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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 Monster House (2006), Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and City of Ember (2008).
BornOctober 16, 1976
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BornOctober 16, 1976
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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Gil Kenan in Poltergeist (2015)
Gil Kenan in City of Ember (2008)
Mitchel Musso and his director, Gil Kenan on the set of Monster House
Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, Gil Kenan, and Spencer Locke at an event for Monster House (2006)
Gil Kenan
Gil Kenan
John Lasseter, Peter Bart, Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris, Todd Field, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Gil Kenan, and Roger Durling
Jack Rapke, Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, Gil Kenan, Spencer Locke, and Ryan Whitney at an event for Monster House (2006)

Known for

Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, and Spencer Locke in Monster House (2006)
Monster House
6.6
  • Director
  • 2006
Paul Rudd, Logan Kim, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Celeste O'Connor in Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
7.1
  • Writer
  • 2021
Saoirse Ronan and Harry Treadaway in City of Ember (2008)
City of Ember
6.4
  • Director
  • 2008
Poltergeist (2015)
Poltergeist
4.9
  • Director
  • 2015

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Director

  • Untitled Ghostbusters Afterlife Sequel
    • Pre-production
  • Jim Broadbent, Maggie Smith, Michiel Huisman, Toby Jones, Philip Lenkowsky, Rishi Kuppa, Sally Hawkins, Kristen Wiig, Joel Fry, Zoe Margaret Colletti, and Henry Lawfull in A Boy Called Christmas (2021)
    A Boy Called Christmas
  • Willa Fitzgerald in Scream: The TV Series (2015)
    Scream: The TV Series
  • Poltergeist (2015)
    Poltergeist
  • Saoirse Ronan and Harry Treadaway in City of Ember (2008)
    City of Ember
  • Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, and Spencer Locke in Monster House (2006)
    Monster House

Writer

  • Untitled Ghostbusters Afterlife Sequel
    • Pre-production
  • Jim Broadbent, Maggie Smith, Michiel Huisman, Toby Jones, Philip Lenkowsky, Rishi Kuppa, Sally Hawkins, Kristen Wiig, Joel Fry, Zoe Margaret Colletti, and Henry Lawfull in A Boy Called Christmas (2021)
    A Boy Called Christmas
  • Paul Rudd, Logan Kim, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Celeste O'Connor in Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
    Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Producer

  • Untitled Ghostbusters Afterlife Sequel
    • Pre-production
  • Untitled Animated Ghostbusters Project
    • In Development
  • Paul Rudd, Logan Kim, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Celeste O'Connor in Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
    Ghostbusters: Afterlife
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    • October 16, 1976
    • London, England, UK
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    • 1 Interview
    • 2 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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