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| Born | Avi Arad August 1, 1948 Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Positions | Executive Producer Producer Story Writer |
Avi Arad (born August 1, 1948) is a business man who worked as executive producer on X-Men, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, Silver Surfer, Spider-Man Unlimited, The Avengers: United They Stand, X-Men: Evolution, Ultimate Avengers, Ultimate Avengers II, Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes, The Invincible Iron Man, Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme, and Wolverine and the X-Men; producer on Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Iron Man: Armored Adventures, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse; and story writer on Spider-Man, X-Men: Evolution, and The Invincible Iron Man.
Biography[]
He is an Israeli-American businessman. He became the CEO of the company Toy Biz in the 1990s, and soon afterward became the chief creative officer of Marvel Entertainment, a Marvel director, and chairman, CEO and the founder of Marvel Studios.
While on Spider-Man he had many confrontations with John Semper, Jr. regarding the direction of the show. He wanted to make the show more toy friendly so his Toy Biz would become more successful, while Semper wanted to tell better stories. He antagonized Fox Kids, leading to the cancellation of the series. He eventually got his way with the short-lived Spider-Man Unlimited and The Avengers: United They Stand.
As a writer, his credits include The Magic Trolls and the Troll Warriors, Bitsy Bears, Mutant X, Cody the Robosapien, Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures, Tarzan and Jane, and Super Monsters.
As a producer, his credits include The Magic Trolls and the Troll Warriors, The Bots Master, Double Dragon, King Arthur and the Knights of Justice, Generation X, Nick Fury: Agent of Shield, Blade, X-Men, Blade II, Spider-Man, Daredevil, X2: X-Men United, Mutant X, Hulk, The Punisher, Spider-Man 2, Blade: Trinity, Elektra, Man-Thing, Fantastic Four, X-Men: The Last Stand, Blade: The Series, Ghost Rider, The Killing Floor, Spider-Man 3, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Bratz, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, The Amazing Spider-Man, Cody the Robosapien, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Air Bound, Kong: King of the Apes, Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures, Ghost in the Shell, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Venom, Tarzan and Jane, Spider-Man: Far from Home, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Uncharted, and Morbius.