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Gil Kenan(I)

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Gil Kenan at an event for City of Ember (2008)
Gil Kenan was born on 16 October 1976 in London, England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for Saturday Night (2024), Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) and Monster House (2006). He has been married to Eliza Chaikin since 2005.
BornOctober 16, 1976
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BornOctober 16, 1976
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Known for

    Saturday Night (2024)
    Saturday Night
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 2024
    Paul Rudd, Kevin Mangold, Ian Whyte, Carrie Coon, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Celeste O'Connor in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
    6.1
    • Director(directed by)
    • 2024
    Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, and Spencer Locke in Monster House (2006)
    Monster House
    6.7
    • Director
    • 2006
    Paul Rudd, Logan Kim, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Celeste O'Connor in Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
    Ghostbusters: Afterlife
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 2021

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    Director



    • Paul Rudd, Kevin Mangold, Ian Whyte, Carrie Coon, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Celeste O'Connor in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
      Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
      6.1
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2024
    • Jim Broadbent, Maggie Smith, Michiel Huisman, Toby Jones, Philip Lenkowsky, Rishi Kuppa, Sally Hawkins, Kristen Wiig, Joel Fry, Zoe Colletti, and Henry Lawfull in A Boy Called Christmas (2021)
      A Boy Called Christmas
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Willa Fitzgerald, Carlson Young, Bex Taylor-Klaus, John Karna, Sean Grandillo, and Amadeus Serafini in Scream: The TV Series (2015)
      Scream: The TV Series
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Poltergeist (2015)
      Poltergeist
      4.9
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Saoirse Ronan and Harry Treadaway in City of Ember (2008)
      City of Ember
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, and Spencer Locke in Monster House (2006)
      Monster House
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2006
    • The Lark (2002)
      The Lark
      Short
      • Director
      • 2002

    Writer



    • Saturday Night (2024)
      Saturday Night
      6.9
      • written by
      • 2024
    • Paul Rudd, Kevin Mangold, Ian Whyte, Carrie Coon, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Celeste O'Connor in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
      Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
      6.1
      • written by
      • 2024
    • Jim Broadbent, Maggie Smith, Michiel Huisman, Toby Jones, Philip Lenkowsky, Rishi Kuppa, Sally Hawkins, Kristen Wiig, Joel Fry, Zoe Colletti, and Henry Lawfull in A Boy Called Christmas (2021)
      A Boy Called Christmas
      6.7
      • screenplay by
      • 2021
    • Paul Rudd, Logan Kim, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Celeste O'Connor in Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
      Ghostbusters: Afterlife
      7.0
      • written by
      • 2021

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    • Ghostbusters
      • executive producer
      • In Production
      • TV Series



    • Saturday Night (2024)
      Saturday Night
      6.9
      • producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
      • 2024
    • Paul Rudd, Kevin Mangold, Ian Whyte, Carrie Coon, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Celeste O'Connor in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
      Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
      6.1
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Paul Rudd, Logan Kim, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Celeste O'Connor in Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
      Ghostbusters: Afterlife
      7.0
      • executive producer
      • 2021

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    • Born
      • October 16, 1976
      • London, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Eliza Chaikin2005 - present
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      • 1 Interview
      • 4 Articles

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      Left London when he was three for Tel Aviv then moved to Reseda-Los Angeles at 8 years old.

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