Jordan Kerner is an American film producer. His producing credits includes Fried Green Tomatoes, The Mighty Ducks, George of the Jungle, Inspector Gadget, Charlotte's Web, and The Smurfs.

Career

Kerner started his career at the CBS affiliate in San Francisco, KPIX, in 1971. In 1976, he became an attorney at the law firm of Ball, Hunt, Hart and Baerwitz. In 1977, he left to join CBS Entertainment as a program and talent negotiator. In 1978, he then switched to Universal Television for NBC, taking the position of assistant to the senior VP.

Two years later, he also took on the task of director of program development QM Productions. The following year, he changed jobs and became the director of dramatic series development at ABC Entertainment. He was promoted to vice president of dramatic development in 1983.

He held this position until 1986, when he formed The Avnet/Kerner Co., an independent production company, with Jon Avnet. A year later, his first feature was produced, called Less than Zero.

After another year, he had produced his first television movie, Side by Side. His acting debut was in Less than Zero (uncredited) and then George of the Jungle 2 (credited), in which he played an advertising executive in the first and an airline passenger in the second. The success of The Mighty Ducks gained the company attention to The Walt Disney Studios, which served a production partnership. During the time, the company was a member of the ACI board of directors, until it was sold to Pearson Television in 1995.

While running Avnet/Kerner, he teamed up with Rob Lee to form a television production company, Hidden Oaks Entertainment in 1999, and signed a deal with Big Ticket Television in 2001.

In 2001, he and Avnet parted ways and started separate companies with Kerner forming The Kerner Entertainment Company (which is mostly known as simply The K Entertainment Company), whose focus was on family-friendly entertainment. In 2002, the company appointed a four-year deal with Paramount Pictures to develop family films.

His mother was Jeannette Kerner, a stage and screen actress, who died in 2001, at the age of 85. He is married to Nicola O'Shea, and their daughters are Haley Lelean O'Shea Kerner, Grace Ellis O'Shea Kerner, and Lily Jeannette O'Shea Kerner.

In 2007, Kerner was appointed Dean of the School of Filmmaking at the prestigious University of North Carolina School of the Arts. In 2007, the company struck a deal with Walden Media.

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

1. As an actor

   Thanks

Television

References

External links

• Kerner appointed new Dean at NCSA

• Jordan Kerner