Jordan Kerner

Kerner started his career at the CBS affiliate in San Francisco, KPIX, in 1971. In 1976, he became an attorney at the law firm of Ball, Hunt, Hart and Baerwitz. In 1977, he left to join CBS Entertainment as a program and talent negotiator. In 1978, he then switched to Universal Television for NBC, taking the position of assistant to the senior VP.

Two years later, he also took on the task of director of program development QM Productions. The following year, he changed jobs and became the director of dramatic series development at ABC Entertainment. He was promoted to vice president of dramatic development in 1983.

He held this position until 1986, when he formed The Avnet/Kerner Co., an independent production company, with Jon Avnet. A year later, his first feature was produced, called Less than Zero.

After another year, he had produced his first television movie, Side by Side. His acting debut was in Less than Zero (uncredited) and then George of the Jungle 2 (credited), in which he played an advertising executive in the first and an airline passenger in the second.

In 2001, he and Avnet started separate companies with Kerner forming The Kerner Entertainment Company (which is mostly known as simply The K Entertainment Company).

His mother was Jeannette Kerner, a stage and screen actress, who died in 2001, at the age of 85.^[1] He is married to Nicola O'Shea,^[2] and their daughters are Haley Lelean O'Shea Kerner,^[3] Grace Ellis O'Shea Kerner,^[4] and Lily Jeannette O'Shea Kerner.^[2]

In 2007, Kerner was appointed Dean of the School of Filmmaking at the prestigious University of North Carolina School of the Arts.^[5] In 2007, the company struck a deal with Walden Media.^[6]

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

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Year	Film	Credit	Notes	Ref.
1987	Less than Zero
1990	Funny About Love
1991	Fried Green Tomatoes
1992	The Mighty Ducks
1993	The Three Musketeers	Executive producer
1994	D2: The Mighty Ducks
	When a Man Loves a Woman
	The War
1995	Miami Rhapsody	Executive producer
1996	Up Close & Personal
	D3: The Mighty Ducks
1997	George of the Jungle
	Red Corner
1999	Inspector Gadget
2002	Snow Dogs
2003	Inspector Gadget 2	Executive producer	Direct-to-video
	George of the Jungle 2		Direct-to-video
2006	Charlotte's Web
2011	The Smurfs
2013	The Smurfs 2
2017	Smurfs: The Lost Village			[7][8]
2021	Clifford the Big Red Dog

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As an actor

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Year	Film	Role	Notes
2003	George of the Jungle 2	Airline Passenger	Direct-to-video

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Thanks

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Year	Film	Role
1999	Guinevere	The director wishes to thank

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Television

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Year	Title	Credit	Notes
1988	Side by Side	Executive producer	Television film
	My First Love	Executive producer	Television film
1989	Breaking Point		Television film
	Do You Know the Muffin Man?	Executive producer	Television film
1990	Heat Wave	Executive producer	Television film
1991	Backfield in Motion	Executive producer	Television film
1992	The Nightman	Executive producer	Television film
1993	The Switch		Television film
	For Their Own Good	Executive producer	Television film
1995	Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge	Executive producer	Television film
1997	Dogs
1998	Poodle Springs	Executive producer	Television film
	Mama Flora's Family	Executive producer	Television film
1999	My Last Love	Executive producer	Television film
2000	A House Divided	Executive producer	Television film
2001	Uprising		Television film
	Untitled Sisqó Project	Executive producer	Television pilot
2002	Red Skies	Executive producer	Television film
2003	A Wrinkle in Time	Executive producer	Television film
2021	The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers	Executive producer

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