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Known For

Production

Known Credits

103

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-10-27

Day of Death

2022-02-12 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Komárno, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic]

Also Known As

Ivan Reitman

Biography

Ivan Reitman OC (October 27, 1946 – February 12, 2022) was a Canadian-American film and television director, producer and screenwriter. He was best known for his comedy work, especially in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the owner of The Montecito Picture Company, founded in 1998. Notable films he directed include Meatballs (1979), Stripes (1981), Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters II (1989), Twins (1988), Kindergarten Cop (1990), Dave (1993), and Junior (1994). Reitman also served as producer for such films as Animal House (1978), Beethoven (1992), Space Jam (1996), and Private Parts (1997). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ivan Reitman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Fantastic Mr. Murray

2019

Fantastic Mr. Murray

as

Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

Ghostbusters II

1989

Ghostbusters II

as

Man Walking Outside Firehouse / Slimer (voice) (uncredited)

Ghostheads

2016

Ghostheads

as

Self

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

2015

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

as

Self - Director

On Screen!: Shivers

2008

On Screen!: Shivers

as

himself

Ghostbusters

1984

Ghostbusters

as

Zuul / Slimer (voice) (uncredited)

Belushi

2020

Belushi

as

Self (archive footage)

Hotel for Dogs

2009

Hotel for Dogs

as

Self - Closing Credits Sequence (uncredited)

Arnold

Arnold

as

Self

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as

Self - Guest

Biography

Biography

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing