Jason R. Reitman (/ˈraɪtmən/; born October 19, 1977) is a
Canadian-American film director, screenwriter, and producer, best
known for directing the films Thank You for Smoking (2005), Juno
(2007), Up in the Air (2009), and Young Adult (2011). He has received
one Grammy Award, one Golden Globe, and four Academy Award
nominations, two of which are for Best Director. Reitman is a dual
citizen of Canada and the United States. He is the son of director
Ivan Reitman.Reitman was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the son of
Geneviève Robert, an actress sometimes billed as Geneviève Deloir,
and comedy director Ivan Reitman. Reitman has two younger sisters:
Catherine Reitman, an actress, producer and writer, who is three years
younger, and Caroline Reitman, a nurse, who is 12 years
younger.Reitman's father was born in Czechoslovakia, to Jewish parents
who were Holocaust survivors. Reitman's paternal grandfather ran a dry
cleaner and then a car wash.His mother is from a Christian background,
and of French-Canadian descent; she converted to Judaism. When he was
still a child, his family moved to Los Angeles.
Canadian-American film director, screenwriter, and producer, best
known for directing the films Thank You for Smoking (2005), Juno
(2007), Up in the Air (2009), and Young Adult (2011). He has received
one Grammy Award, one Golden Globe, and four Academy Award
nominations, two of which are for Best Director. Reitman is a dual
citizen of Canada and the United States. He is the son of director
Ivan Reitman.Reitman was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the son of
Geneviève Robert, an actress sometimes billed as Geneviève Deloir,
and comedy director Ivan Reitman. Reitman has two younger sisters:
Catherine Reitman, an actress, producer and writer, who is three years
younger, and Caroline Reitman, a nurse, who is 12 years
younger.Reitman's father was born in Czechoslovakia, to Jewish parents
who were Holocaust survivors. Reitman's paternal grandfather ran a dry
cleaner and then a car wash.His mother is from a Christian background,
and of French-Canadian descent; she converted to Judaism. When he was
still a child, his family moved to Los Angeles.
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