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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".
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Filmography
all 19
Movies 17
Director 14
TV Shows 2
Counting for Thunder (2015)
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus (2011)
Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget (2009)
Yippee: A Journey to Jewish Joy (2007)
Adam and Eve (2005)
Nadine in Dateland (2005)
Babiy Yar (2003)
Touched by an Angel (1994)
V.I. Warshawski (1991)
Troop Beverly Hills (1989)
Tough Guys (1986)
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
Gotcha! (1985)
Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
Eddie Macon's Run (1983)
Ordinary People (1980)
Natural Enemies (1979)
Black Rodeo (1972)
The Wicked Die Slow (1968)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1944-12-16 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceUnited States of America, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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