Jon Avnet
Production Born Nov 17, 1949 Brooklyn, New York, USA 100 credits
Biography
Jonathan Michael Jon Avnet was born on November 17, 1949, in Brooklyn, New York, United States. He is an American director, writer, and producer. His professional work spans both movies and television shows, with seventy-five known credits recorded in production. He is a male filmmaker identified in public biographical records under his full name, Jonathan Michael Avnet, as well as alternative name listings. Avnet continues to be referenced as an active figure in the American film and television industry based on his extensive production background and credits.
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Career overview
Jonathan Michael Avnet, also known as Jon Avnet, is an American director, writer, and producer. Born on November 17, 1949, in Brooklyn, New York, United States, Avnet identifies as male. His professional career spans both film and television media.
Throughout his career in the entertainment industry, Avnet has accumulated seventy-five known credits. His work encompasses multiple facets of production, establishing him as a notable figure in the creation of movies and television shows.
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Career timeline
The Last RodeoThe Last Rodeo · DirectorThe Last Rodeo · WriterThe Last Rodeo · Producer
Justified: City Primeval · Director
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers · Executive ProducerFour Good Days · Producer
Five Points · Executive Producer
Manhunt · DirectorManhunt · Executive ProducerThree Christs · WriterThree Christs · ProducerThree Christs · Director
Sickhouse · Producer
Sneaky Pete · DirectorSneaky Pete · Executive Producer
Jackie & Ryan · Producer
Paloma · Executive Producer
Ruth & Erica · Executive ProducerGeorgia · Executive ProducerSerena · Executive ProducerGumdrop · Executive ProducerDenise · Executive Producer
Have a Little Faith · Director
Justified · DirectorBlack Swan · Executive ProducerPleading Guilty · Director
Bunker Hill · DirectorTeen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood
Righteous Kill · DirectorRighteous Kill · ProducerThe Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
The Starter Wife · Executive ProducerThe Starter Wife · Director88 Minutes · Director88 Minutes · ProducerOn the Lot
Land of the Blind · Producer
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow · ProducerSky Captain and the World of Tomorrow · Presenter
Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star
Boomtown · DirectorBoomtown · ProducerBoomtown · Executive Producer
Uprising · DirectorUprising · WriterUprising · ProducerUprising · DirectorUprising · Producer
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her · Producer
Inspector Gadget · Executive ProducerMy Last Love · Executive Producer
Poodle Springs · Executive ProducerMoments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
George of the Jungle · ProducerRed Corner · DirectorRed Corner · Producer
Up Close & Personal · DirectorUp Close & Personal · ProducerD3: The Mighty Ducks · Producer
Miami Rhapsody · Executive Producer
When a Man Loves a Woman · ProducerD2: The Mighty Ducks · ProducerThe War · DirectorThe War · Producer
The Three Musketeers · Executive ProducerFor Their Own Good · Executive Producer
The Mighty Ducks · ProducerThe Nightman · Executive Producer
Fried Green Tomatoes · DirectorFried Green Tomatoes · Producer
Full filmography
- The Last Rodeo (2025) as Dr. Agre
- The Last Rodeo (2025) Director
- The Last Rodeo (2025) Writer
- The Last Rodeo (2025) Producer
- Justified: City Primeval (2023) Director
- The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers (2021) Executive Producer
- Four Good Days (2021) Producer
- Five Points (2018) Executive Producer
- Manhunt (2017) Director
- Manhunt (2017) Executive Producer
- Three Christs (2017) Writer
- Three Christs (2017) Producer
- Three Christs (2017) Director
- Ape (2017) Executive Producer
- Sickhouse (2016) Producer
- Sneaky Pete (2015) Director
- Sneaky Pete (2015) Executive Producer
- Jackie & Ryan (2014) Producer
- Paloma (2013) Executive Producer
- Ruth & Erica (2012) Executive Producer
- Georgia (2012) Executive Producer
- Serena (2012) Executive Producer
- Gumdrop (2012) Executive Producer
- Denise (2012) Executive Producer
- Allison (2012) Executive Producer
- Celia (2012) Executive Producer
- Have a Little Faith (2011) Director
- Justified (2010) Director
- Black Swan (2010) Executive Producer
- Pleading Guilty (2010) Director
- Bunker Hill (2009) Director
- Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood (2009) as Self
- Righteous Kill (2008) Director
- Righteous Kill (2008) Producer
- The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business (2008) as Self
- The Starter Wife (2007) Executive Producer
- The Starter Wife (2007) Director
- 88 Minutes (2007) Director
- 88 Minutes (2007) Producer
- On the Lot (2007)
- Nobel Son (2007) Thanks
- Land of the Blind (2006) Producer
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) Producer
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) Presenter
- Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star (2003) as Self - Director: 'Fried Green Tomatoes'
- Boomtown (2002) Director
- Boomtown (2002) Producer
- Boomtown (2002) Executive Producer
- Uprising (2001) Director
- Uprising (2001) Writer
- Uprising (2001) Producer
- Uprising (2001) Director
- Uprising (2001) Producer
- Uprising (2001) Writer
- Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000) Producer
- Inspector Gadget (1999) Executive Producer
- My Last Love (1999) Executive Producer
- Poodle Springs (1998) Executive Producer
- Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes (1998) as Self
- George of the Jungle (1997) Producer
- Red Corner (1997) Director
- Red Corner (1997) Producer
- Up Close & Personal (1996) Director
- Up Close & Personal (1996) Producer
- D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996) Producer
- Miami Rhapsody (1995) Executive Producer
- When a Man Loves a Woman (1994) Producer
- D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994) Producer
- The War (1994) Director
- The War (1994) Producer
- The Three Musketeers (1993) Executive Producer
- For Their Own Good (1993) Executive Producer
- The Mighty Ducks (1992) Producer
- The Nightman (1992) Executive Producer
- Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) Director
- Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) Producer
- Men Don't Leave (1990) Producer
- Men Don't Leave (1990) Second Unit Director
- Funny About Love (1990) Producer
- Do You Know the Muffin Man? (1989) Executive Producer
- Breaking Point (1989) Producer
- My First Love (1988) Executive Producer
- Side by Side (1988) Executive Producer
- Less Than Zero (1987) Producer
- In Love and War (1987) Executive Producer
- Between Two Women (1986) Director
- Between Two Women (1986) Writer
- Between Two Women (1986) Executive Producer
- Call to Glory (1984) Director
- Call to Glory (1984) Executive Producer
- Calendar Girl Murders (1984) Producer
- The Burning Bed (1984) Executive Producer
- Risky Business (1983) Producer
- Deal of the Century (1983) Executive Producer
- Something So Right (1982) Executive Producer
- Prime Suspect (1982) Producer
- Coast to Coast (1980) Producer
- Homeward Bound (1980) Producer
- Checkered Flag or Crash (1977) Associate Producer
- Outlaw Blues (1977) Post Production Supervisor