John G. Avildsen

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Gender	Male
Death	6 years ago
Date of birth	December 21,1935
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Born	Oak Park
	Illinois
	United States
Date of died	June 16,2017
Died	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
	Los Angeles
	California
	United States
Spouse	Tracy Brooks Swope
	Marie Olga Maturevich
Children	Jonathan Avildsen
	Ash Avildsen
	Bridget Avildsen
	Anthony G. Avildsen
Awards	Academy Award for Best Director
	Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
	Academy Award for Best Directing
Other name	Johnny Avildsen
Parents	Clarence John Avildsen
	Ivy Avildsen
Date of Reg.	2019-02-13 02:28:43
Date of Upd.	2023-07-29 05:55:56
ID	410209

Rocky
Rocky V
The Karate Kid Part II
The Karate Kid Part III
The Power of One
Save the Tiger
Lean on Me
Inferno
8 Seconds
The Formula
For Keeps
Neighbors
Joe
A Night in Heaven
Cry Uncle!
W. W. and the Dixie Dancekings
Slow Dancing in the Big City
Happy New Year
Turn on to Love
Guess What We Learned in School Today?
Okay Bill
Traveling Hopefully
The Stoolie
Fore Play
Stano
Out of It
Greenwich Village Story
Foreplay
The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid: Part II
The Karate Kid: Part III

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John G. Avildsen Life story

John Guilbert Avildsen was an American film director. He is best known for directing Rocky, which earned him the Academy Award for Best Director. He is also renowned for directing the first three films in The Karate Kid franchise.