Ivan Reitman

Ivan Reitman, OC is a Canadian film producer and director, best known for his comedy work, especially in the 1980s and 1990s. He is the owner of The Montecito Picture Company, founded in 2000.

Reitman was born in Komrno, Czechoslovakia , the son of Klara and Ladislav Leslie Reitman. Reitmans parents were Jewish his mother survived the Auschwitz concentration camp and his father was an underground resistance fighter. His family came to Canada as refugees in 1950. Reitman attended Oakwood Collegiate in Toronto and was a member of the Twintone Four singing group.

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