Global InformationAvi Arad information
Avi Arad | |
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 Arad at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | 1948 (age 75–76) Ramat Gan, Israel |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouse | Joyce Arad |
| Children | 3 |
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| Allegiance |  Israel |
| Service/ | Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1965–1968 |
| Battles/wars | Six-Day War (WIA) |
Avi Arad (/ˈɑːvi ˈɑːrɑːd/; Hebrew: אבי ארד; born 1948[1]) is an Israeli-American film producer who became the CEO of the company Toy Biz in the 1990s and soon afterward became the chief creative officer of Marvel Entertainment, and the chairman, CEO, and founder of Marvel Studios.[2] Since then, he has produced and sometimes written a wide array of live-action, animated, and television comic book adaptations, including Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, the 2018 Academy Award winner for Best Animated Feature.
- ^ Hoffman, Jordan (June 13, 2012). "Is Spider-Man Jewish?". Times of Israel. Archived from the original on January 14, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
Avi Arad, born in Ramat Gan in 1948, founded and led Marvel Studios and recently produced for that studio the megasmash "The Avengers."
- ^ "Marvel Announces New Independent Producer Deal with Avi Arad" Archived August 24, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, May 31, 2006 press release, via Ain't It Cool News