‘Ghostbusters’ Director Ivan Reitman Dead At 75

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The movie world is mourning a comedy directing giant. News broke Sunday night that Canadian director and producer Ivan Reitman, best known for directing the comedy classic “Ghostbusters”, died in his sleep on Feb.

12 at age 75. READ MORE: Jason Reitman Reveals His Dad ‘Cried’ After Seeing His Upcoming ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Sequel His family confirmed the sad news to the Associated Press, sharing that he died at his home in Montecito, Cal. “Our family is grieving the unexpected loss of a husband, father, and grandfather who taught us to always seek the magic in life,” children Jason Reitman, Catherine Reitman and Caroline Reitman said in a joint statement. “We take comfort that his work as a filmmaker brought laughter and happiness to countless others around the world.

While we mourn privately, we hope those who knew him through his films will remember him always.” Along with directing “Ghostbusters”, Reitman was known to movie fans for helming the films “Meatballs” and “Stripes”, also starring Billy Murray, as well as “Twins”, “Kindergarten Cop”, “Dave”, “Evolution” and more.

As a prolific producer, Reitman was also behind comedies like “National Lampoon’s Animal House” and “Old School”, as well as the early David Cronenberg horror films “Shivers” and “Rabid”. READ MORE: Jason And Ivan Reitman Reveal Never-Before-Seen Footage From Original ‘Ghostbusters’ Reitman’s son Jason has become a notable director in his own right, helming award-winning films like “Juno” and “Up in the Air”, as well as the recent “Ghostbusters: Afterlife”.