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Jeff Kanew

Jeff Kanew

Known For Directing
Birthday Dec 16, 1944 (80)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Aug 07, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   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 Toug ... h 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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeff Kanew, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

The Wicked Die Slow

The Wicked Die Slow

1968

as Armadillo

Counting for Thunder

Counting for Thunder

2015

Editor

Adam and Eve

Adam and Eve

2005

Editor

Nadine in Dateland

Nadine in Dateland

2005

Editor

Eddie Macon's Run

Eddie Macon's Run

1983

Screenplay, Editor

Ordinary People

Ordinary People

1980

Editor

Natural Enemies

Natural Enemies

1979

Screenplay, Editor

Black Rodeo

Black Rodeo

1972

Writer, Editor

The Wicked Die Slow

The Wicked Die Slow

1968

Screenplay

Adam and Eve

Adam and Eve

2005

Director

V.I. Warshawski

V.I. Warshawski

1991

Director

Troop Beverly Hills

Troop Beverly Hills

1989

Director

Tough Guys

Tough Guys

1986

Director

Gotcha!

Gotcha!

1985

Director

Revenge of the Nerds

Revenge of the Nerds

1984

Director

Eddie Macon's Run

Eddie Macon's Run

1983

Director

Natural Enemies

Natural Enemies

1979

Director

Black Rodeo

Black Rodeo

1972

Director

Adam and Eve

Adam and Eve

2005

Producer

Black Rodeo

Black Rodeo

1972

Producer

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