Birthday: December 21, 1935

Director John G. Avildsen's career has endured many ups and downs over the past thirty years. Not only has he produced a string of bombs, and low-budget films, the self-described dreamer has also produced some of the most popular films of our time--most notably the triple Oscar winning Rocky(1976) and the thematically similar Karate Kid (1984). The son of a Chicago tool manufacturer, ...more
  • 1982
  • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
  • Best Documentary Short Subject
  • Traveling Hopefully
  • nom
  • 1977
  • British Academy of Film and Television
  • Best Picture
  • Rocky
  • nom
  • 1976
  • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
  • Best Director
  • Rocky
  • win
  • 1976
  • Golden Globe
  • Best Director
  • Lipstick
  • nom


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