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Avi Arad

Avi Arad

Avi Arad (/ˈɑːvi ˈɑːrɑːd/; Hebrew: אבי ארד; born August 1, 1948) is an Israeli-American studio executive and producer of film, television, and animation. He became the CEO of Toy Biz in the 1990s, was the chief creative officer of Marvel Entertainment, and is the founder, former chairman, and former CEO of the latter's successor, Marvel Studios. 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. Arad was born in 1948 in Ramat Gan, Israel, to a Jewish family. The son of Holocaust survivors from Poland, he grew up reading Superman and Spider-Man comics translated into Hebrew. In 1965, he was conscripted as a soldier into the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). He fought and was wounded in the 1967 Six-Day War and spent 15 days recuperating. Arad finished his military service in 1968. In 1970, Arad moved to the United States and enrolled at Hofstra University to study industrial management. He worked as a truck driver and as a Hebrew teacher to put himself through college and graduated with a BBA in 1972. Along with Israeli-American Toy Biz co-owner Isaac Perlmutter, Avi Arad came into conflict with Carl Icahn and Ron Perelman over control of Marvel Comics in the wake of its 1996 bankruptcy. In the end, Arad and Perlmutter came out on top, with Toy Biz taking over Marvel Comics in a complicated deal that included obtaining the rights to Spider-Man and other superheroes that Marvel had sold earlier. He was involved in Marvel's emergence from bankruptcy and the expansion of the company's profile through licensing and movies. On May 31, 2006, Arad resigned from his various Marvel positions, including his leadership of Marvel Studios, to form his own production company, Arad Productions (also known as Arad Animation), a company that primarily produces Marvel-licensed films separate from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. His first non-Marvel film was 2007's Bratz. Further ventures include the manga adaptation Ghost in the Shell; an adaptation of Brandon Mull's teenage fantasy Fablehaven (which died in production); an adaptation of James Patterson's teenage novel Maximum Ride; and adaptations of video game properties Uncharted, Infamous, Metal Gear Solid, and The Legend of Zelda. In August 2010, it was announced that Arad was given a chair with the American branch of animation studio Production I.G in Los Angeles, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Avi Arad, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal information

Birthday

1948-08-01

Birth Place

Givatayim, Israel

Movies and TV shows :

8 Arms to Hold You

8 Arms to Hold You

2004

0.0

Movie
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'

Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'

2002

5.0

Movie
Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'

Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'

2003

0.0

Movie
Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked

Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked

2003

7.3

Movie
Generation X: The Comic Book Origin of X-Men

Generation X: The Comic Book Origin of X-Men

2006

10.0

Movie
Ghost in the Shell: Hard-Wired Humanity - Making Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell: Hard-Wired Humanity - Making Ghost in the Shell

2017

0.0

Movie
I Am Iron Man

I Am Iron Man

2008

7.2

Movie
Marvel Renaissance

Marvel Renaissance

2014

5.6

Movie
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of X-Men '97

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of X-Men '97

2024

5.8

Movie
Metal Gear Solid: Legacy

Metal Gear Solid: Legacy

2015

6.5

Movie
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity'

Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity'

2005

5.7

Movie
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

2022

6.7

Movie
Spider-Mania

Spider-Mania

2002

5.4

Movie
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

2008

6.8

Movie
The Grand

The Grand

2007

6.0

Movie
The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

2012

0.0

Movie
The Secret Origin of X-Men

The Secret Origin of X-Men

2003

5.2

Movie
The Spider-Man Story

The Spider-Man Story

2002

0.0

Movie
The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2

The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2

2014

7.4

Movie
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

2010

6.8

Movie
X-Men: The Mutant Watch

X-Men: The Mutant Watch

2000

7.0

Movie