FILM DIRECTOR

Avi Arad

1948 - Today

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Avi Arad (; Hebrew: אבי ארד; born August 1, 1948) is an Israeli-American studio executive and producer of film, television and animation. He became the CEO of Toy Biz in the 1990s, was the chief creative officer of Marvel Entertainment and is the founder, former chairman and former CEO of the latter's successor, Marvel Studios. Since then, he has produced and sometimes written a wide array of live-action, animated, and television comic book adaptations. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Avi Arad is the 633rd most popular film director (down from 594th in 2019), the 216th most popular biography from Israel (up from 222nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Israeli Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Avi Arad ranks 633 out of 2,041. Before him are Carmine Gallone, Sergei Bodrov, Paul Mazursky, Gustav von Wangenheim, Jean-Paul Rappeneau, and Sergei Gerasimov. After him are Joe Johnston, Hwang Dong-hyuk, Bernd Eichinger, Natacha Rambova, Andrew Blake, and Robert Enrico.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Avi Arad ranks 312. Before him are Tomáš Halík, James Nachtwey, Tommy Körberg, Horst Köppel, Sergei Bodrov, and Susana Dosamantes. After him are Gregory Itzin, Olivier Blanchard, David Gemmell, Jonathan Sacks, Snowy White, and Radislav Krstić.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Avi Arad ranks 216 out of 466. Before him are Pinchas Zukerman (1948), Izhar Cohen (1951), Naomi Shemer (1930), Gabi Ashkenazi (1954), Yakir Aharonov (1932), and Suha Arafat (1963). After him are Azmi Bishara (1956), Hillel Slovak (1962), Yigal Amir (1970), Avraham Adan (1926), Mordechai Gur (1930), and Itamar Ben-Gvir (1976).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Israel

Among film directors born in Israel, Avi Arad ranks 5. Before him are Menahem Golan (1929), Assi Dayan (1945), Amos Gitai (1950), and Ralph Bakshi (1938). After him are Ari Folman (1962), Elia Suleiman (1960), Hany Abu-Assad (1961), Samuel Maoz (1962), Oren Peli (1970), and Etan Cohen (1974).

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