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Avi Arad, Kevin Feige (Producers)
AVI ARAD (Producer) served as chairman and chief executive officer of Marvel Studios and chief creative officer of Marvel Entertainment from 1990 to 2006. Arad was the driving force behind Marvel's Hollywood renaissance with a track record that has been nothing short of spectacular, including a string of eight consecutive No. 1 box office openings.
In June 2006, Arad left Marvel to form Arad Productions, under which he most recently produced the film “Bratz.”
As an executive producer and producer, Arad's credits include the “Spider-Man” trilogy, the “X-Men” trilogy, “Hulk,” “Daredevil,” “The Punisher,” the “Blade” trilogy, “Elektra” and “The Fantastic Four.”
Arad's recent producing credits include the box office smashes “Ghost Rider” and “4: Rise of the Silver Surfer,” as well as the upcoming “The Incredible Hulk.”
Complementing Arad Productions, Arad is also involved in Marvel's independently financed film slate arranged with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith. Through the film fund, Arad will serve as producer or executive producer on films based on such Marvel characters as Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk.
Born in Cyprus and raised in Israel, Arad came to the United States during his college years and enrolled at Hofstra University to study industrial management. He earned a bachelor of business administration from the University in 1972.
A long-established expert in youth entertainment, Arad is one of the world's top toy designers. He has been involved in the creation and development of over two hundred successful products, including action figures, play sets, dolls, toy vehicles, electronic products, educational software and video games. In fact, virtually every major toy and youth entertainment manufacturer, including Toy Biz, Hasbro, Mattel, Nintendo, Tiger, Ideal, Galoob, Tyco and Sega, has been selling his products for more than 20 years.
When not working as a producer, Arad can be found riding his Harley-Davidson. His enthusiasm for the motorcycle inspired him to become a successful restaurateur. He founded and still owns the Harley-Davidson Cafe in Las Vegas.
KEVIN FEIGE (Producer) is president of production at Marvel Studios and has creative oversight over its film projects, as well as its animation work for television and DVD and theme park activities.
Feige joined Marvel in 2000 and has been involved in key capacities for all of Marvel's theatrical productions, including the blockbuster “X-Men” trilogy, the “Spider-Man” trilogy and “The Fantastic Four” films.
Feige recently served as executive producer on “4: The Rise of the Silver Surfer” and “Punisher: War Zone,” and as producer on the upcoming “The Incredible Hulk.” Previously, Feige served as executive producer on “Hulk,” “Elektra” and “The Punisher” and co-produced the 2003 hit “Daredevil.”
After graduating from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television, Feige worked for Lauren Shuler Donner and Richard Donner at their Warner Bros.-based The Donners' Company. While there, he worked on the action-adventure “Volcano” and the hit romantic comedy “You've Got Mail.” He transitioned into a development position that led to an associate producer role on “X-Men,” the film that revamped the comic book genre.
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