fleas! (1994) ... (executive producer)
- Puppy Time/The Morning Paper (1994) ... (executive producer)
- The Mighty Cone-Dog/Car Trouble (1994) ... (executive producer)
 1994 Junior (producer)
 1993 Beethoven's 2nd (executive producer)
 1993 Dave (producer)
 1992 Beethoven (executive producer)
 1992 Seis! Tai mamma ampuu (producer)
 1990 Lastentarhan kyttä (producer)
 1989 Ghostbusters II (producer)
 1988 Identtiset kaksoset (producer)
 1988 FBI:n murut (executive producer)
 1988 Casual Sex? (executive producer)
 1987 Kovat kihot (executive producer)
 1986 Legal Eagles (producer)
 1984 Ghostbusters - haamujengi (producer)
 1983 Avaruustaistelija (executive producer)
 1983 The Magic Show (executive producer)
 1981 Heavy Metal (producer)
 1981 Natsat (producer)
 1979 Delta House (TV Series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
- The Matriculation of Kent Dorfman (1979) ... (executive producer)
- Hoover and the Bomb (1979) ... (executive producer)
- Campus Fair (1979) ... (executive producer)
- The Blotto Who Came to Dinner (1979) ... (executive producer)
- The Fall of Dean Wormer (1979) ... (executive producer)
 1978 Delta-jengi (producer)
 1978 Pimennys (executive producer)
 1977 Ilsa the Tigress of Siberia (producer - as Julian Parnell, produced by)
 1977 Verenimijät (executive producer)
 1976 Death Weekend (producer)
 1975 Kylmät väreet (producer)
 1973 Cannibal Girls (executive producer)
 1971 Foxy Lady (producer)
 1969 The Columbus of Sex (producer)
 1968 Orientation (Short) (producer)
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Other Works:

He produced the musical, "The Magic Show," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Peter DePaula, Paul Keith, Pippa Pearthree, Hester Llewellyn, Signa Joy, Susan Edwards, Daniel Cass, W.P. Dremak, Richard Balestrino, and Robert Brubach in the cast. Stephen Schwartz wrote the music and lyrics. Bob Randall wrote the book. ... See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Portrayal | 3 Interviews | 6 Articles | 1 Pictorial | See more »

Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

My Parents | Our Parents | Julian Parnell

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)

Spouse:

Geneviève Robert  (his death)  (3 children)

Children:

Jason Reitman | See more »

Parents:

Leslie Reitman | Clara Reitman

Relatives:

Josephine Reitman (niece or nephew)
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Personal Quote:

[on John Belushi and Delta-jengi (1978)] What John brought was this wonderful energy based on the comedies he loved from the 50s - The Three Stooges and Abbott and Costello - that physicality of the great American early comedians, against this very brash and contemporary way of speaking that the script had. It made it very special.. But when I worked with him before the movie and SNL, he was ... See more »

Trivia:

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7020 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on May 5, 1997. See more »

Trademark:

Often cast Arnold Schwarzenegger See more »

Nickname:

Ivanco

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