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His mother was Jeannette Kerner, a stage and screen actress, who died in 2001, at the age of 85. He is married to Nicola O'Shea, [2] and their daughters are Haley Lelean O'Shea Kerner, [3] Grace Ellis O'Shea Kerner, [4] and Lily Jeannette O'Shea Kerner.
Grace Ellis O'Shea Kerner: Gender: Female : Description: Grace Ellis O'Shea Kerner is the daughter of Jordan Kerner and Nicola O'Shea. Nationality: United States of America
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Jordan Kerner (born February 5, 1950) is an American film producer. He is the founder and owner of his production company, The Kerner Entertainment Company, and is the producer of the 2006 remake of Charlotte's Web, its sequel, and the live-action Smurfs duology.
Kerner was born on February 5, 1950 in Los Angeles, California to Jeannette Kerner, a stage and screen actress, and Jerry Kerner.
Kerner started his career at CBS-TV KPIX-SF in San Francisco in 1971. In 1976, he became an attorney at the law firm of Ball, Hunt, Hart and Baerwitz. In 1977, he left to join CBS Entertainment as a program and talent negotiator. In 1978, he then switched to Universal Television for NBC, taking the position of assistant to the senior VP.
Two years later, he also took on the task of director of program development QM Productions. The following year, he changed jobs and became the director of dramatic series development at ABC Entertainment. He was promoted to vice president of dramatic development in 1983.
He held this position until 1986, when he formed The Avnet/Kerner Co., an independent production company, with Jon Avnet. A year later, his first feature was produced, called Less than Zero.
After another year, he had produced his first television movie, Side by Side. His acting debut was in Less than Zero (uncredited) and then George of the Jungle 2 (credited), in which he played an advertising executive in the first and an airline passenger in the second.
In 2001, he and Avnet started separate companies with Kerner forming The Kerner Entertainment Company (which is mostly known as simply The K Entertainment Company).
His mother was Jeannette Kerner, a stage and screen actress, who died in 2001, at the age of 85. He is married to Nicola O'Shea, and their daughters are Haley Lelean O'Shea Kerner, Grace Ellis O'Shea Kerner, and Lily Jeannette O'Shea Kerner.
Kerner, Jordan PERSONAL. Son of Jeannette Kerner (an actress); married Nicola O'Shea (an executive); children: Haley Lelean O'Shea Kerner. Education: Stanford University, undergraduate degree with distinction; University of California, Berkeley, M.B.A.; University of California, San Francisco, J.D. Addresses:
Jordan Kerner (born February 5, 1950) is an American producer, actor, and comedian. He produced Inspector Gadget.
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