Jon Landau () (born 23 July 1960) is an American

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, known for producing '' Titanic'' (1997), a film which won him an Oscar and earned $2.19 billion in gross revenues, and '' Avatar'' (2009), which earned $2.8 billion. , these are the first and third highest-grossing films of all time, and formerly held the first and second spots.

Early life

Landau is the son of Edie, a producer, and

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, a studio executive and producer. He attended the USC School of Cinematic Arts. His family is of Jewish background.

Career

Throughout the early '90s, Landau was Executive Vice President of Feature Film Production at Twentieth Century Fox. He is best known for producing '' Titanic'' (1997), a film which won him an Academy Award and became the

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of all time, the first ever to reach $1 billion in gross revenues. The film reached $1.84 billion, more than double the $914 million of then-record-holder ''

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'' (1993). ''Titanic'' later went on to gross another $300 million in 2012, pushing the film's worldwide total to $2.18 billion, becoming the second film to ever hit $2 billion, as a result. In 2009, Landau and

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produced the science fiction

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'' Avatar'', which has since surpassed their earlier collaboration, ''Titanic'', to become the new highest-grossing film of all time, with $2.80 billion. ''Avatar'' earned Landau his second Academy Award nomination, losing that year to ''

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''.

Awards

*Florida Film Critics Circle Award – ''Titanic'' – 1997 *Golden Globe Award – ''Titanic'' – 1997 *MTV Movie Award – ''Titanic'' – 1997 *Academy Award – ''Titanic'' – 1997 *Producers Guild of America Darryl F Zanuck Theatrical Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award – ''Titanic'' – (1997) *Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Award – ''Titanic'' – 1997 *People Choice Award – ''Titanic'' – 1997 *Golden Globe Award – '' Avatar'' – 2009

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Landau, Jon 1960 births Film producers from New York (state) Living people Businesspeople from New York City Producers who won the Best Picture Academy Award Golden Globe Award-winning producers 20th-century American Jews USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni 21st-century American Jews