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  • BIRTH 01/08/1948
  • Country Israel
  • MOVIES 5
  • SHOWRUNNER 3
  • SCRIPT 5
  • PRODUCTION 55

Avi Arad

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, including Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

Arad was born in 1948 in Ramat Gan, Israel, to a Jewish family. The son of Holocaust survivors from Poland, he grew up reading Superman and Spider-Man comics translated into Hebrew. In 1965, he was conscripted as a soldier into the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). He fought and was wounded in the 1967 Six-Day War and spent 15 days recuperating. Arad finished his military service in 1968.

In 1970, Arad moved to the United States and enrolled at Hofstra University to study industrial management. He worked as a truck driver and as a Hebrew teacher to put himself through college and graduated with a BBA in 1972.

Along with Israeli-American Toy Biz co-owner Isaac Perlmutter, Avi Arad came into conflict with Carl Icahn and Ron Perelman over control of Marvel Comics in the wake of its 1996 bankruptcy. In the end, Arad and Perlmutter came out on top, with Toy Biz taking over Marvel Comics in a complicated deal that included obtaining the rights to Spider-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 through licensing and movies.

On May 31, 2006, Arad resigned from his various Marvel positions, including his leadership of Marvel Studios, to form his own production company, Arad Productions (also known as Arad Animation), a company that primarily produces Marvel-licensed films separate from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. His first non-Marvel film was 2007's Bratz. Further ventures include the manga adaptation Ghost in the Shell; an adaptation of Brandon Mull's teenage fantasy Fablehaven (which died in production); an adaptation of James Patterson's teenage novel Maximum Ride; and adaptations of video game properties Uncharted, Infamous, Metal Gear Solid, and The Legend of Zelda.

In August 2010, it was announced that Arad was given a chair with the American branch of animation studio Production I.G in Los Angeles, California.

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Avi Arad

Movies (5)

X-Men: The Mutant Watch
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
Self - Executive Producer
Marvel Renaissance
Marvel Renaissance
Himself
Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked
Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
Self
Metal Gear Solid: Legacy
Metal Gear Solid: Legacy
Self

Showrunner (3)

Spider-Man Unlimited
Spider-Man Unlimited
Kong: King of the Apes
Kong: King of the Apes
Super Monsters
Super Monsters

Script (5)

X-Men: Evolution
X-Men: Evolution
(1 episode)
Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Spider-Man: The Animated Series
(1 episode)
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
The Invincible Iron Man
The Invincible Iron Man
Robosapien: Rebooted
Robosapien: Rebooted

Production (55)

Venom: The Last Dance
Venom: The Last Dance
Kraven the Hunter
Kraven the Hunter
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Borderlands
Borderlands
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Venom
Venom
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Uncharted
Uncharted
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
The Avengers
The Avengers
Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Iron Man
Iron Man
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2
X-Men
X-Men
X2
X2
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
X-Men: The Last Stand
X-Men: The Last Stand
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk
Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four
Blade
Blade
Hulk
Hulk
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Ghost Rider
Ghost Rider
Morbius
Morbius
Daredevil
Daredevil
Blade II
Blade II
Blade: Trinity
Blade: Trinity
Spider-Man 4
Spider-Man 4
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell
Elektra
Elektra
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
The Punisher
The Punisher
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
Bratz
Bratz
One Punch Man
One Punch Man
Ultimate Avengers: The Movie
Ultimate Avengers: The Movie
Ultimate Avengers 2
Ultimate Avengers 2
The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda
The Invincible Iron Man
The Invincible Iron Man
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange
Man-Thing
Man-Thing
The Fantastic 4
The Fantastic 4
GAMBA ガンバと仲間たち
GAMBA ガンバと仲間たち
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid
Santa Pac's Merry Berry Day
Santa Pac's Merry Berry Day
Generation X
Generation X
The Killing Floor
The Killing Floor
Robosapien: Rebooted
Robosapien: Rebooted