Avi Arad

Avi Arad
אבי ארד
Arad at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1948-08-01) August 1, 1948
Ramat Gan, Israel
Nationality
  • Israeli
  • American
Occupations
  • Film producer
  • Television producer
  • Studio executive
Years active1990–present
SpouseJoyce Arad
Children3
Military career
Allegiance Israel
BranchIsrael Defense Forces
Years of service1965–1968
Battles / warsSix-Day War (WIA)

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.

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