Ivan Reitman dead: Ghostbusters director dies aged 75 as family confirm 'unexpected loss'

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And director Jordan Blum echoed: “A rarely discussed director who made all of your favourite films.“If you work in comedy and were born while his movies were coming out then they directly influenced everything you’ve ever done.”Ivan won a host of awards and honours throughout his career, spanning more than five decades.He was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1997 and inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame in 2007.Ivan also won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Big Screen Achievement Awards in 2014.He also secured a Best Picture Academy Award nomination for Up in the Air, which he produced, as well as a Golden Reel Award for 1979 comedy Meatballs, and a Saturn Award for Ghostbusters.In 2009, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for his contributions as a director and producer, and for his promotion of the Canadian film and television industries.Ivan is survived by his wife of 46 years, Genevieve Robert, and their three children: Catherine, Caroline and Jason.Jason has followed in his father’s footsteps and is also a director, best known for Juno, Thank You for Smoking and Oscar nominated movie Up in the Air..