Jeff Kanew
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December 16, 1944
Jeff Kanew | |
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| Born | Jeffrey Roger Kanew December 16, 1944 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, film editor, film producer |
| Children | Justin Kanew |
Jeffrey Roger Kanew (born December 16, 1944) is an American film director, screenwriter, film producer and film editor[1] who early in his career made trailers for many films of the 1970s and is probably best known for directing the film Revenge of the Nerds (1984)[2] and for editing Ordinary People (1980).[3]
Kanew directed Gotcha![3] (1985) and Tough Guys[3] (1986), the final film pairing actors Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster, having initially directed Douglas in 1983's Eddie Macon's Run. His other directorial efforts include Troop Beverly Hills[3] (starring Shelley Long), V.I. Warshawski (starring Kathleen Turner), Natural Enemies (starring Hal Holbrook and Louise Fletcher), Babij Jar, a Holocaust drama, National Lampoon's Adam & Eve, several TV episodes, and versions for the stage and video of the Kirk Douglas one-man show Before I Forget (2009).
Kanew also directed the documentary Black Rodeo (1972),[4] capturing the events surrounding the first ever performance of an all-black rodeo at Triborough Stadium on Randall's Island, New York.[5]
Kanew's son Justin Kanew is a reality show contestant from season 15 and season 18 of The Amazing Race.[6] Justin was also the Democratic candidate for Congress in Tennessee's 7th District in the 2018 midterm election.[7]
