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Ivan Reitman

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Ivan Reitman

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Slovak–Canadian filmmaker (1946–2022)

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Ivan Reitman was a male American artist whose professional career spanned from 1968 to 2022. He was born on October 27, 1946, and died on February 12, 2022. His work is associated with the United States.

Reitman is recognized for his involvement in the productions *Twins* and *Ghostbusters 2*. He has been acknowledged in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection.

Synthesized by Vinony from 18 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • Twins
  • Ghostbusters 2

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1946-10-27
Active to
2022-02-12

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,844
Total plays
4,311

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ivan+Reitman">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
( 1946-10-27 ) October 27, 1946, Komárno , Czechoslovakia
Died
February 12, 2022 (2022-02-12) (aged 75), Montecito, California , U.S.
Resting place
Santa Barbara Cemetery
Alma mater
McMaster University
Occupations
Film director producer screenwriter
Years active
1968–2022
Spouse
Geneviève Robert ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1976 ) ​
Children
3, including Jason and Catherine

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Encyclopedic overview

Ivan Reitman OC (/ˈraɪtmən/; October 27, 1946 – February 12, 2022) was a Canadian film director and producer. He was known for his comedy films, especially in the 1980s and 1990s. Reitman was the owner of The Montecito Picture Company, founded in 1998.

Films he directed include Meatballs (1979), Stripes (1981), Ghostbusters (1984), Twins (1988), Ghostbusters II (1989), Kindergarten Cop (1990), Dave (1993), Junior (1994) and Draft Day (2014). Reitman also served as producer for such films as National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), Heavy Metal (1981), Space Jam (1996) and Private Parts (1997).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ivan Reitman” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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