FILM DIRECTOR

Jon Avnet

1949 - Today

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Jonathan Avnet (born November 17, 1949) is an American director, writer and producer. Avnet was born in Brooklyn, the son of Joan Bertha (née Grossman) and Lester Francis Avnet, a corporate executive with Avnet (a global distributor of IT & electronics) founded by his paternal grandfather, Charles Avnet. He has two siblings, Carole Avnet Rocherolle and Rosalind Avnet Lazarus. He attended Great Neck North High School in Great Neck, New York. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jon Avnet is the 1,410th most popular film director (down from 1,180th in 2019), the 10,224th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,686th in 2019) and the 378th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jon Avnet ranks 1,410 out of 2,041. Before him are Mike Judge, Carlo Vanzina, Olivier Megaton, Sidney Olcott, Ole Bornedal, and Frank Tashlin. After him are Edvin Laine, Norman Z. McLeod, Tom Shadyac, Kwak Jae-yong, Hugh Wilson, and Jonathan Lynn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Jon Avnet ranks 613. Before him are Wenceslao Padilla, Owen Arthur, Nikolai Pankin, David Cross, Leslie Valiant, and Jean-Jacques Favier. After him are Ricardo Londoño, Steve Gaines, Harry Turtledove, Michael Horse, Thomas Bopp, and Rakesh Roshan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jon Avnet ranks 10,226 out of 20,380. Before him are Ron Freeman (1947), Frank Tashlin (1913), Alma Rubens (1897), Harry Lennix (1964), Rosa Salazar (1985), and Nella Larsen (1891). After him are Lynn Bari (1913), Howard Ashman (1950), Robert Marshak (1916), Kenny Anderson (1970), Steve Gaines (1949), and Ray Gillen (1959).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Jon Avnet ranks 378. Before him are Richard Rush (1929), Joe Roth (1948), Bennett Miller (1966), Alexander Hall (1894), Joseph Ruben (1950), and Frank Tashlin (1913). After him are Norman Z. McLeod (1898), Tom Shadyac (1958), Hugh Wilson (1943), Robert Burks (1909), Len Wiseman (1973), and Rian Johnson (1973).

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