Jason Reitman is a Canadian-American producer, director, and screenwriter known for making hit movies like Up in the Air, Juno, and Thank You for Smoking. He is the son of Geneviève Robert, an actress and comedy director Ivan Reitman. His recent work is Ghostbuster.
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Jason Reitman Net Worth And Career
Jason Reitman is a Canadian-American producer, screenwriter, and director known for his famous Up in the Air and Juno. He has a net worth of $12 million.
Jason Reitman started his career at the age of ten when he worked as a production assistant on his father's films and had small acting parts. Jason has been working along with his father, Ivan, that is why he has been seen in the movies like Twins, Kindergarten Cop, and Dave. However, Jason remained focused behind the scene in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He wrote and directed Operation (1998) and In God We Trust (2000).
While Jason Reitman was studying Creative Writing major at the University of Southern California, he wrote and directed Thank You for Smoking, a commercial and critical success, grossing $39 million, and nominated for two Golden Globes in 2005. The Toronto Film Critics Association gave Reitman the Best First Feature prize in 2006 for Thank You for Smoking. In 2007, Reitman had directed the film Juno and was nominated for Oscar for his director. In addition, Reitman had directed, screenplay and producer the movie Up in the Sky in 2009. From the film Up in the Sky, Reitman won Golden Globes, BAFTA, and Writers Guild of America screenplay awards.
Jason Reitman has taken credit for the producer, screenwriter and directed the movies such as The Office (2007-2008), Labor Day (2013), Men, Women, and Children (2014), Casual (2015-2017), The Front Runner (2018), Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020), and Ghostbuster: Afterlife (2021).
Besides Jason's performance as a director, Jason was a gifted director because he has a skill for getting actors to give great performances. For example, he has perfectly captured the office life in the movie Up in the Sky and also help Zach Galifianakis to give his best performance in the film. He also allows Jennifer Garner to nourish her talent in the movie Juno.
Jason Reitman Relationship Details
Jason Reitman and his former wife Michele Lee began their relationship in 2000. The former couple co-wrote a comedic short titled Consent in 2004. In the same year, they were married. And in 2006, Reitman and Lee welcomed their daughter Josie.
Jason filed for divorce papers at Los Angeles Country Superior Court in June 2011. The reason for the couple's split was t due to irreconcilable differences, as stated in the divorce papers. However, Jason and Michele's divorce was finalized in 2014.
Earlier in 2021, while giving an interview with Cinemablend, Jason said that for the 40 years of his life, he was asked one question more than any other question, and that isn't when he was going to get married and when he had kids but when was he going to make Ghostbuster franchise. So then answered that he would make the movie for his daughter, Josie, and his father, Ivan.
Jason Reitman Personal Bio
Jason Reitman was born to Ivan Reitman and Geneviève Robert on 19 October 1977. He hails from Montreal, Canada. His father, Ivan Reitman, is a movie director. In contrast, his mother, Geneviève Robert, is an actress and his two younger siblings: Catherine Reitman, an actress, producer, and writer, and Caroline Reitman, a nurse. Jason has dual citizenship, i.e., Canada and the United States.
Jason Reitman completed his high school at Harvard-Westlake School in North Hollywood, California, in 1995. Then, he enrolled in Skidmore College, thinking of majoring in pre-med studies. Still, he changed his mind, and he later transferred to the University of Southern California (USC) to study English/Creative Writing.
Jason Reitman, 44, has a height of 5 feet 10 inches and weighs 76 kgs.
Jason Reitman Relation With His Father Ivan Reitman
Jason Reitman has been connected with his father, Ivan, since his childhood. Growing up with his father, he took the footsteps of his father. At the age of ten, Jason has been watching his father work behind the scene. He worked as a production assistant with his father in the movies like Twins (1988), Ghostbusters II (1989), and Kindergarten Cop (1990).
Jason Reitman's father, Ivan Reitman, is a famous producer, director, and screenwriter known for the film Ghostbuster franchise. In addition, Ivan Reitman is known for making movies in the horror genre. At the same time, Jason is known for making movies in the reality genre. At first, he made a unique path different from his father. Jason said that his father always asks him on occasion if he would ever make a Ghostbuster movie. However, his father admitted that he never thought that Jason would make a Ghostbuster movie.
Talking about Jason's relationship with his father, Jason said that being the director's son is complicated. He is obsessed with his father's works, and that is how his relationship is like that.
Jason and his father Ivan worked side by side on Ghostbuster: Afterlife. While working in the film, Jason admitted that their relationship takes another level. "Sometimes it got complicated, as you can imagine with your father coming to work with you every day and weighing in on all your decisions," Reitman said. "It tries on your patience, but at the same time, we got to have a father-son experience, unlike anything." Reitman continues that he was lucky that he got to work with his father.
In August 2020, Jason recalled attending the CinemaCon screening with his father in Las Vegas, and he was held back in tears. "We walked backstage after the screening, and it was dark, they were using flashlights to guide us, and my dad stopped everyone, and he pulled me into a hug, and he was very emotional, and he said, 'I'm just so proud to be your father,'" Reitman said as his eyes began to well up.
Unlike Jason, his younger sister Catherine Reitman is also an actress, producer, and writer. Catherine is known for her television series like Black-ish, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Family Guy. But Jason's other younger sibling Caroline Reitman took another beside the entertainment industry, a professional nurse.