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biography
As CEO and president of Marvel Studios, the entertainment division of Marvel Enterprises, Avi Arad has gotten to live a life-long dream. A self-described comic book fanatic, Arad has been the driving force behind the resurgence of comic book characters in movies. Arad put himself on the map as executive producer on adaptations of “Blade” (1998), "X-Men" (2000), "Spider-Man" (2002) and "The Hulk" (2003). Aside from his filmmaking duties, Arad has overseen the merchandising lines from the movies, as well as those of the epic "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. It has been Arad’s passion and vision
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milestones
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1965
Was in the Israel Defense Forces; wounded in the Six-Day War and spent 15 months in a hospital
1970
Moved to America; worked as a truck driver and taught Hebrew to put himself through school
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Designed toys for Mattel, Hasbro and Tyco
c. 1988
Joined with fellow Israeli immigrant Ike Perlmutter at Toy Biz; created a series of X-Men action figures
1993
Became head of Marvel Studios division devoted to film and TV projects, when Marvel acquired a chunk of Toy Biz
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