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What is Jason Reitman’s Net Worth?

Jason Reitman is a noted filmmaker with an estimated net worth of $50 million. He is known for directing films such as “Thank You for Smoking,” “Juno,” “Up in the Air,” “Young Adult,” and “Ghostbusters: Afterlife.” Reitman received Academy Award nominations for Best Director for both “Juno” and “Up in the Air.” Additionally, he has directed episodes of television shows, including the NBC sitcom “The Office” and the Hulu series “Casual.”

Early Life and Education

Born on October 19, 1977, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Jason Reitman is the son of actress Geneviève Robert and filmmaker Ivan Reitman. He has two younger sisters, Catherine and Caroline. Of Jewish heritage, Reitman’s paternal grandparents survived the Holocaust. The family relocated to Los Angeles, California when he was young, leading Reitman to spend much of his childhood on the sets of his father’s films. He graduated from Harvard-Westlake School in 1995 and initially attended Skidmore College in New York before transferring to the University of Southern California.

Film Career

Reitman’s directorial debut was the satirical comedy “Thank You for Smoking,” released in 2005. Based on Christopher Buckley’s novel, it featured Aaron Eckhart as a charismatic spokesperson for Big Tobacco and garnered critical and commercial acclaim. His follow-up film, “Juno,” released in 2007, became an even bigger success. Starring Elliot Page and Michael Cera with a screenplay by Diablo Cody, “Juno” received four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director for Reitman, while Cody won for Best Original Screenplay. The film grossed over $140 million in the U.S., making it Reitman’s top-grossing film. His next project, “Up in the Air,” released in 2009, starred George Clooney as a corporate downsizer and was well-received, getting six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay, along with Reitman’s second nomination for Best Director. He also won BAFTA and Golden Globe Awards for the screenplay.

In 2011, Reitman collaborated with Diablo Cody again on “Young Adult,” a dramedy about a divorced, alcoholic ghostwriter trying to win back her ex-boyfriend. While less commercially successful than his earlier films, it earned Charlize Theron a Golden Globe nomination. He then directed “Labor Day” in 2013, featuring Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin, based on Joyce Maynard’s novel. Reitman followed with “Men, Women & Children” in 2014, which focused on internet addiction, adapted from Chad Kultgen’s novel. His next releases included “Tully” and “The Front Runner” in 2018. “Tully” saw him reunite with Theron, and “The Front Runner” starred Hugh Jackman as Gary Hart. In 2021, Reitman directed “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” a sequel to the original “Ghostbusters” films created by his father. He co-wrote, but did not direct, the subsequent franchise installment, “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,” set for 2024, and returned to direct “SNL 1975,” a biographical dramedy about the launch of “Saturday Night Live.”

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Television Career

While Reitman is primarily recognized as a film director, he has also directed various television projects. In 2007, he worked with the advertising agency Bernstein-Rein to direct holiday commercials for Wal-Mart. He has directed ads for brands such as Nintendo, Burger King, and BMW. Regarding television, he helmed two episodes of the NBC sitcom “The Office” and several episodes of the Hulu series “Casual.” During the COVID-19 pandemic, Reitman directed “Home Movie: The Princess Bride,” a miniseries that parodied the 1987 film, streamed on Quibi to raise funds for World Central Kitchen.

Personal Life

At the age of 16, Reitman started living with a woman who was ten years older than he was, maintaining that relationship for seven years. He later began dating Michele Lee, his next-door neighbor, and they married in 2004, welcoming a daughter named Josie. The couple divorced in 2014.