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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. Director: Fried Green Tomatoes. Jon Avnet has directed, written, and produced more than 80 motion pictures, television movies, series and Broadway plays, winning Oscars, Emmys, Tonys, Peabody's, DGA Awards, the Humanitas, Golden Globes and the AFI's Franklin Shaffner Medal.
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Jon Avnet is a director, writer and producer of films, TV shows and Broadway plays. He is known for Fried Green Tomatoes, Black Swan, Justified and 60 Second Docs.
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Jon Avnet is a producer and director of movies and TV shows, known for Fried Green Tomatoes, Risky Business, and The Mighty Ducks. See his full filmography, ratings, reviews, and biography on Rotten Tomatoes.
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCreditNo Score YetNo Score YetExecutive Producer56%Fresh audience score. 81%Producer43%Fresh audience score. 66%Director, Screenwriter, ProducerNo Score YetNo Score YetExecutive ProducerNov 4, 2001 · Uprising: Directed by Jon Avnet. With Leelee Sobieski, Hank Azaria, David Schwimmer, Jon Voight. Jews rise up in the Warsaw Ghetto against the Nazis in 1943.
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Jon Avnet is an American director, writer and producer known for films such as Risky Business, Fried Green Tomatoes and Black Swan. He has also worked on TV shows like The War, Justified and Sneaky Pete.
Dec 24, 2021 · Jon Avnet, in a guest column about Joan Didion, describes how a testy collaboration on 1996's 'Up Close and Personal' turned into a friendship.
