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Avi Arad | |
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 Arad at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | August 1, 1948 Ramat Gan, Israel |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouse | Joyce Arad |
| Children | 3 |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Israel |
| Service | Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1965–1968 |
| Battles / wars | Six-Day War (WIA) |
Avi Arad (/ˈɑːvi ˈɑːrɑːd/; Hebrew: אבי ארד; born August 1, 1948[1][2]) 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.[3] 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.
- ^ Hoffman, Jordan (June 13, 2012). "Is Spider-Man Jewish?". Times of Israel. Archived from the original on January 14, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
Avi Arad, born in Ramat Gan in 1948, founded and led Marvel Studios and recently produced for that studio the megasmash "The Avengers."
- ^ "Avi Arad News & Biography - Empire". Empire Online. Archived from the original on June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Marvel Announces New Independent Producer Deal with Avi Arad" Archived August 24, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, May 31, 2006 press release, via Ain't It Cool News