Growing up in the shadow of a successful and famous parent can sometimes lead children to make peculiar choices. It led Jason Reitman, son of renowned comedy filmmaker Ivan Reitman, to become a doctor in effort to establish his own individuality. Thankfully for fans of his critically acclaimed first picture, “Thank You for Smoking” (2006), he eventually surrendered to the family business of comedy, proving himself a biting, satirical commentator in and of himself.

Reitman was born in Montreal, Canada on Oct. 19, 1977 to Ivan Reitman and Geneviève Robert. Only a short 11 days later, the younger