Jordan Kerner

Jordan Kerner is an American film producer. His producing credits includes Fried Green Tomatoes, The Mighty Ducks, George of the Jungle, Inspector Gadget, Charlotte's Web, and The Smurfs.

Career Kerner started his career at the CBS affiliate in San Francisco, KPIX, in 1971. In 1976, he became an attorney at the law firm of Ball, Hunt, Hart and Baerwitz. In 1977, he left to join CBS Entertainment as a program and talent negotiator. In 1978, he then switched to Universal Television for NBC, taking the position of assistant to the senior VP.

Two years later, he also took on the task of director of program development QM Productions. The following year, he changed jobs and became the director of dramatic series development at ABC Entertainment. He was promoted to vice president of dramatic development in 1983.

He held this position until 1986, when he formed The Avnet/Kerner Co., an independent production company, with Jon Avnet. A year later, his first feature was produced, called Less than Zero.

After another year, he had produced his first television movie, Side by Side. His acting debut was in Less than Zero (uncredited) and then George of the Jungle 2 (credited), in which he played an advertising executive in the first and an airline passenger in the second. The success of The Mighty Ducks gained the company attention to The Walt Disney Studios, which served a production partnership. During the time, the company was a member of the ACI board of directors, until it was sold to Pearson Television in 1995.

While running Avnet/Kerner, he teamed up with Rob Lee to form a television production company, Hidden Oaks Entertainment in 1999, and signed a deal with Big Ticket Television in 2001.

In 2001, he and Avnet parted ways and started separate companies with Kerner forming The Kerner Entertainment Company (which is mostly known as simply The K Entertainment Company), whose focus was on family-friendly entertainment. In 2002, the company appointed a four-year deal with Paramount Pictures to develop family films.

His mother was Jeannette Kerner, a stage and screen actress, who died in 2001, at the age of 85. He is married to Nicola O'Shea, Grace Ellis O'Shea Kerner, and Lily Jeannette O'Shea Kerner.

In 2007, Kerner was appointed Dean of the School of Filmmaking at the prestigious University of North Carolina School of the Arts. In 2007, the company struck a deal with Walden Media.

Filmography He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film Year Film Credit Notes 1987 Less than Zero 1990 Funny About Love 1991 Fried Green Tomatoes 1992 The Mighty Ducks 1993 The Three Musketeers Executive producer 1994 D2: The Mighty Ducks When a Man Loves a Woman The War 1995 Miami Rhapsody Executive producer 1996 Up Close & Personal D3: The Mighty Ducks 1997 George of the Jungle Red Corner 1999 Inspector Gadget 2002 Snow Dogs 2003 Inspector Gadget 2 Executive producer Direct-to-video George of the Jungle 2 Direct-to-video 2006 Charlotte's Web 2011 The Smurfs 2013 The Smurfs 2 2017 Smurfs: The Lost Village 2021 Clifford the Big Red Dog

As an actor

Year Film Role Notes 2003 George of the Jungle 2 Airline Passenger Direct-to-video

Thanks

Year Film Role 1999 Guinevere The director wishes to thank

Television Year Title Credit Notes 1988 Side by Side Executive producer Television film My First Love Executive producer Television film 1989 Breaking Point Television film Do You Know the Muffin Man? Executive producer Television film 1990 Heat Wave Executive producer Television film 1991 Backfield in Motion Executive producer Television film 1992 The Nightman Executive producer Television film 1993 The Switch Television film For Their Own Good Executive producer Television film 1995 Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge Executive producer Television film 1997 Dogs 1998 Poodle Springs Executive producer Television film Mama Flora's Family Executive producer Television film 1999 My Last Love Executive producer Television film 2000 A House Divided Executive producer Television film 2001 Uprising Television film Untitled Sisqó Project Executive producer Television pilot 2002 Red Skies Executive producer Television film 2003 A Wrinkle in Time Executive producer Television film 2021 The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers Executive producer