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Jonathan Michael Avnet (born November 17, 1949), is an American director, writer and producer. Early life and education. 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) [1] [2] [3] founded by his grandfather, Charles Avnet.
Jon Avnet is a prolific and award-winning filmmaker who has worked on projects such as Fried Green Tomatoes, Black Swan, Three Christs, and Justified. He is also the CEO of Indigenous Media, which produces digital content and films such as Four Good Days and Lonely Doll.
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Jon Avnet. Director: Fried Green Tomatoes. Jon Avnet has directed, written, and produced more than 80 motion pictures, television movies, series and Broadway plays. He directed the Oscar-nominated performance of Jessica Tandy and the three Emmy-winning performances of Margo Martindale, Colleen Dewhurst and Judy Davis.
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Dec 24, 2021 · Jon Avnet produced and directed Up Close and Personal (1996), starring Robert Redford and Michelle Pfeiffer. Loosely based on Alanna Nash’s book Golden Girl, about the troubled life of...
Jon Avnet is a producer and director of movies and TV shows, known for Risky Business, Fried Green Tomatoes, and The Mighty Ducks. See his full filmography, ratings, reviews, and biography on Rotten Tomatoes.
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCreditNo Score YetNo Score YetExecutive Producer56%81%Producer43%67%Director, Screenwriter, ProducerNo Score YetNo Score YetExecutive ProducerJonathan Michael "Jon" Avnet (born November 17, 1949) is an American director, writer and producer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Avnet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. Known For. Black Swan. George of the Jungle. Fried Green Tomatoes. Risky Business. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.
John Avnet, Jonathan Michael Avnet. Birth Place. Brooklyn, New York, USA. Born. November 17, 1949. Biography. Read More. This son of the founder and chair of the largest distributor of electronic equipment entered show business staging theatrical productions Off-Broadway.
