Avi Arad | |
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 Arad at the 2013San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | (1948-08-01)August 1, 1948 (age 76) Ramat Gan, Israel |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouse | Joyce Arad |
| Children | 3 |
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| Allegiance |  Israel |
| Service | Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1965–1968 |
| Battles / wars | Six-Day War (WIA) |
Avi Arad (/ˈɑːviˈɑːrɑːd/;Hebrew:אבי ארד; born August 1, 1948[1][2]) is anIsraeli-Americanstudio executive and producer offilm,television andanimation. He became theCEO ofToy Biz in the 1990s, was thechief creative officer ofMarvel Entertainment and is the founder, former chairman and former CEO of the latter's successor,Marvel Studios.[3] Since then, he has produced and sometimes written a wide array of live-action, animated, and television comic book adaptations.
Arad was born in 1948 inRamat Gan, Israel, to a Jewish family. The son ofHolocaust survivors from Poland, he grew up readingSuperman andSpider-Man comics translated intoHebrew.[4] In 1965, he was conscripted as a soldier into theIsrael Defense Forces (IDF). He fought and was wounded in the 1967Six-Day War, and spent 15 days recuperating. Arad finished his military service in 1968.[4]
In 1970, Arad moved to the United States and enrolled atHofstra University to study industrial management. He worked as a truck driver and as a Hebrew teacher to put himself through college, and graduated with aBBA in 1972.[4][5]
Along with Israeli-AmericanToy Biz co-ownerIsaac Perlmutter, Avi Arad came into conflict withCarl Icahn andRon Perelman over control ofMarvel Comics in the wake of its 1996bankruptcy. In the end, Arad and Perlmutter came out on top, with Toy Biz taking overMarvel Comics in a complicated deal that included obtaining the rights toSpider-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 throughlicensing and movies.
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On May 31, 2006, Arad resigned his various Marvel positions, including his leadership ofMarvel Studios, to form his own production company,Arad Productions (also known asArad Animation), a company that primarily produces Marvel-licensed films separate from theMarvel Cinematic Universe.[3] His first non-Marvel film was 2007'sBratz. Further ventures include manga adaptationGhost in the Shell; an adaptation ofBrandon Mull's teenage fantasyFablehaven (which died in production); an adaptation ofJames Patterson's teenage novelMaximum Ride; and adaptations of video game propertiesUncharted,[6]Infamous,[7]Metal Gear Solid,[8] andThe Legend of Zelda.[9]
In August 2010, it was announced that Arad was given a chair with the American branch of animation studioProduction I.G in Los Angeles, California.[10]
| Year | Title | Executive Producer | Writer |
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| 2006 | Ultimate Avengers: The Movie | Yes | No |
| Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise of the Panther | Yes | No | |
| 2007 | The Invincible Iron Man | Yes | Story |
| Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme | Yes | No |
Avi Arad, born in Ramat Gan in 1948, founded and led Marvel Studios and recently produced for that studio the megasmash "The Avengers."
Arad grew up on Superman and Spider-Man comics translated into Hebrew.
We're really excited about the development of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune as a movie -- we've been working with Arad Productions for the last year-and-a-half or so
Avi Arad and Ari Arad will produce.
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