Jason Reitman (born October 19, 1977) is an Academy Award-nominated Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor, best known for directing the films Thank You for Smoking (2006) and Juno (2007) as well as utilizing unique opening sequences.
Reitman was born in Montreal, Quebec, the first of three children of comedy director Ivan Reitman and actress Geneviève Robert, sometimes billed as Geneviève Deloir. He has two younger sisters, Cat...
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Jason Reitman (born October 19, 1977) is an Academy Award-nominated Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor, best known for directing the films Thank You for Smoking (2006) and Juno (2007) as well as utilizing unique opening sequences.
Reitman was born in Montreal, Quebec, the first of three children of comedy director Ivan Reitman and actress Geneviève Robert, sometimes billed as Geneviève Deloir. He has two younger sisters, Catherine and Caroline. His father, Ivan, directed the successful films Ghostbusters, Stripes, and Kindergarten Cop. Jason described his childhood self as "a loser... a movie geek... [and] shy." In the late 1980s, Reitman began appearing in small acting parts and serving as a production assistant on his father's films. He spent time in the editing rooms of his father's movies, learning the process. Throughout his 20s, instead of accepting offers to make commercial feature films, Reitman began making his own short films and directing commercials....
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