Jeff Kanew

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1944-12-16 (79 years old)

Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA

Jeff Kanew

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Jeffrey Roger Kanew (born December 16, 1944) is an American film director, writer and editor who early in his career made trailers for many films of the '70s and is probably best known for directing the film Revenge of the Nerds (1984). Kanew directed Tough Guys (1986), the final film pairing actors Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster. He also directed Douglas in 1983's Eddie Macon's Run and both the stage and film productions of Douglas' autobiographical one-man show Before I Forget (2009). Kanew also directed the documentary Black Rodeo (1972) capturing the events surrounding the first ever performance of an all black rodeo in the neighborhood of Harlem in New York City. Jeff Kanew's son, Justin Kanew, is a reality show contestant from season 15 and season 18 of "The Amazing Race". Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeff Kanew, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Director

2005
Adam and Eve

as Director

2003
Babiy Yar

as Director

1994
1991
V.I. Warshawski

as Director

1989
1986
Tough Guys

as Director

1985
Gotcha!

as Director

1984
1983
Eddie Macon's Run

as Director

1979
Natural Enemies

as Director

1972
Black Rodeo

as Director

Editor

2015
2005
2005
Adam and Eve

as Editor

2003
Babiy Yar

as Editor

1983
1980
Ordinary People

as Editor

1979
Natural Enemies

as Editor

1972
Black Rodeo

as Editor

Writer

1983
Eddie Macon's Run

as Screenplay

1979
Natural Enemies

as Screenplay

1972
Black Rodeo

as Writer

1968
The Wicked Die Slow

as Screenplay

Producer

2005
Adam and Eve

as Producer

1972
Black Rodeo

as Producer

Actor

1968
The Wicked Die Slow

as Armadillo