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Jonathan Michael Avnet (born November 17, 1949), is an American director, writer and producer. Early life and education. Avnet was born in Brooklyn, the son of Joan Bertha (née Grossman) and Lester Francis Avnet, a corporate executive with Avnet (a Global distributor of IT & electronics) [ 1][ 2][ 3] founded by his grandfather, Charles Avnet.
Jon Avnet has directed, written, and produced more than 80 motion pictures, television movies, series and Broadway plays, winning Oscars, Emmys, Tonys, Peabody's, DGA Awards, the Humanitas, Golden Globes and the AFI's Franklin Shaffner Medal.
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Jon Avnet has directed, written, and produced more than 80 motion pictures, television movies, series and Broadway plays. He directed the Oscar-nominated performance of Jessica Tandy and the three Emmy-winning performances of Margo Martindale, Colleen Dewhurst and Judy Davis.
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Jan 3, 2020 · Three Christs: Directed by Jon Avnet. With Richard Gere, James Monroe Iglehart, Peter Dinklage, Julian Acosta. Three Christs follows Dr. Alan Stone who is treating three paranoid schizophrenic patients at the Ypsilanti State Hospital in Michigan, each of whom believed they were Jesus Christ.
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88 Minutes is a 2007 American thriller film directed by Jon Avnet and starring Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski, William Forsythe, Deborah Kara Unger, Amy Brenneman, Neal McDonough and Benjamin McKenzie. In the film, famed forensic psychiatrist Dr. Jack Gramm (Pacino) is one of the most sought-after profilers in the world.
Dec 23, 2019 · ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to talk with co-writer/director Jon Avnet to discuss his upcoming biographical dramedy Three Christs, based on the controversial psychological study.
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