Jon Avnet is one of the judges on FOX's reality TV series, "On the Lot."
Jon Avnet has directed and produced more than 50 motion pictures and television movies over the last 25 years, from box office hits like "Risky Business" and "Fried Green Tomatoes" to the critically acclaimed "Uprising," "The Burning Bed" and "Heatwave" for television. Jon Avnet's work has won or been nominated for multiple Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes and Directors Guild of America awards, as well as Writers Guild of America awards, the Peabody, the Humanitas and CableACE awards.
On Broadway, Jon Avnet produced the Tony Award-winning "Spamalot"; "The Pillowman"; "The History Boys," which received six Tony Awards, including Best Play; as well as the 2007 revival of "Inherit the Wind," starring Christopher Plummer and Brian Dennehy. In features, Jon Avnet recently directed and produced "88 Minutes," a thriller starring Al Pacino and serves as director and executive producer for the upcoming cable miniseries "The Starter Wife," based on the best-selling novel by Gigi Levangie Grazer.
Jon Avnet has directed and produced more than 50 motion pictures and television movies over the last 25 years, from box office hits like "Risky Business" and "Fried Green Tomatoes" to the critically acclaimed "Uprising," "The Burning Bed" and "Heatwave" for television. Jon Avnet's work has won or been nominated for multiple Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes and Directors Guild of America awards, as well as Writers Guild of America awards, the Peabody, the Humanitas and CableACE awards.
On Broadway, Jon Avnet produced the Tony Award-winning "Spamalot"; "The Pillowman"; "The History Boys," which received six Tony Awards, including Best Play; as well as the 2007 revival of "Inherit the Wind," starring Christopher Plummer and Brian Dennehy. In features, Jon Avnet recently directed and produced "88 Minutes," a thriller starring Al Pacino and serves as director and executive producer for the upcoming cable miniseries "The Starter Wife," based on the best-selling novel by Gigi Levangie Grazer.