FILM DIRECTOR

John G. Avildsen

1935 - 2017

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John Guilbert Avildsen (December 21, 1935 – June 16, 2017) was an American film director. He is best known for directing Rocky (1976), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Director. He is also renowned for directing the first three films in The Karate Kid franchise (1984–1989). Other films he directed include Joe (1970), Save the Tiger (1973), The Formula (1980), Neighbors (1981), Lean on Me (1989), Rocky V (1990), 8 Seconds (1994), and Inferno (1999). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John G. Avildsen is the 308th most popular film director (down from 200th in 2019), the 2,368th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,362nd in 2019) and the 89th most popular American Film Director.

John G. Avildsen is most famous for directing Rocky, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture and was nominated for Best Director and Best Film Editing.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John G. Avildsen ranks 308 out of 2,041. Before him are Tony Gatlif, Gillo Pontecorvo, Michael Bay, Paul Schrader, Walter Salles, and Lung Chien. After him are Jiří Trnka, Tengiz Abuladze, Mario Monicelli, Ted Kotcheff, King Vidor, and François Ozon.

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Among people born in 1935, John G. Avildsen ranks 95. Before him are Forough Farrokhzad, John Phillips, Charles Duke, Paula Rego, Mary Berry, and Ján Popluhár. After him are Yakov Sinai, Hillel Furstenberg, Masahito, Prince Hitachi, Robert Silverberg, Thomas Keneally, and Luis del Sol. Among people deceased in 2017, John G. Avildsen ranks 109. Before him are Dionigi Tettamanzi, Tobe Hooper, Hans Rosling, Tom Regan, Dick Bruna, and Loalwa Braz. After him are Mustafa Tlass, Manuel Marín, Christine Kaufmann, Jannis Kounellis, Charles Bachman, and Tsutomu Hata.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John G. Avildsen ranks 2,368 out of 20,380. Before him are Peter Criss (1945), Billy Zane (1966), Coolio (1963), Charles Francis Adams Sr. (1807), Matt Dillon (1964), and Liberace (1919). After him are Warren Christopher (1925), Joseph Erlanger (1874), Greg Mankiw (1958), Ralph Bellamy (1904), Kathryn Joosten (1939), and Robert Jordan (1948).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, John G. Avildsen ranks 89. Before him are Frank Borzage (1894), Stanley Donen (1924), Tobe Hooper (1943), Raoul Walsh (1887), Michael Bay (1965), and Paul Schrader (1946). After him are King Vidor (1894), Billy Hayes (1947), George Roy Hill (1921), Richard Fleischer (1916), John Hughes (1950), and Joseph Losey (1909).

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